Before we owned a store in Victoria BC, we owned an idyllic piece of land near Haliburton, Ontario. We built a straw bale cabin, a yurt, a humanure hut and grew most of our own food! Here's a few highlights...

About Straw Hollow

Building the Cabin at Straw Hollow .....Foundation | Walls and roof | Stucco and interior finishing

Building the Yurt at Straw Hollow .... Khana & Rafters | Canvas | Putting it all together

Building the Straw Bale Fire Pit

A brief history of Straw Bale Building

Homestead Journal: The summer of '02 at Straw Hollow