When I take people on tours of the natural buildings on the land at Mountain Jewel, I tell them that I love to let the clay sing through the exaltation of earthen plaster on the walls. Not only are they beautiful, soft and inviting, earthen plasters are a non-harmful, even health promoting building material deserving of a resurgence. Re-localizing building with valuable materials beneath our feet Clay teaches us that simply because something is pervasive and inexpensive, it doesn’t mean that it is not valuable or useful. It may just be overlooked or that people don’t know how to utilize it within their bioregional context. Earthen plasters are one of…