Friends Helping Friends

Friends Helping Friends This page has been created to generate and inspire discussion about the advantages of underground housing. Peace

The aim is to engage and further educate myself and others about the advantages of living in harmony with nature and working with the natural form of the landscape. This is he beginning of the journey to build an Under ground environmentally sustainable dwelling. The vision is to create a dwelling that sits unobtrusively in the land adding to the character not detracting. My aim is to create a clo

sed loop biostructure capable of sustaining human life with zero mainstream infrastructure. My hope is that friends of this page will provide input in the form of ideas and opinions, also networking with others that may wish to be a part of this . There are many advantages to this type of building concept please feel free to join me on my quest to find a more sustainable way of coexisting with mother .

Next step before we build is COF bud and get back to Westport. Plans are nearly finalised. So progress is happening allb...
15/05/2025

Next step before we build is COF bud and get back to Westport. Plans are nearly finalised. So progress is happening allbeit slowly. But my aim is to do this build at my own pace with no time stress.

13/11/2024
Progress after the last 6 weeks. Great to have all our stuff in one place after 4 years. Concrete pour on Monday, roof u...
13/11/2024

Progress after the last 6 weeks. Great to have all our stuff in one place after 4 years. Concrete pour on Monday, roof up over weekend.

Seeds from our Soul Farmer business way old, let’s see what germinates and what doesn’t. Still a lot of our gear is in ...
07/10/2024

Seeds from our Soul Farmer business way old, let’s see what germinates and what doesn’t. Still a lot of our gear is in the containers in Rotorua but soon it will all be here.

The first germination of any of our seeds. Cover crop on a bed I covered with plastic 1 year ago. New beginnings on our ...
07/10/2024

The first germination of any of our seeds. Cover crop on a bed I covered with plastic 1 year ago. New beginnings on our own piece of whenua. 😊

05/10/2024
Photo drop of progress so far.
05/10/2024

Photo drop of progress so far.

23/09/2024

We need mulch and where the bus is parked some Macrocarpa trees are blocking sunlight to our solar panels. One is dying another is hung up on his neighbour after the council crew formed the pad. So drop them, limb them and chip the branches for mulch.

So our permaculture journey begins. 1.5 acres to play with. Been here 3 days here is progress so far.
22/09/2024

So our permaculture journey begins. 1.5 acres to play with. Been here 3 days here is progress so far.

11/03/2024

A 3-day workshop teaching Clay and Lime based plasters,
including Tadelakt a water-resistant lime plaster with Stephen Moller and Barney Lee.

The workshop will cover the following:
● Why use natural materials?
● Theory of clay and lime plasters
● Preparation, application and leveling techniques
● Simple clay and lime basecoats
● Finer clay and lime finishes
● Tadelakt – a water-resistant lime plaster from Morocco.
This workshop is hands on and will involve plastering walls and sample boards. Numbers will be restricted to ensure one on one time.

COST: The cost of attending is $650 which includes all meals and camping on-site. If you want to opt
out of the meals and camping (lunch will still be provided), the workshop fee is $550.

WHEN: 25th, 26th and 27th of April 2024. Arrival evening of the 24th April.
LOCATION: This workshop will be based at a building site 15 min from Kerikeri.
CONTACT: Please contact us at [email protected]

11/02/2024

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Alma Road
Tongariro
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