Golden Home Design

There are many types and colors of clay, although all of them are a complex chemical soup of dissolved feldspar... because of the size and scale shape of particles of clay, when compacted clay expands it initially resists absorbtion of water, then becomes sticky when partially wet, and eventually slippery when soaked or slaked into a liquid slip... often you can get it from your own work site while excavating for the foundation... dig down to the subsoil, if the land has clay rich soil, or veins of clay...  it is easy to harvest from cut banks of rivers or roadside cuts when moist, or can be reclaimed from local potters or purchased from a pottery store...

Not hay or alfalfa... only the stems of cereal grains, like wheat or rice, with the seed removed... properties: high carbon, low nitrogen, strong cellulose fibers, tensile strength, good insulation, versatile material, mixes well straight or chopped... low ecological footprint, straw is a by-product of agriculture, and is normally burned... used in landscaping, straw-bale, cob, straw-clay, earthen plaster, animal bedding, and compost...