About Hackney City Farm's strawbale building:
* The strawbales came from a nearby farm and have only clogged up 37 'strawbale-miles'
* The roof insulation is wool and comes from the farm's sheep
* Much of the wood used comes from a salvaged 1930s teak boat, the cross-beam was once part of the Norfolk sea defences and the rest is coppiced wood from the farm manager's own farm in Kent
* All waste straw from the building was reused for bedding on the farm
Project Manager, Emma Appleton, told SmartPlanet that although the idea of building the farm's education and research centre out of straw and reclaimed materials has been under way for a long time, it has only taken about six months to actually build it. This is pretty good considering all the work has been done by around a 100 volunteers -- including unemployed people, asylum seekers, refugees and people from the probation service.
Appleton says: "The biggest challenges were working with a 100 people, who haven't got any building experience -- and not using conventional materials. But it's been a fantastic experience!"
Rikke Bruntse-Dahl
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