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There is now a www address for the archive of all the letters written to the strawbale@crest.org mailing list. It is a threaded hyperlinked page that has all the mailings from the begining of the list, and you'll find it at:
http://solstice.crest.org/efficiency/strawbale-list-archive/index.html
If you have any questions about the Strawbale Mailing List or the Strawbale Web page, contact:
Joe McCabe, P.E., Multimedia Manager
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www: http://solstice.crest.org/
Design Guide for Frost-Protected Shallow Foundations from HUD, converted to HTML by John Cropper.
And speaking of HUD, you can access their extensive web site HERE.
The Joiner's Quarterly offers free events listing in their HERE to zip to the Strawbale E-Zine.
The US National Park Service maintains a web site that's full of references to identifying, restoring, recreating, and preserving old buildings made with ancient adobe, stucco, paint, wood, logs, etc. You can get thre by clicking HERE. Prices are very resonable for most publications.
Straw bale sources are not very well organized as of yet, so until SB'ers get their own network of reliable straw bale providers, perhaps this URL of Hay and Straw Dealers all over the US and Canada will be helpful. Some areas, like Washington state are not covered. There's a lot of emphasis on hay, but where there's hay - there's straw. Be aware that this most people on this list will know nothing about SB structures, so be sure to specify exactly the kind of bales you want if you're working with a neophyte structural straw bale provider.
If you're interested in the old idea of homesteading, you can join the Homestead Mailing List by sending a mail message to majordomo@world.std.com with the
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The Homestead Mailing List also has a web site you can get to by clickingHERE.
Strawbale Mailing List Archives on the WWW
Wondering where to begin? You can't go wrong here. An html version of M.J. Epko's excellent Surfin' SB list of links is available with clickable live links through the MHA server HERE.