Deb McKinnon and Tom Ordway built a straw bale home off the grid near Princeton, Idaho in the 1990s. Find out how they constructed their home and chose their power sources. Content material consists of lots of construction shots and finished interior photos. Discover what they learned and how they’d do points differently next time.
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I would love too do this.I could live here.
white man is the Devil. Game over.
Great film. My only comment is that the racoons will eventually be a pain if you plan on gardening. On the plus side it was an innovated way of keeping the kids involved. Like everything there is a tradeoff. Good luck!
I’m so proud of you all …You are setting such a wonderful example of how to walk the ‘off the grid’ talk …I live within city limits and have wanted to get ‘off the grid’ for some time ,,,your video is truely inspiring
I’m curious as to the ‘food grid’ …whether you are foraging food from your land and/or growing food
thank-you for sharing this really important information … your personal story …here on youtube
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I enjoy watching this video, I did too, wanted to live out in the country to start a better quiet life and I have many times wanted to build a nice cabin house, but never got it started. Thanks for sharing it.
Awesome, thanks for sharing!