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Tom’s Straw House — Where Alternatives Team Up

Tom Arth,  Howell County, Missouri, had been thinking about strawbale houses before the grant program from HUD through Top of the Ozarks RC&D Inc. in Houston, Mo. was introduced to the area. When he learned of the availability of the … Continue reading

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All Straw Bales are Not Created Equal

A baler makes bales using hay or straw or stalks; set the machine to medium level size and pressure and you should get a stack of  uniform, medium size and shape bales, right?   WRONG! All bales are not alike even … Continue reading

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