About Us

Welcome to the official blog of the The Last Straw (TLS), the international journal of straw-bale and natural building.  On this site you will find articles from current and past issues as well as original content.

Since 1993, the quarterly journal The Last Straw has been sharing news and developments from around the world about straw-bale construction and natural building. The journal includes diverse articles about projects and up-to-date techniques, written by and about those who design and build with natural materials, research them, live with them and just plain love them.

The Last Straw is an information-sharing forum created for and by many individuals involved with and interested in straw-bale construction. We are committed to expanding and sharing the knowledge, experience and techniques of strawbale and natural building, and to promoting its even wider use. The need for durable, affordable, energy-efficient housing can be integrated with the need for sustainable agricultural and industrial systems for the betterment of the environment and all life on a planetary level. The Last Straw Journal strives to be an essential link to the actualization of our work together.

We reserve the right to make all final decisions as to the content of this blog and we take no responsibility for comments made by anyone who posts a comment or new topic. This forum is a free service available to the public and we will monitor only to limit abuse and redundancy of topics.

Instructions on Joining and Participating

To comment on a topic, or post, navigate to the the post itself.  At the bottom of the page, type in your comment and hit ’submit comment.” Your comment will be added instantly with the exception of your first comment which will be reviewed by the Administrator.  If the content of your first comment is on-topic and relevant, further comments made by you will not be reviewed on a site-wide basis.

If you are interested in registering, you can do so here or click the “Login” item in the sidebar of any page.  Create a username and fill in an email address.  Check your email in a minute or two to retrieve your password (can be changed later).  Return to www.thelaststraw.org and login using your username and password. Once you are logged in, you will be taken to a ‘dashboard’ where you can enter posts or comments. Take a little time and explore all of your options. You can add information to your profile or leave it blank, and change your password. You can always go back to the main blog by clicking on the link ‘view site’ at the top left of the dashboard page.

If you would like to add a topic, or post, it will be reviewed prior to being made public due to both security and to make sure the content is neither redundant nor offensive to others using this forum.  Navigate back to the ‘Dashboard’ by clicking on ‘Site Admin’ at the lower left menu of any main page on the blog. Once you are at the Dashboard you should see an option to write a post. If you are not able to write a post, your user level will need to be changed to “author.”  If this is the case, please contact the Administrator at admin @ buildearth.org (remove the spaces). To upload images, use the upload dialog below the main text window.

If you are an author, we are interested in your articles!  If you have an article already written or a topic you want to write about, contact us and we will discuss your ideas.

Please be patient in the time required to post your comments because we are human and may not be in front of our computers at that very time. We do everything in our power to make sure every post and comment is made public as quickly as possible.

How We Work

This site is run by your interest in the content and how close our sponsors are to those interests.  The ads on each page are what keep us alive.  You may donate directly to Buildearth by clicking on the Support Us! link at the top of every page.  Feel free to browse any content provided by our sponsors or donate a small amount.  Thank you for your continued support!

If you are interested in placing an ad on this website, please contact us at admin @ thelaststrawblog.org (remove the spaces) and we will discuss the type and location of your ad.  We will be offering free trial ad placements from time to time, with an option to continue your ads for the regular fee at the end of the trial period.  Inquire if this is of interest to you.

Disclosure Policy
This policy is valid from May 2009

For questions about this blog, please contact  admin @ thelaststrawblog.org (remove spaces).

This blog accepts forms of cash advertising, sponsorship, paid insertions or other forms of compensation.

This blog abides by word-of-mouth marketing standards. We believe in honesty of relationship, opinion and identity. The compensation received may influence the advertising content, topics or posts made in this blog. That content, advertising space or post will be clearly identified as paid or sponsored content.

The owner of this blog is not compensated to provide opinion on products, services, websites and various other topics.  The Last Straw Journal endorses the use of their content on this website.  TLS is the sole owner of the articles printed in their published quarterly journal.  Thelaststrawblog.org is the owner of all original content.  Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer or provider.

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This blog may contain content which might present a conflict of interest. This content will always be identified.

Thank you for visiting and we hope you enjoy your stay and return often!

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