"The perfect resource for anyone looking to hand craft their own mud house." Interesting Engineering.

Back in 2011, I ran out of money and ended up camping in a Turkish field. There was no power, no running water, and I had no building experience. I gathered a small group, and within six weeks we had erected the main structure of an earthbag house. Here's how we did it. Just like many others, I fell in love with natural building. I also love experimenting with new techniques. For the last fifteen years I've been constructing and renovating out of mud and lime, and sharing what I've learned both from my own efforts, and the inspiring projects of other people I meet.
"One of my favorite voices and innovators in the natural building world." Oliver Goshey, The Abundant Edge.

Natural Building with The Mud Home

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Learn Mud Building With Me

These days I'm committed to empowering people to build more naturally. I run plenty of workshops both online and off, with in-person workshops happening around the world. You can see the workshop list for 2026 here.

Mud Home Online Courses (Fully Downloadable)

My Builds

If you want to browse my projects, I have a couple of galleries.
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My Earthbag home in Turkey
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My barn rebuild in Spain.
Atulya K Bingham is a natural builder, novelist and blogger. She also writes for Mother Earth News, and The Owner Builder Magazine. She runs earthbag building and earth plaster courses, both online and off.
You can listen to her on The Future is Beautiful, The Abundant Edge, and Free Her Spirit podcasts.