Author and farmer Eric Herm is building a house from compressed dirt found on his land. It is energy efficient, eco-friendly and costs much less to build. Local TV station, NewsWest 9, did a short video report.

http://www.kwes.com/global/story.asp?s=12426603

Eric Helm’s book Son of a Farmer, Child of the Earth, is coming out soon from Dreamriver Press.

Tags: eco-building

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