YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio (WDTN) A house made out of hay sounds like something out of a fairy tale but it’s actually taking place in Yellow Springs. It’s a school project that’s taken all year long to ...

Instead, the Amsterdam-based pair envisioned a home with a minimal ecological footprint. As first-time builders, they combined elements from various approaches ”“ a straw bale house with a gravel ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. -- How far would you go to get a house that only costs $1.25 a day to heat in the winter? Better question: Would you live in a house built with straw bales? That idea, which began in ...