Projects and Pictures
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The Thunder Mountain Ceremonial Building at the heart of the Peaceweavers' property boasts a SunRay Kelley round-log timber frame. The ceremonial building's frame has since been filled in with strawbales, cob and an earthbag entry arch, all covered by a two-tone lime finish.
The Gypsy Farm Adventure chronicles several years in the life of the Newberry family while they build a hybrid earthbag, cob, strawbale, pole frame, ferrocement home in Georgia. "I will continue this journey we once called a Newberry adventure, yet today I see this small adventure as part of a greater journey with it's connections to the others on this planet as we travel together." 
Don Stephens has been experimenting with building a Rice Hull Studio. He says, "I thought you might find this photo of interest...it's the bag-walled studio I'm mentoring/assisting the owners in building here in Spokane. The bags are just filled with packed, dry rice hulls and they are load-bearing, holding up the insulated bondbeam at the top and the poured-in-ricehull-insulated roof."
The Next Aid Child Support Center in South Africa as described by Joe Kennedy. "This center will eventually incorporate an orphan/elder ecovillage, performance and study spaces, a micro-enterprise element and sustainable food production systems. It is our hope that this center can be the first of many to serve the over 27 million orphans of the HIV/AIDS crisis in Africa."
The Cabinetlandia Library was built using earthbags to secure a three-drawer filing cabinet into a mound in the New Mexico Desert near Deming. The library is equipped with all issues of Cabinet magazine and other assorted paraphernalia.
Judy and her son live on the island of Dominica. They are working to build a earthbag home for Judy. The idea of an earthbag home is that it is resistant to extreme climate occurrences such as hurricanes and tornadoes. It is also supposed to be able to handle earthquakes. Judy hopes to be prepared to deal with whatever challenges come her way.
The Earthbag project at CNBW was a Patio Wall in front of the Casita. The wall features an arched doorway. The bond beam is made from a long bag. A long bag is the uncut tube from which the feed bags are made. Because it's not rejected material, it's more expensive than the individual bags. Once the wall and doorway are completed, the forms can be removed.