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Ant Village Journal #38: A Pallets, Straw, and Cob Wall System for my House Part 1

I've come back to the Ant Village for a short time to attempt to close in the walls of my house and make it livable for my caretaker and her children this winter. I am using a pallets, straw, and cob plaster wall system which I learned from my friend Miguel Elliot, aka "Sir Cobalot," while we both worked on the straw bale school house at Sacred Stone Camp. Miguel's "palletable cobins" are very simple and quick to build, but the design of my house makes things much more complicated. There are a few things that had to be done before the walls, or integrated into the walls, the first of which was a deck and insulation layer on both the East and West sides of the house. I also had to put in the support structure for the loft, as these needed to be attached to the timber frame inside the future walls. One other challenge was finding organic or non-sprayed straw to use as insulation, a requirement of the land owner. I decided to use dried ponderosa pine straw instead, which is readily available in the Ant Village, although a bit labor intensive to gather. I was concerned about the flammability of the pine straw, so I conducted some tests and eventually decided to mitigate the risk by coating the straw in a clay slip, which cuts out oxygen and greatly reduces the ability for fire to spread though it. I am currently running a gofundme campaign to raise tuition funds for the Ecological Landscaper Immersion at the Permaculture Skills Center: https://www.gofundme.com/sendjessetot... Follow me on Instagram @oneheartfire If you enjoy my videos and would like to support the project, please visit   / jessegrimes   To make a one time donation via paypal or credit card, please visit http://www.paypal.me/jessegrimes To donate Bitcoin, click here: https://blockchain.info/address/1719i... To learn more about my other permaculture projects and experiences, please visit www.oneheartfire.org