When thinking about growing crops and flowers at home, planting into bales of decomposing straw probably isn't the first approach that springs to mind. But, the concept offers a huge amount of ...

Far from leaving him vulnerable to the Big Bad Wolf, Smedt's 'straw-bale' home protects him and his family from cold winter nights, the hot summer sun -- and even from earthquakes. Smedt started ...

This raised-bed gardening method uses straw as its primary growing medium. A straw bale garden uses straw as its primary growing medium, plus a small amount of soil or compost. This style of ...

A MAN was killed by falling bales of straw as he performed a routine farm task, an inquest heard. Stephen Wilson, 49, of Cote Hill Farm, near Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire, died on November 27 ...

At a Monday afternoon press conference, VINES members were joined by local leaders to announce the opening of VINES' new ...

A worker lowers the straw bale down from the bridge A straw bale has been dangled from London's Millennium Bridge as part of an "ancient tradition" to warn passing boats of work on the capital's ...

A blaze involving 200 tonnes of hay kept County Durham firefighters occupied in September 2009. The fire was reported at about 8pm at a farm between Ferryhill and Chilton, on the A167.

On a sunlit rise with sweeping views of Bass Strait, this straw-bale home breathes life into the art of sustainable living. For Joe and Frances Walkerden, it represents the culmination of over two ...

The event had three categories: an open class, a ladies' competition and the Legends - teams whose combined age was over 180 Forty teams pushed 200kg (441lb) straw bales around an obstacle course ...

On the corner of the Lincoln-Tallman Museum lawn closest to the hospital usually sits an herb garden, but this summer the ...

What about a grocery store run by students? Now nearly two decades after the idea first surfaced, the Circle C Market – a student-run grocery store made from straw bales – continues to serve Cody and ...