Happy Spring, It is that time of the year! The lantana, creosote, and ocotillo are blooming. The days are warm, the nights are cool. It is time to tour homes. The 2014 LCHBA Spring Showcase of Homes begins this Friday, April 25th at 4:00 p.m. and runs Saturday and Sunday as well as the following […]
March 14, 2014 Newsletter
Dear Friends & Fans, Spring is in the air! For us that means the Spring Showcase of Homes is around the corner. We are very excited to present our 2014 Spring Showcase Home. It is the only earthen home in the Showcase of Homes. It is a home with 18″ rammed earth walls that will […]
February 8, 2013 Newsletter
Greetings Soledad Friends, January left as quickly as it showed up! 2013 is upon us—13 is a number that is known for its “bad luck” qualities. Not something I put much credence on. But yet there is a little bit of wariness about it! As I got to thinking about it a bit more I realized […]
December 11, 2012 Newsletter
Friends of Soledad Canyon, I am glad I don’t count on my writing for a living! It’s been awhile since I have been inspired to write our Newsletter! I wonder why. The end of autumn brings the beginning of Ramming Walls on our Berrenda Ranch project. We are at the end of week two. The weather […]
August 30, 2012 Newsletter
Greetings to everyone across this great land of ours! September is upon us — school zones, Aggie Football, green chile roasting in the air, Salsa Fiesta, Wine Festival, Election Time…Fall activities are in full swing. This summer was full of activities and trips, as well. Our most recent TEG (The Earthbuilders’ Guild) meeting was held in […]
June 22, 2012 Newsletter
Welcome Summer… For us the beauty of summer has been here for more than a month-officially it was here Wednesday afternoon at 5:09 p.m. I have already had many activities that ooze with summer-a day at the water park (how can you be cold on such a hot day!), salmon on the grill, a visit […]
April 23, 2012 Newsletter
Dear Soledad Canyon Earth Builders Fans, Friends & Family, You are cordially invited to attend our Opening! Spring Showcase 2012 opens its doors this coming Friday at 4:00 p.m.! It has been a road well traveled. What began about 4 years ago is coming to a close. Bob & Cindy Oheim’s home at 1332 Saltillo […]
March 20, 2012 Newsletter
Hi Everyone, The first day of Spring! That can only mean the Las Cruces Home Builders Association Spring Showcase of Homes is just around the corner. We are very excited to show this year’s entry….. the home we begun in November of 2010 in Picacho Mountain Community. The home with the elevator, basement, rammed earth walls, oak […]
April 22, 2011 Newsletter
Friends of Soledad Canyon Earth Builders, Back in the late 80’s, as we began our business of building rammed earth homes, we regularly hosted Demonstration Days. We’d take out a week’s worth of advertising in the Las Cruces Sun News and invite everyone to watch us build the walls of a home we had under […]
March 20, 2011 Newsletter
Welcome Spring! Here it is. Spring has sprung! Notice the pops of green throughout town….the willows and cottonwoods, the red plums and the pretty white bloom trees are alive! So sad to see many of our old cacti laying flat as a result of our very, very cold snap. Our crew is busy finishing up the sheetrock on […]
February 4, 2011 Newsletter
Hello Friends & Fans, Anyone else feel like “it can’t possibly be February”? Do the children in your life think that time flies by? Most adults that I know don’t understand how time is going by so fast. The beginning of a new year gives one a chance to look back over the past year […]
November 18, 2010 Newsletter
Another year is circling around! The mornings are chilly, the leaves are falling, and it’s the time of year to give thanks for all we have (although I give thanks everyday!) We have broken ground on our project in Picacho Mountain on Saltillo Place! This is a very special occasion! Why? The people, the place and the time […]