Solarfest 2007 - green buildings!

This summer festival highlights sustainable energy and building technologies. I've been asked to talk about the laboratory and apothecary here at Grian Herbs, and share a slideshow that documents the construction of this straw-bale passive-solar building we've been using to host classes, do tincture production, and grow tropical botanicals year-round. Here are a few pictures:

















The hemlock timber frame
















The bale walls going up
















A first coat of clay plaster...
















Done!















Vitex and Gotu Kola in the greenhouse.
















Inside, the classroom and processing spaces.













And a peek inside the apothecary...