This raised-bed gardening method uses straw as its primary growing medium. A straw bale garden uses straw as its primary growing medium, plus a small amount of soil or compost. This style of ...

Even when garden stores have soil or mulch on sale, it still costs a lot of money to fill a raised garden bed with the stuff.

When Kate Calvery came to me in early 1996 and asked me to design a straw bale house for her on Vashon Island, my heart sank. I had attempted to permit a straw bale house a few years before in ...

Baled straw is commonly purchased for uses including mushroom cultivation, insulation, making compost and animal bedding. In addition to lending nutrient value, straw left in the field packs ...