Sunday, August 12, 2007

Intro





Welcome! This is the story of fulfilling our dream and building our Eco Retreat. We are building a Strawbale, Off-grid home and this blog will capture our progress.






We spent a great deal of time searching for the perfect property, and finally stumbled across a property advertised as an Enchanted Forest, and it truly is. The 29 acre property is mostly treed with mature forest including winding trails. This property sits at the end of the Oak Ridges Moraine.

Our intention is to disturb as little of the natural landscape as possible and luckily there is a pre-existing open field amongst the trees that is the perfect spot to locate our home. The house will face due South to maximize solar gain, and incorporate passive solar heating, not to mention all of the natural light which will greatly reduce / eliminate our need for artifical lighting during the day.









































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