SB: Straw vs Hay

[Brenda Laliberte <bjlaliberte@home.com>]

Hello,

I am new to the list -- I have been perusing the archives for the past week 
or so.  We are going to build a small strawbale house as a guesthouse 
here.  We live on southern Vancouver Island in British Columbia.

My question is regarding hay as a building material.  Most sources I have 
seen advise against it because it is not a waste product, and it is usually 
much more expensive -- I have yet to see another reason.

I have found a source of hay that is very local (less than 10 km) 
and  $1.50 cheaper per bale than the straw.  It is last year's hay, very 
dry and no one wants to buy it for their horses.

Is there a structural reason that we should not use hay?

Thanks 


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