The history of earth construction has about 10,000 years. Great civilizations, Egyptian and Persian, built cities with soil. The main advantages of this construction material are a low cost, low energy consumption and emission of pollutants, however, the disadvantage is its low water resistance, which leads to most structural pathologies. In this work, the durability of a matrix of soil stabilized with polyvinyl acetate (PVA) and castor oil resin (RPM) was assessed, and mechanical strength was measured. The PVA (50 per cent and 70 per cent solutions), and RPM were added to the soil in a proportion of 26 per cent in relation to soil dry weight. The performance of two types of vegetable fibers as reinforcement of soil/RPM matrix, Pupunha and Sisal, were investigated. The considered fibers were of 25 mm length, with weight fractions of 0,5 per cent in relation to soil dry weight. The compressive strength of the specimens stabilized with PVA remained below the minimum required by the standard, and water absorption by immersion was higher than the recommended maximum. The results demonstrate the potentiality of the use of castor oil resin. A significant decrease of the mechanical properties (results of unconfined compression and Brazilian test) compared to the mixture soil/cement was not observed. The durability tests showed, in all cases, the superior performance of resin compared to cement and PVA. Moisture absorption rate of soil/resin was 5 per cent in contrast to 23 per cent of the soil/cement matrix. The capillary absorption was lower when compared to other composites studied. There was less weight loss and a higher abrasion resistance after wetting and drying cycles. It was found that the vegetable fibers improved the post-cracking behavior of the composites.