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March 21, 2011 by Chris

The Ultimate Radiant Heat Floor

The Ultimate Radiant Heat Floor

I had the opportunity to work on the ultimate floor today; radiant heat, about 8" thick, and on top of all that the floor is soft and springy. I am talking, of course, about the floor in our barn ... this floor is amazing!  I guess I should … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Farming, Land and Food, Sheep

April 18, 2010 by Sandra

Pop can walls and more fiber harvesting…

Pop can walls and more fiber harvesting…

Today we started laying pop cans for the second side of the bond beam form.  Last night we screened gravel and ran a string line.  This morning at 8:00 am we started and it went very fast!  At 10:30 the sheep shearer (Phillip) showed up to shear … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bond beam, Can walls, Construction, Earthship, Front Wall, Sheep

Sandra and Chris

Welcome to our homesteading adventure in south central BC, Canada! In 2009 we started building an earthship in Darfield. We moved in three and a half years later. Now that the biggest jobs are finished we are having fun homesteading in a modern world. Join us for discussions about finishing the earthship, food preservation, beekeeping, livestock, permaculture and how we interact with technology. It's all about simple living and stewardship of the land without deprivation. Together with our three teenagers we're learning as we go.

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