Nestled in a Victorian forest, and sharing food and shelter with each other, residents of this rural ecovillage find they are largely protected from the rising cost of living.
In the Fryers Forest, around 50 kilometres south of Bendigo, one group of residents isn't feeling the rising cost of living as hard as most.
"[It's about] taking a waste product, a fallen down tree, and turning it into something beautiful," he says."All the cupboards and drawers, everything came from other kitchens that had been pulled out." "With a solar passive design, it's using the sun to heat or cool the house by including or excluding it at particular times of year," he says.Timber from surrounding forestThe house is made from 50 per cent recycled and reused materials, most of which were locally sourced.The two wooden poles were trees on this block of land, which used to be a quarry.
The mud brick wall, made from milled timber from the site, collects heat in winter and cool air in summer."Each season, we cut enough to provide the whole village with enough firewood to last them a season.Some of the materials used for insulation include straw and wool.
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