Eileen has wanted to build with strawbales for many years now, inspired by the work of Amazonails and other sustainable builders. It took me longer to catch the bug but last summer we went on a weekend workshop in the UK and I became hooked. Cassie (our youngest daughter) became equally interested at the same workshop so came out to Hotnitsa to work with us on the build.
The following links show the progress (and sometimes lack of progress) on a month by month basis. We also have a slideshow (with music!) that can be viewed by clicking here.