2014-07-12 Hey friends! - check out this very timely and beautifully written article by Allison Geyer in todays edition of the Lacrosse Tribune (Lacrosse, Wisconsin) - Richard Flatau of Cordwood Construction tells us about building with cordwood. Kinstone Academy of Applied Permaculture is featured as well as our upcoming 2-Day Cordwood Workshop with Richard & Becky Flatau. (Find details and registration information at: kinstonecircle/events/2-day-cordwood-workshop-the-sauna-continued/) The process is simple: stack dried, debarked logs with the ends facing out in a post and beam frame, insulate the cavity with a mix of sawdust and lime and secure the logs with mortar. The result is an inexpensive, energy efficient structure that retains heat in the winter and stays cool in the summer, requires no paint, stain or siding and can be locally sourced from start to finish…. The Kinstone Academy, which opened last year, is an educational site east of Winona, Minn., that offers courses in natural building, sustainable living and eco-friendly agriculture. Owner Kristine Beck founded the academy and transformed her family’s ancestral farmland into a living permaculture laboratory, complete with natural building projects, a food forest, terraced gardens and monolithic stone circles that symbolize life, death and the regenerative power of the earth. lacrossetribune/news/local/article_e3d3597c-ce18-55dd-9fe1-a14552274e7c.html
Posted on: Sat, 12 Jul 2014 14:12:20 +0000
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