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    The Tools, Tricks and Techniques

    Collections series Mother Earth News Books for Wiser Living
    The only comprehensive, illustrated, step-by-step guide to building with earthbags.Over seventy percent of Americans cannot afford to own a code-enforced, contractor-built home. This has led to widespread interest in using natural materials-straw, cob, and earth-for building homes and other buildings that are inexpensive, and that rely largely on labor rather than expensive and often ... En savoir plus

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    par Jobe Leonard ...
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