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the view from the second story we were building onto the cob house I am so behind! The past few weeks have been so hectic, I just haven't had time to catch up. It doesn't help that my laptop will no longer pick up the internet, making it more difficult for me to update conveniently.  I just need to work out a new routine. Anyways, onto some of the things you've been missing! - We spent five days in Kentucky at Disputanta Cob, where we learned how to build a cob house from the ground up. It was an amazing trip, truly life changing for Jonathan and I. We feel so confident in our abilities to provide for our own construction needs now. I will go into more (much, much more) detail about the cob workshop in upcoming posts. - My baby sister, Amy celebrated a birthday. She has always been my best friend in the entire world, and we are closer now than ever before. We had a cookout at her house on her birthday with my parents, then on Saturday we went to dinner at a...

Ever since going to the farm, cutting back our expenses, learning to live simply and not cherish the material things in life, the thought of building our own home has excited us. We have the land, but we need a house. Working 40+ hours a week to pay the ridiculous costs to build a traditional home isn't an option for us. Well okay, it's an option, but not one we are considering. Learning the skills to build our own home out of cheap and plentiful materials? Now that sounds like a real option.  I started researching natural building workshops about a year ago. I found plenty, but they are primarily on the other side of the country, and very expensive. We're talking, a grand a person for a week. Again, not an option. A few weeks ago I found Disputanta Cob , a group of people who teach cob building in central Kentucky. They have several buildings at various stages of construction, which allows attendees to get hands on experience with each aspect. Thanks to perfect timing...