4. Build a trellis and greenhouse in one One of the coolest things about straw bale gardening is that it combines the best of container gardening with vertical gardening. Karsten recommends erecting ...

As first-time builders, they combined elements from various approaches ”“ a straw bale house with a gravel foundation, a floor made from second-hand pallets, a composting toilet, and a permaculture ...

I had not even heard about straw ... straw-bale gardening and probably won’t in the future. An internet search didn’t come up with any Maine experts on the topic, so I couldn’t make a ...

There are many advantages to straw bale gardening. It’s a great method for those who have poor soil, and for anyone whose physical limitations make it difficult or impossible to bend down.

His dad, Glen Karsten, still lives on the property, and Joel Karsten does some straw-bale gardening there. When visitors came to make a purchase, the straw gardens caught their attention.

WEBSTER TOWNSHIP, MI -- A huff and a puff won’t blow this straw bale house down. A workshop teaching 43 participants how to build a straw bale home took place on Boyden Drive in Webster Township ...

The researchers worked with a specialist design firm. Project leader Craig White showed BBC science and environment reporter Victoria Gill the straw bale construction in the walls of the new homes.