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Hands-on Learning: Superadobe/Hyperadobe October Volunteer/Workshop (Free)

Leave a Comment / Healthy Building, Mold Avoidance / Chris Stevens

How valuable would it be to know how to build your own shelter with the earth beneath your feet? Imagine:
* Relaxing, natural earth finish
* Passive solar heating/cooling
* Mold, sound, and pest resistant
* Non-toxic and EMF shield
* Fireproof
* Bulletproof
* Flood-proof
* Tornado-proof
* Earthquake-proof

Here’s your chance to experience how simple it is! We’re hosting a free volunteer/workshop during the month of October where you will be able to experience the …

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Waterline Project Full of Surprises

4 Comments / Ranch Life / Chris Stevens

My girls have an amazing pioneer spirit! The ranch property came with a well-share agreement (common in Arizona). Four properties share one well that is located two properties away from the ranch. The girls wanted to haul all our water from the well on foot, which they did for the first few months! Once we

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7 Ways Most Anyone Can Help Support Us

3 Comments / Mold Toxin Illness, Support Us / Chris Stevens

I enjoy being on the giving (blessed) end much better than being on the receiving end. That’s why we’re starting Sabbatical Ranch – to help others! I grew up with the idea that you take care of yourself rather than expecting others to take care of you. I suppose that may have something to do

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Building in the Rain

2 Comments / Healthy Building, Mold Avoidance / Chris Stevens

It’s monsoon season in Arizona and this year has been quite the doozy. It’s winding down now but for two and a half months, starting the second week of June (which was early), it rained almost every day! Monsoon rains are not normal rains like we’ve experienced elsewhere. These rains usually come with thunderstorms that

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Tree Rescue!

1 Comment / Christian Permaculture / Chris Stevens

We have a lot of mesquite trees at the ranch and we love them! They are edible, medicinal, and beneficial in a variety of ways including the wood that can be used for fuel or other purposes. As a legume they fix nitrogen and feed life in the soil which helps prepare it for other

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The Adventurous Story of Sabbatical Ranch

6 Comments / Mold Avoidance, Mold Toxin Illness / Chris Stevens

Most people we talk to about Sabbatical Ranch are very interested in what we’re doing. Whether it’s growing chemical-free, nutrient-dense edibles and medicinals; building superadobe/hyperadobe domes with the earth beneath our feet; low-tech, simple, DIY projects without electricity (we’re off grid – EMFs are a real problem for some people); rainwater harvesting without expensive tanks;

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