In this publicity photo provided by Cool Springs Press, Minnesota author and gardener, Joel Karsten, picks tomatoes from his straw bale garden. Karsten is the leading evangelist of a straw-bale ...

On October 8, 2005, the northern mountainous region of Pakistan was struck by a magnitude Mw = 7.6 earthquake which killed an estimated 100,000 people, destroyed over 780,000 buildings and rendered ...

Do you want to grow your own vegetables, but have minimal garden space, poor or heavy clay soil, or limited financial resources? Do you manage or want to begin a school or community garden, but need ...

It can form load-bearing walls or can simply insulate Straw can form load-bearing walls or can simply insulate while it is also eco-friendly Brian Kaller YOUR home might be the costliest thing you ...

Straw bales are often used for fall decorating, but did you know you also can turn them into a budget-friendly raised bed garden for growing vegetables, herbs, and annual flowers? Once winter sets in, ...

Would you build a house of straw? Contrary to the childhood story of the big, bad wolf that huffed and puffed and easily blew down the little pig's house, straw can be an excellent building material.

When I moved into my new Philadelphia rowhouse, I was determined to grow the vegetable garden that had eluded me all those years in a cramped Manhattan apartment. But reality struck with the first ...

An interesting way for the family to get involved in gardening is to try a relatively new method of gardening called straw-bale gardening. With straw-bale gardening, you grow your fresh herbs, flowers ...

Straw is a traditional building material, but today's building methods are relatively new. Discover how modern straw bale ...