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Cathy Gregor

Cathy Gregor

Natural builder recognized for straw bale construction and ecological design; 2010 Big Heart Award recipient from the California Straw Building Association.

Jul 17, 2026

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Raising bale: Building a straw think tank

Jul 17 · 31m

Beth Cochran
Beth CochranHOST
11:03
Cathy Gregor was one of those straw-curious homeowners who found her way to CASBA 28 years ago.
Cathy Gregor
Cathy GregorGUEST
11:10
I had seen an article in Mother Earth News, and it was in the classified, and it said California Straw Building Association.
Cathy Gregor
Cathy GregorGUEST
11:17
And I have been just really, I was really attracted to natural building.
Cathy Gregor
Cathy GregorGUEST
11:22
And I thought, oh, how interesting that they even have an organization.
Cathy Gregor
Cathy GregorGUEST
11:27
And then Ad said about the conference, and the magic words were everyone welcome.
Cathy Gregor
Cathy GregorGUEST
11:35
And that changed my life.
Cathy Gregor
Cathy GregorGUEST
11:37
And some of the people that I met 28 years ago at my first CASBA have been friends for life.

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