Who We Are

StrawBale.com has been empowering people to build their own beautiful straw bale homes since 2004.

Over the years, we have had the privilege of teaching thousandgs of people at our seven-day hands-on straw bale workshops, and in that process, we have seen again and again, that with passion, focus, and dedication pretty much everyone can hand-craft their own beautiful straw bale home.

Our mission is to create and offer the highest quality resources and instructional material possible so that you can save time, money, and have peace of mind as you build.

We are glad that you have found us and we hope to support you as you go through your personal process of creating your dream straw bale home. Contact us.

Meet the Caretakers of the Strawbale.com Community

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Timbo Scursso
Co-owner, Teacher, Designer, Craftsman
Timbo Scursso
Co-owner, Teacher, Designer, Craftsman

Timbo embodies the spirit of the Master Builder of pre-modern times. Rooted as a practical designer and an accomplished builder, his simple designs and finely crafted details exemplify what is achievable in straw bale construction. He is excited to share his lifelong construction experience and the wisdom of twenty years of straw bale-specific design-build knowledge as a straw bale home designer and professional builder with a larger community.

Check out his design-build portfolio at StrawBaleHomeDesigns.com.

Follow Timbo for workshop tour and project highlights at Instagram @strawbale_com

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Co-owner, Teacher, Designer, Craftsman
Dainella Nartker
Co-owner, Community and Marketing Director
Dainella Nartker
Co-owner, Community and Marketing Director

Dainella weaves together people, places, and processes to make it easy for community members to access the resources they need for building their dream straw bale home. Her background includes a B.S. in Environmental Science & Experiential Education Training from the University of Oregon, a career in the electrical trade, workshop leadership, and over a decade of business ownership.

She’s delighted to be applying her skills to grow access to quality resources for straw bale construction techniques. But, really, it is being witness to and facilitating the empowerment of our community members through their learning process that fuels her most!

Connect with her at info@strawbale.com

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Co-owner, Community and Marketing Director

Strawbale.com Founders
(Now Enjoying Retirement!)

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Andrew Morrison
Founder, Retired
Andrew Morrison
Founder, Retired

Andrew has a passion for straw bale construction that was matched only by his desire to teach others and help support them to be who they wish to be. His wealth of experience in designing and building conventional, tiny, and straw bale homes was the foundation upon which the strawbale.com community was built upon. After years of being a builder/contractor himself, he had moved his practice entirely to consulting and teaching.

He shared his knowledge with thousands of people via his video series, book, this website, and hands-on workshops he taught each year. He is enjoying retirement and exploring what is possible in this next chapter of his life. 

Founder, Retired
Gabriella Morrison
Founder, Retired
Gabriella Morrison
Founder, Retired

Gabriella brought her video editing and filming skills to the strawbale.com team as well as a life-long interest in sustainable construction and straw bale technology. She earned a B.A. from Hampshire College in Wildlife Conservation and was glad to be involved in a project that prioritizes the outreach of sustainable technology.  She was the cinematographer for the series of How-To Instructional Straw Bale videos, as well as the prior marketing director for Strawbale.com.

Founder, Retired