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2006 Event Calendar
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JANUARY
26-31, 2006 ---
Volunteer work party
North American School of Natural Building, Coquille, Oregon
All are welcome to visit the school, stay the night, the weekend or the week. Help repair winter damage, cleanup, plastering, building projects, etc. Camping and all meals provided. Some cob housing available with donation. Call 541-396-1825 for details.
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FEBRUARY
5-17, 2006 --- Zipolite, Oaxaca, Mexico
House Alive is offering a unique learning opportunity in this beautiful coastal village in Southern Mexico. We will continue the work we began last year by enhancing the site with a small cob kitchen, cob cook stove, composting toilet, and other appropriate technologies. Please visit our web site to see pictures from last year and to learn more about this one-of-a-kind project.
http://www.housealive.org/workshops2006.htm#mex06
21-March 4, 2006 --- Tlasco, Tlaxcala, Mexico
Cob Cottage Company, Zopilote Association and Proyecto San Isidro Educacion Permanente is offering their 20th year of Natural Building and Ecological Living workshops of practical hands-on learning in Highland Mexico. This workshop to focus on Natural Building. Topics to include: Mexico's traditional buildings; understanding local ecology and culture; local economics and building techniques; the natural house (using local resources); climate-responsive building; practice and explanation of cob, strawbale, lightclay, thatch, natural floors, natural plasters, roundwood and wastewood; design of natural buildings.
http://www.cobcottage.com/ecologicalliving
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MARCH
March 13-19, 2006 --- Meditation & Earthen Building workshop
Buellton, California (40 miles north of Santa Barbara)
***POSTPONED EVENT*** POSSIBLY MOVED TO
AUGUST!
The Sunburst Sanctuary is hosting a meditation & earthen building workshop. We will build a small meditation studio and learn a proven meditation technique. Each day will start with a meditation class and then building. With a cob lecture after lunch each day and more building. 3 Meals a day will be provided along with free b.y.o. tent camping, indoor showers and bathrooms provided. Other housing options available - call for prices & info. Toll free 1-888-689-0352. Fee: $600; ($500 if registered and paid by February 13, 2006).
http://www.solarlogos.org
March 16-21, 2006 ---
Volunteer work party
North American School of Natural Building, Coquille, Oregon
All are welcome to visit the school, stay the night, the weekend or the week. Help repair winter damage, cleanup, plastering, building projects, etc. Camping and all meals provided. Some cob housing available with donation. Call 541-396-1825 for details.
March 25, 2006 --- Natural House Tour at the home of Bernhard
Masterson, Estacada, Oregon
At this point we have untrimmed cob walls, scratch
coat, and finish plaster all exposed for
viewing. Please come see what we are up to on Saturday, March
25th. at 2:00 pm. I'll talk about the earthen materials, the process,
and other aspects of our house like our homemade wood furnace (rocket
stove), composting toilet, and grey-water system. Please email bernhard_masterson@hotmail.com
or call 503-929-8583 with questions and to
let us know your coming.
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APRIL
April 20-25, 2006 ---
Volunteer work party
North American School of Natural Building, Coquille, Oregon
All are welcome to visit the school, stay the night, the weekend or the week. Help repair winter damage, cleanup, plastering, building projects, etc. Camping and all meals provided. Some cob housing available with donation. Call 541-396-1825 for details.
April 22-23, 2006 --- Rumford fireplace and cob patio wall
work-party
Estacada, Oregon, at the home of Bernhard Masterson.
10:00am
to 5:00pm. Come and learn about how to build your own inexpensive and
clean burning fireplace using
earthen materials. Cob mixing, wall building, and lunch will be
provided for all. Come
for one or both days. Please email bernhard_masterson@hotmail.com
or call 503-929-8583 with questions and to
let us know your coming.
