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If you decide that a straw bale home is what you want, then plunge in and do it. While you may feel like an isolated nut case at first, you will be opening doors to a whole new and lively community that will spring up around your efforts. Friends you didn’t know you had will emerge to help out, and connections will be fostered with other like-minded people, both in your immediate area and around the world. Once you’re settled into your house, these people will continue to make your life richer. It’s an opportunity you won’t want to miss.

1.6: (Above) Crisp lines and smooth plaster compliment this built-in desk area. Even though bales offer so much aesthetic potential, it will be some time before they are part of mainstream construction.

1.7: Before you tackle an entire house, a small, simple building project is a good way to learn straw bale construction techniques.