These adobe blocks were made ahead of time. The material is dug from the ground, mixed with, water, pine needles, and grass. It is then packed into a mold, deposited on the ground and left for drying. Antonio (Indian that made the blocks) said; "it takes a lot of preparation, then I can make around 100 blocks a day." With some extra blocks made (per Ed's request) around 700, 40/50# adobe blocks were moved to the building site by the group.

Starting on the first row of  Adobe Blocks  

 Mixing 'mud mortar' was an never ending job.......most of the soil is of a clay type , so after the dirt is sifted through a screen, it was the job of the mixing crew to add water and make a 'paste consistency mud' for the block layers.