And This Little Piggy…
April 4, 2008 · Print This Article
Offline project number 1
This project may or may not be a money making exercise. it certainly has NO future as a passive income type of project in itself, but as a teaching/experience/niche area it has potential.
My partner and I have bought the property to which we will be slipping away to come 2010. It is 700 acres of unspoilt bush with an existing comfortable mud-brick house in place. There are various parts of the existing property that could be rolled into products
- solar energy
- wind energy
- composting toilets
- sea change, tree change
My plan though is to build a straw bale observatory on the property. Straw bale building is becoming better known amongst the eco-aware people out there, and makes sense in the climate to which our property sits.
Here is a site that is doing the whole niche marketing thing, but doing it pretty well. Their free newsletter is worth signing up for if you are interested in learning about straw bale building.
Back to the project plan for the observatory. This is a very very long term project and I will be keeping the blog updated on progress…but do not expect anything for a while
you may want to also research papercrete, there is a video here which will lead you through to more information - http://www.arthobbycraft.com/video/video/show?id=2021035%3AVideo%3A1328 or contact me for the papercrete group details.
regards
You dog, you! How wonderful to have the prospect of living “out there.” Acquiring land in California is impossible for the working poor who do not have a plan! I guess I better listen really well to Ed’s TDC! If you haven’t visited it, check out the Real Goods site http://www.realgoods.com/ . This place is close to where I live and offers hands-on training in all manner of intriguing projects.It has been around since the late Hippie Days. I just discovered they have a blog, so I’m off to sign-up for that! Best wishes in this endeavor–it is a dream of a lifetime.