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MAY
May 13-14 --- Introduction
to Natural Building
Laytonville, California
Instructors: Michael G. Smith and Colin
Gillespie
Cob is an ancient earth-building technique time-tested in many climates,
from England to Arabia. It is simple to learn, cheap to build, durable
and highly sculptural. Straw bale building is sweeping the world due to
it's low environmental cost, high insulation value, and speed of
construction. In this intensive weekend you will learn the basics of
both techniques, including materials selection and testing, mixing
methods, and wall construction. Tour beautiful examples of natural straw
and earth construction, and watch a slide show of inspirational examples
from around the world. Cost and Registration: $200 includes on-site
camping and meals. Local discounts available. For more information call
Cece or Colin at 707-984-8460 or email ccc@saber.net
May 13-17
--- Building with Straw and
Clay
Laytonville, California
Instructors: Michael G. Smith and Colin
Gillespie
Sink your hands (and feet!) deep into the subject! Building on the
knowledge gained during the Introduction to Natural Building weekend
(see above), we will spend the next three days developing the skills
needed to build a house of straw bales and cob. We will also
discuss site selection, climate-appropriate design, and a variety of
other applications for using straw and clay to create beautiful,
durable, and efficient homes, including earthen floors and finishes.
Cost and Registration: $350 includes on-site camping and meals for all
five days. Local discounts available. For more information call Cece or
Colin at 707-984-8460 or email ccc@saber.net
May 18-23, 2006 ---
Volunteer work party
North American School of Natural Building, Coquille, Oregon
All are welcome to visit the school, stay the night, the weekend or the week. Help repair winter damage, cleanup, plastering, building projects, etc. Camping and all meals provided. Some cob housing available with donation. Call 541-396-1825 for details.
May 21-31, 2006 --- Basics of Building with
Cob Workshop
Quail Springs, Cuyama, California
We are pleased to announce our first Cob building workshop facilitated by instructors from the
Cob Cottage
Company. Come join us in building an elegant and efficient small cob cabin here
at Quail
Springs. Cob Cottage Company's most popular workshop teaches professionals and owner-builders the basics of cob construction 7 intensive days. Even complete novices leave the workshop confident in their ability to build the cob parts of a cabin, studio, or greenhouse. Learn how to locate and test soil, sand, and straw, create the right cob mix for any situation, and build strong, durable, sculptural earthen walls. Get practical experience with foundations, windows, doors, arches and niches. Lectures cover site selection, passive solar design, drainage, heating, plumbing and electric, natural roofing, and flooring.
This workshop will be taught by Betty Seaman from the Cob Cottage Company and co-founder of Spirit Pine Sanctuary. The workshop will also be supported by the Quail Springs resident caretakers.
Cost: $760 (This basic fee includes tuition, materials, three healthy meals daily, and camping. Discounts apply for early registrations paid in full... 20% by March 21st, 10% for April 21st.
Contact Kolmi at info@quailsprings.org
or 805-886-7239, or Jack at Cob Cottage at 541-942-2005.
May 23-June 6, 2006 --- Permaculture and the Arts Design Intensive. Frogwood Retreat Center, Northern California
Redwoods
The Wilder Institute, Next Generation
Permaculture presents: Permaculture and the Arts Design Intensive.
Join
us for a creative 14-day arts and hands-on intensive! 112 hr
certificated permaculture design course with daily art classes,
movement, yoga & theatre. Permaculture Teachers: Joel
Glanzberg and Jenny Pell with Byron Delvin Gelin & Wendy Breiby;
Visionary Artists: Mariela de la Paz and Nemo; Movement, Yoga and
Theatre: Nala Walla and Michael Suzerris; Raw Food Chef:
Bruce Horowitz of the Sun Kitchen. Cost: $1,450 -
includes delicious vegetarian and raw foods made from a mix of local
cuisine & farm-fresh foods, accommodations in cabins nestled in
the Redwoods, full use of Frogwood Lodge, hot tub, & trails.
Deadline to apply: April 25th, 2006 $100 discount if paid in
full by April 1st. $350 non-refundable deposit required.
