The past week or so has been quite eventful. There’s been mostly positive progress, but some negative, too.
Cobbing complete!
With Karen’s and my dad’s help, I completed cobbing. The walls are finally done! In just a few days, the gap between the walls and the roof was closed. It was very satisfying to see the final [...]
Building and living in my first cob house
About The Year of Mud
Hullo. I am Brian Liloia, but I am also called Ziggy. I'm a 25-year-old currently living at Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage. In April of 2008, I began building my own cob house, and on July 11, 2009, I moved into the finished home. Here I have documented the entire cob building process, and continue to share information about living in an earthen home, and now my latest project, a group kitchen. This is the Year of Mud. The experience continues.