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A house made of straw and mud in Boise

BOISE, Idaho – On a small lot tucked between conventional homes on Boise Avenue, Mark Lung is hard at work stacking bales of straw and mixing mud. He is building a new home using local, recycled agricultural waste to form and insulate exterior walls. Full Article at The Olympian

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