Space limited to 25 students. For complete details visit our website: www.permaculturenow.com,
or contact: Byron Delvin Gelin: delvin@permaculturenow.com
or (604) 307-5566 or Wendy Breiby: wendy@permaculturenow.com
or (503) 298-4871.
http://www.permaculturenow.com
Permaculture Now - Flyer Download: Permaculture_and_the_Arts.pdf
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JUNE
June 6- July 29 --- Natural
Building in Community
Emerald Earth, Boonville,
California
Instructors: Michael G. Smith, Darryl Berlin,
and guests
Topics: straw bale; cob; round pole framing; straw light-clay
(slipstraw); earthen floors; natural plasters and paints; earthbags,
rammed tires, rubble trenches, and other alternative foundations;
sustainable materials harvesting; home power generation; passive solar
design; structures and processes for intentional communities; and lots
more about natural building, rural homesteading, and living and
working in groups. The program is geared towards those who want to
seriously improve their knowledge, skill and comfort with natural
building, either to build for themselves or to work professionally. It
runs approximately 5 days and 40 hours per week, including hands-on
building, lectures, leadership and communication exercises, field
trips, and personal projects. Cost: $2800 includes camping and 3
delicious organic meals per day. Written application required. Group
size limited to 6, so contact us now. Info: 707-972-3096; workshops@emeraldearth.org;
www.emeraldearth.org
June 11-18, 2006 --- Build Here Now
Taos County, New Mexico
Build Here Now is the 8th Natural Building, Permaculture and Sustainable Lifestyles convergence. Join us for a dynamic week of hands-on workshops, classroom theory, discussion, slide presentations, and networking with dedicated practitioners of natural building, permaculture and sustainable lifestyles - set amongst the stunning beauty of Lama Foundation. Cost: $495 until April 1, 2006, $650 thereafter. Limited number of half-tuition work-trade positions available. Tuition includes everything; you will have no extra costs during the program. We accommodate people in prepared tenting sites, with limited dorm-space (small extra fee) and car camping sites (no fee) by reservation. Hotel-type lodging is available in Taos or Questa at additional cost. All meals are vegetarian. Families are welcome - please inquire for details. To register or for further information call 505-586-1269, or email:
BuildHereNow@LamaFoundation.org.
http://www.lamafoundation.org
Build Here Now - Flyer download: BHNPoster.pdf
June 19-August 25, 2006 --- The Natural Building Skillbuilder
O.U.R. Ecovillage, Vancouver Island, B.C., Canada
Imagine yourself this summer...building...camping...in community...learning new skills...Curious? Join us for The Natural Building Skillbuilder at O.U.R. Ecovillage. Hands-on practice including cob construction, light-clay infill, straw bale work, introduction to earthbag building, stonework, natural plasters. Background theory and natural house design principals. Guest presenters. The program is lead by Elke Cole from Cobworks, with other instructors joining for special applications. For more information visit
http://www.cobworks.com/workshops.htm#ourecovillage or
www.ourecovillage.org
June 23-October 6, 2006 --- Kleiwerks
15-Week Natural Building Internship
Earthaven
Ecovillage, Asheville, North
Carolina
Learn Natural Building while creating an earth
& straw home.
This internship is a unique opportunity for people who have a serious
interest in making Natural Building part of their lives. No previous
building experience is necessary.
Join us for a Natural Building immersion. Gain
extensive hands-on Natural Building experience while working on a
2-story straw bale, cob and adobe home and other regional earthen
building projects. Live and work with a small team in the larger
context of the Earthaven community- one of North America’s most
prominent full-scale ecovillages, and home to numerous examples of
Natural Building, including cob, straw bale, slipstraw, timber-frame,
round pole, earthship and adobe. Enjoy the cool town of Asheville, NC
and one of the most bio-diverse places on the planet, the beautiful
Blue Ridge Mountains.
For
more information, click here or visit www.kleiwerks.org.
June 26-July 23, 2006 --- Four-Week
Natural Building Work Study
Wolf Creek,
Oregon, At Meka
Bunch’s Whispering Hills Cob Studio
This work-study is a unique opportunity
for people who have a serious interest in making Natural Building part
of their lives. No previous building experience is required.
