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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I met some one who thatches roofs with ferns.
He said that you can only handle them for a brief season of a few weeks while
still green and when they dry out the easily crumble to dust. Fern roofs cannot
be repaired because they are so fragile. But that’s not to say that it’s
not worth a try.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
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strawbale-bounces@amper....muni.cz
[mailto:strawbale-bounces@amper....muni.cz] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On
Behalf Of </span></b>Rikki Nitzkin<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> 29 July 2006 09:07<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> strawbale@amper....muni.cz;
'GSBN'<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Strawbale] Fern Bales</span></font><span
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><span lang=ES
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>HI all, </span></font><span
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'> </span></font><span
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Here in <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Spain</st1:country-region> some people in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">GALICIA</st1:place></st1:country-region> are going to make Fern
Bales to try building with. They say the ferns are tough, and resistant
to mold and humidity…Has anyone ever built with Fern Bales before?</span></font><span
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Comic Sans MS"><span lang=ES-TRAD
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Rikki Nitzki</span></font><font
face="Comic Sans MS"><span lang=ES style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>n </span></font><span
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Comic Sans MS"><span lang=ES
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Aulás, Lleida (Spain)</span></font><span
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face="Comic Sans MS"><span lang=ES-TRAD
style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Auto-constructora y
Educadora en Construcción con Balas de Paja y Revocos de Arcilla</span></font><span
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face="Comic Sans MS"><span lang=ES-TRAD
style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Co-ordinadora Red de
Construcción con Balas de Paja</span></font><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face="Comic Sans MS"><span lang=ES-TRAD
style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>(0034) 657 33 51 62</span></font><span
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="mailto:rikkinitzkin@earthlink..."><font
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font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>rikkinitzkin@earthlink...</span></font></a></span></font><font
size=1 face="Comic Sans MS"><span lang=ES-TRAD style='font-size:7.5pt;
font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'> (Personal)</span></font><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=ES
style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="mailto:casasdepaja@yahoo..."><font size=1
face="Comic Sans MS"><span lang=ES-TRAD style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:
"Comic Sans MS"'>casasdepaja@yahoo...</span></font></a></span></font><font
size=1 face="Comic Sans MS"><span lang=ES-TRAD style='font-size:7.5pt;
font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'> (Asuntos de la Red)</span></font><span
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=ES
style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="http://www.casasdepaja.com"><font size=1
face="Comic Sans MS"><span lang=ES-TRAD style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:
"Comic Sans MS"'>http://www.casasdepaja.com</span></font></a></span></font><font
size=1 face="Comic Sans MS"><span lang=ES-TRAD style='font-size:7.5pt;
font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'> (Red de Construcción con Balas de Paja)</span></font><span
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><span lang=ES-TRAD
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>"Tenemos el Derecho y
Responsabilidad de Crear el Mundo en que Queremos Vivir"</span></font><span
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>"We Have the Right
and Responsability to Create the World we Want to Live in"</span></font><span
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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