He says the current interest in straw bale houses is a direct response to the problem of climate change.

VOA: special.2009.10.05

He and a team of researchers there have built a house made out of straw bale and hemp material.

VOA: special.2009.10.05

(talking) But after doing his own research, he learned that building with straw bales makes a lot of sense.

VOA: special.2009.10.05

The present Taos Pueblo buildings are made of adobe, a mixture of wet dirt and straw.

VOA: special.2010.07.05

If the ground does freeze in your part of the world, simply cover your carrot garden with a thick layer of leaves or straw.

VOA: special.2009.02.24

To build the houses, he fills a wood frame with tightly packed bales of straw.

VOA: special.2009.10.05

It's the story of the three little pigs and the big bad wolf that blew down a house made of straw and one made of sticks.

VOA: special.2009.10.05