I love straw bale homes and know how beautiful than can be in addition to being energy efficinet. So I would love to build one, especially to have a special room where I can do my Agnihotra fire and have even
grater protection and healing for the my family and my environment.

I want a straw-built house!

A mighty little movie with a message that can really makes a difference. I loved the simplicity of the script. Well done!

Hey Dan,
I loved the video. It is really great! I didn't know you could make a house out of straw. I knew you could thatch a roof with straw though. Anyway, hope your video wins.

Oh, and one last thing...let's go Yankees! (I know...you're a Mets fan) :-P

I loved this video! I have never heard of straw bale houses before but this really got me interested in them. Protect your environment and save money! Hope this video makes it to the top!

Interesting idea - but I wonder how practical this really is? Do you know if straw houses are a readily available building option in most communities? Would most contractors know how to build them? And how many people can afford custom homes?

Daniel--Thanks for putting your filmmaking talent to work in such an interesting way. Loved the music in your video...Has Lori David called yet?

I love the idea of the straw bale house and the flim. Good luck from Berlin, Mirko

This is very interesting. Is it expensive to build a straw bale house. I love the idea.

To try and answer some of the questions raised here...

I think it varies community to community if there are contractors available to build strawbale houses - since it's so unconventional I don't think they can be found everywhere. That said, there are still plenty of places across the country that do have strawbale house experts and the best way to find out if there any in your area is to go online and hunt around. You'd be surprised how many comprehensive websites there are about Strawbale houses and most of them would be run by people willing to help you find out if there are any strawbale house contractors in your area.

The house itself is certainly as practical as a woodframe house. I'm not sure of the exact pricing differences between a strawbale and a wood house, but I know the cost difference isn't that significant in most cases. If someone could afford to build a conventional house, they almost certainly can afford to build a strawbale house.

If you want more specific information than this, you can check out

http://www.applepondfarm.com

That is the website of the farm where I filmed this short. You can email them there with any questions you have. The farmer, Dick Riseling, is an expert on the subject.

I thought the video was inspiring. My grandparents from Ireland were born in a house made of straw around the turn of the century. It is still standing today. Thanks!

If only everyone was willing to live in a straw house! Sounds great to me!!

Great clip! I think this is a good example of a neat technology that suffers mostly from misperception about "house of straw". Maybe from the "Big Bad Wolf" story?

I give it a 5.