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March 8, 2021

The Bale House, Hastings Country Park – Groundworks and Foundations

Visitor centre artist's impression

August 14, 2020

How UP STRAW and teamwork is creating a new flagship visitor centre for Hastings Country Park

May 14, 2019

We’re ‘Breaking Ground’ this May for Hastings Country Park new Visitor Centre!

July 17, 2018

We’re sponsoring the Big Straw Bale Gathering 2018!

August 1, 2017

Huff Puff House has arrived!

March 28, 2017

Strawbalehouse

July 20, 2016

Casein versus Cascamite – a post you’ll be glued to!

April 11, 2016

Self-build discussed on Radio 4’s Thinking Allowed

March 10, 2016

Spring and Summer 2016 Course Dates Released!

August 16, 2015

A glimpse into the mind of a straw bale builder…

July 26, 2015

Shaftesbury Build and Training Course

June 25, 2015

Building With Straw Bales Course – Shaftesbury, Dorset

August 30, 2014

We are a Living Wage Employer

August 21, 2014

Stock Gaylard Oak Fair 2014 – see us there!

August 9, 2014

This week we have been mostly digging holes…

August 3, 2014

First weeks of the build…

July 10, 2014

Sherborne Big Build – Go, Go, Go!

July 9, 2014

Sherborne Big Build – Launch Tomorrow!

July 1, 2014

Sherborne Big Build

May 19, 2014

The first year of Huff and Puff Construction

February 17, 2014

Doing business the Huff and Puff Construction way…

February 13, 2014

Let there be straw…

October 25, 2013

Acorn Printing

October 23, 2013

Straw Bale Building in Dorset and the UK

October 21, 2013

Building with rammed earth

October 19, 2013

Working with the seasons…

October 17, 2013

Cranborne Chase Woodfair 2013 – thank you!

October 3, 2013

Cranborne Chase Woodfair 2013 – see us there!

October 1, 2013

Apple Tree Nook

September 25, 2013

Dig, dig, dig, dig, digging…

September 24, 2013

Fencing project

August 31, 2013

Great Dorset Steam Fair 2013

August 27, 2013

Dorset County No Show

August 25, 2013

Stock Gaylard Oak Fair 2013 – thank you!

August 18, 2013

Stock Gaylard Oak Fair – see us there!

July 18, 2013

The straw bale tale begins…

July 17, 2013

Log stores

June 11, 2013

Raised beds

June 5, 2013

Housebuilding styles – history – future

May 22, 2013

I’ll huff and I’ll puff – and then I’ll do something useful instead…