4. Mixing up Shredded Paper with Water
-Majority of waster was then
Removed threw sifting and pressing
out the paper
Construction of Brick
Frames with 2x4’s
5. Native Mortar Dance
Stomped around in
circles mixing
organic matter and
clay while gradually
shaking hay out of
hands
Flip tarp over to
roll mortar
together then
dance some
more
–multiple times
6. Materials All Very Local
Item
Location Found
Clay
Mound on HSU Campus
Paper
Recycled Lumberjack Newspapers and
shredded paper from BSS on HSU Campus
Sand
Mad River
Chicken Wire and cement
CCAT Green Shed
Wooded 2x4
CCAT Scrap Pile
Manure
Tyler's grass grazing cattle
Straw
Local Farm $6
Total Cost of Project
$6 Plus over 170 worker hours
Pros
As local as you can get
Practically Free
Super Fun!-Helped to build community
+
Cons
Scavenge/ Access to materials
Time consuming
In man hours put in
Waiting for bricks to dry
-
7. - Urbanite foundation placed level
-Paper and Clay Bricks placed on top
-Urbanite side walls mortared together
-Hand spread mortar
Then chicken wire
overhang was formed on
top and covered with
mortar
8. Terraced Organic Garden Bed
Lined so that the wall didn’t soak up moisture from watering
Decorations: Experimented with naturally
pigmented paint mixed with cement
9. While waiting
for the Bricks to dry…
We Helped
Dig a Trench that
zigzagged down hill for
water to flow down
Local wood stakes
were driven into
ground and sticks and
wigs were weaved to
form barrier to hold
soil
Hay was dispersed to
retain water in clay soil