I spent 3 years building my mud home, and I have now lived in it for the past 2 years. I was not high income when I built it. I had nearly $0 on my bank account and learned how to build from scratch. I built during the day and worked at night to make it happen. I can never go back to living in a modern home. There are so many benefits of mud homes that we overlook because of stigmas. There are benefits for our health, the environment, and our wallet. Mud homes are very intelligent homes. They are built with natural materials and so they can interact with nature's elements in a smarter way. They are brilliant when it comes to heating and cooling, mold regulation, and even sound proofing. We no longer build this way because of companies profiting off of synthetic materials. we deserve to take back our right to sustainable affordable housing. #build #Home
Full short film of this spectacular day on my YouTube Turiya Natural Living! where 600 of my neighbors helped me build the first part of my mud home in a big celebration called a junta de embarre. It is a nearly dead tradition that I aim to bring back to the younger generations of Panama and the world, along with other global natural building techniques from Europe and elsewhere. The history of human homes is worth preserving! #Home #mud #architecture #DIY #build