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Stephen and Marjolein
Jan 15, 20220 min read
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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,...

Stephen and Marjolein
Mar 15, 20211 min read
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Back on track!
How we make our hempcrete floor.

Stephen and Marjolein
Jan 17, 20211 min read
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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...

Stephen and Marjolein
Dec 10, 20201 min read
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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:...

Stephen and Marjolein
Oct 5, 20201 min read
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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...

Stephen and Marjolein
Sep 28, 20201 min read
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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...

Stephen and Marjolein
Sep 20, 20201 min read
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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...

Stephen and Marjolein
Sep 17, 20201 min read
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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...

Stephen and Marjolein
Sep 13, 20202 min read
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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...

Stephen and Marjolein
Aug 20, 20202 min read
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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...

Stephen and Marjolein
Jul 31, 20201 min read
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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...

Stephen and Marjolein
Jul 28, 20201 min read
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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...

Stephen and Marjolein
Jul 24, 20201 min read
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Groundbreaking day!
Today was a very exciting day! We celebrated the first digging on the land and clearing of the terraces. Have a look!

Stephen and Marjolein
Jul 23, 20201 min read
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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...

Stephen and Marjolein
Jul 22, 20201 min read
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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.

Stephen and Marjolein
Jul 20, 20201 min read
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Building communities
Building communities has always been second nature to Stephen. He has always generously shared his expertise on guitar building, and that...

Stephen and Marjolein
Jul 19, 20201 min read
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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....

Stephen and Marjolein
Mar 14, 20201 min read
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Hempcrete as healthy and sustainable living
https://youtu.be/XjB3X4TsUnw

Stephen and Marjolein
Mar 12, 20201 min read
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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...

Stephen and Marjolein
Mar 9, 20201 min read
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