Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Montana couple who built a home from clay and straw brings to mind “The Three Little Pigs” fairytale. But Daniel and Katherine ...

The couple designed and built the house themselves using cob, a traditional building method made from clay, sand, straw and ...

Making homes out of clay, sand and straw — a material called “cob” — might raise eyebrows in earthquake country, but California devotees are hoping to gain acceptance for what they say is an ...