Woman's Straw Bale House Withstands the Bluster of Critics


	Woman's Straw Bale House Withstands the Bluster of Critics

David Hughes

10-4-2009 4:05 PM

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10-4-2009 6:29 PM

celestialdancer

Really interesting article thanks. I had never heard of these.

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