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Building with Bamboo – Making Esterilla

Posted on July 26, 2011 by hollybeck27

Esterilla is essentially flattened bamboo and can be used as flooring, wall paneling, and anything else where you need a strong flat material. In Ecuador we saw it used as walls in many local homes. We happened to come across … Continue reading →

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Treehouse Envy

Posted on July 11, 2011 by hollybeck27
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Bamboo: Hip-E habitat?

Posted on July 6, 2011 by kobermeyer

The search for a sustainably built home has led us all over the place in the past months.  We’ve been learning a lot about various green building methods and materials, from hay bales, to clay, earth ships and bamboo.   … Continue reading →

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Searching for Seeds of a Ceibo Tree in Ecuador

Posted on June 30, 2011 by hollybeck27

Whether you compare the color to Shrek, the Jolly Green Giant, or halloween-costume witch face paint, the color of the Ceibo tree is impressive. We wanted to try to harvest some seeds to bring back to Nicaragua and went on … Continue reading →

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Land Hunters Lost in the Jungle

Posted on June 25, 2011 by hollybeck27

We are constantly on the hunt for good land for sale. When a too-good-to-be-true ad for a big piece of cheap land led us down ever-narrowing roads, we got out and started walking, admiring the plant life along the way.

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The Best Beer in Ecuador

Posted on June 23, 2011 by hollybeck27

Hiking through permaculture farms and admiring bamboo structures makes one quite thirsty. Usually, quality hoppy libations are inaccessible in Latin America, which is why we were so ecstatic to happen upon Cafe Flor and Roche’s Brewery in Canoa, Ecuador. We’d … Continue reading →

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Hiking the Jama-Coque Ecological Reserve in Ecuador

Posted on June 21, 2011 by hollybeck27

While visiting the Rio Muchacho farm we met a silvaculturalist (tree specialist) named Noah who suggested we check out the Jama-Coque Ecological Reserve. He gave us some vague directions and we followed a dirt road through some squishy mud, left … Continue reading →

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Rio Muchacho Organic Farm Tour

Posted on June 19, 2011 by hollybeck27

Holly Beck and Kim Obermeyer tour the Rio Muchacho Organic Farm in Ecuador, milking cows to make cheese, carving mate bowls, climbing huge trees, and checking out the bamboo structures. http://www.riomuchacho.com

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