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Local veteran builds his own straw bale house
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Retired veteran Richard Breitenbach is building his own straw bale house as part of a homestead on his Dawson County property, and he wants to teach others how to do it, too. - photo by Julia Hansen
Ever since Richard Breitenbach was a child, he’s dreamed of constructing his own home.Now, after 34 years of moving around Georgia while serving as a seabee and airman, he is finally realizing his long held goal on his property in Dawson County.And that’s just the beginning. Breitenbach, who currently lives with his family in Cumming and teaches in Forsyth County, envisions a food forest and hosting self-sustenance skills classes under the moniker “Modern Homesteading Skills” on his Dawson County lot.