Combined with organic farming, the indigenous manufacture of enzymes for cleaning and cosmetic products, and the use of natural ways of cooking , creates a completely new community paradigm.
In this way earth houses have an almost spiritual value, where it combines the inner person through their passion and skills, and hard work to the very environment the community live in.
Natural buildings have an important role to play in rural Asia, particularly in regards to developing communities within new paradigms outside the old industrialization frame. Community building workshops are becoming more popular where skills are being shared between both the 'new and old' worlds. It connects communities to the world, devout of any middle people.
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Earth house development projects can become a new tool in poverty alleviation and as a catalyst in developing an alternative micro-economy, which maybe very important with forecasted world economic slow-down over the coming years.
However this to be achieved requires new cooperative business models, basing value upon labor and skills, rather than technology.
Social evolution may be about going back to the future.
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