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THE HEMPCRETE PROJECT
Eco building in La Herradura, Spain
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Stephen and Marjolein
- Mar 15, 2021
- 1 min
The pizza oven!
We have wanted to build a pizza oven, ever since we had one in our house in Cotobro. So we set out to build one out of clay, hemp fibre,...
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Stephen and Marjolein
- Jan 17, 2021
- 1 min
Back on track!
How we make our hempcrete floor.
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Stephen and Marjolein
- Dec 10, 2020
- 1 min
The history of hemp in Andalusia
In this interesting video we can see that the uses of hemp are so incredibly countless and all parts of the plant are used. Also, we can...
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Stephen and Marjolein
- Oct 5, 2020
- 1 min
Dry stone walling and plant beds
This Sunday we created several plant beds and planted some seedlings. We had bought some very special tomato plants, that were inserted:...
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Stephen and Marjolein
- Sep 28, 2020
- 1 min
Creating a watering system
On our immensely steep, south facing hillside it is very difficult to create a watering system that doesn't erode the earth. So far, we...
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Stephen and Marjolein
- Sep 20, 2020
- 1 min
Visit to Vetiver Spain
The last few weeks we have been battling with the huge costs of building concrete retaining walls. Imagine our excitement at finding a...
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Stephen and Marjolein
- Sep 17, 2020
- 1 min
Solution to stabilising the hillside
It's September now, and because of the current situation we are not as far along with our project as we would have wanted. But we are...
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Stephen and Marjolein
- Sep 13, 2020
- 2 min
Raising of the yurt!
We've had a yurt (or Ger, as is the original Mongolian name for them) for about 5 years, and had it in our garden when we lived on the...
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Stephen and Marjolein
- Aug 20, 2020
- 2 min
Interview with Yoki Gill
Yoki and Daniel Gill are the founders of Source Outdoor, a world leader in Hydration Systems, Hiking Sandals and Travel Accessories...
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Stephen and Marjolein
- Jul 31, 2020
- 1 min
Self-building
This is the real deal! This is when we actually will be making the hempcrete and when the walls will go up!! Get involved and learn all...
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Stephen and Marjolein
- Jul 28, 2020
- 1 min
Course: Timber framing for hempcrete structures
In this course we will explain how to build a basic structure for the hempcrete to be build around with the shuttering process. This is...
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Stephen and Marjolein
- Jul 24, 2020
- 1 min
Cold in winter, hot in summer...
We have never lived in a house here in Southern Spain that had a properly insulated roof. So, we were baked in an oven in the summer and...
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Stephen and Marjolein
- Jul 23, 2020
- 1 min
Groundbreaking day!
Today was a very exciting day! We celebrated the first digging on the land and clearing of the terraces. Have a look!
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Stephen and Marjolein
- Jul 22, 2020
- 1 min
Our courses
We are really pleased to be able to offer hands-on courses during the building of the model home. It will be from start to finish a...
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Stephen and Marjolein
- Jul 20, 2020
- 1 min
Sharing our vision
When we started talking about creating an eco-build home, we felt so passionate about it, that we wanted to share it with others.
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Stephen and Marjolein
- Jul 19, 2020
- 1 min
Building communities
Building communities has always been second nature to Stephen. He has always generously shared his expertise on guitar building, and that...
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Stephen and Marjolein
- Mar 14, 2020
- 1 min
Hemp used as base for plastics
When people talk about how hemp has “25,000 uses,” one of the uses they frequently extol is hemp’s ability to make plant-based plastics....
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Stephen and Marjolein
- Mar 12, 2020
- 1 min
Hempcrete as healthy and sustainable living
https://youtu.be/XjB3X4TsUnw
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Stephen and Marjolein
- Mar 9, 2020
- 1 min
Project financial proposal
We have been working to write a project proposal, including a detailed costing estimate, in order for us to be fully transparent towards...
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