Straw Bale House Begins! Felling the Big Tree

We are making huge strides at Mountain Jewel. A lot has gone into this step. We have the excavator here now to begin the process of our straw bale house.

First we must tell this big tree and then level the pad. We have no level ground so it’s a feat! This space has long called to us and though we don’t love to drastically change the landscape in this way, this is our chosen location.

Pretty overwhelming, to be honest, but it has begun. Watch our first steps here.