Work alongside Meka Bunch…
Meka is taking the summer to build a bath house addition on his
one-of-a-kind hand-sculpted cob home. Built in the mid-90´s, this will
be the final touch on one of Oregon’s premier cob structures, a
two-story example of a compact living space that embodies personalized
details and sacred elements, candle and altar nooks, embedded objects,
home-made natural paints, an earthen floor, living roof and wood fired
hot tub. Several field trips will be included.
For more information visit: http://www.kleiwerks.org
/northamerica_4week_workstudy
.php or Email
Meka.
June 30-July 2 --- Building
with Straw Bales
Old Mill Farm, Mendocino,
California
Instructors: Michael G. Smith
and Darryl Berlin
Straw bale construction is sweeping the world due to it's enormous
environmental benefits, high insulation value, and speed of
construction. In this intensive weekend you will learn various options
for building with bales, including load-bearing or post-and-beam,
interior and exterior pinning, and laying the bales flat or on edge.
Learn how to select, purchase and store bales, to modify their size
and shape, and to prime the bales with clay slip for better adhesion
of the plaster. We will be constructing a real building to serve
future groups at the farm, and you'll be amazed at how fast the straw
walls go up. We'll also watch a video presentation on straw bale
building around the world and have time for a tour of the farm. Cost
and Registration: $225 includes on-site camping and all meals.
Discounts available for locals and for multiple workshops. For more
information contact Old Mill Farm at 707-937-3047; inquiry@oldmillfarm.org;
www.oldmillfarm.org/events/building06.html
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JULY
July 3-23, 2006 --- Summer Teen Residential “Apprentorship” Program
in Natural
Building, Permaculture and more
Quail Springs Learning Oasis and Permaculture Farm, Cuyama, California
For teens ages 13-18. This unique and innovative intensive will offer
youth an opportunity to gain hands on personal development and vocational skills in natural building, permaculture design, sustainable food systems, composting, energy orders, simple aquaculture, ecological restoration, animal stewardship, wild animal tracking, healthy food preparation, nature appreciation and awareness, personal and community relationship building, “old way” earth skills, and many other activities and learning around the farm and in the surrounding wilderness. This program will have a limited capacity, keeping the group small to allow depth of experience for youth participants.
Youth participants will have the opportunity to gather essential tools that will allow them to begin to navigate the journey of uncovering an appropriate vocation in relation to their inherent gifts and abilities. Our innovative program design inspires the participants to gain valuable hands-on experience in a wide variety of life supporting and affirming tasks, and to bridge the learning-experience gap that most modern youth encounter by offering immersion in relevant work, life and community success strategies. Our groups are small which allow for intensive one-on-one counsel and which give the participant an opportunity to go through their own experiential processes at a pace that supports their unique learning capacities.
During the last weekend of the three-week program we invite the families of the youth to Quail Springs to camp and celebrate the learning and accomplishments of their children.
Cost: $1,500 (Some partial scholarships may be available)
(includes instruction, mentoring, healthy food, and tent housing).
For more information please email: w@quailsprings.org,
or see www.quailsprings.org.
July 25-August 5, 2006 --- Natural Building and Ecological Living
Tlasco, Tlaxcala, Mexico
Cob Cottage Company, Zopilote Association and Proyecto San Isidro Educacion Permanente
is offering their 20th year of Natural Building and Ecological Living workshops of practical hands-on learning in Highland Mexico. This workshop to focus on Ecological Living/Permaculture. Topics to include: Mexico's traditional buildings; understanding local ecology and culture; local economics and building techniques; the natural house (using local resources); climate-responsive building; practice and explanation of cob, strawbale, lightclay, thatch, natural floors, natural plasters, roundwood and wastewood; design of natural buildings.
http://www.cobcottage.com/ecologicalliving
July 27-August 2, 2006 ---
Architectural and Neighborhood Design Using Natural Building
North American School of Natural Building, Coquille, Oregon
For anyone involved in design from first time
owner-builder to established architects. If you’re planning to
build a natural house, or modify an existing one; for people
reorganizing their yard or adding a solar greenhouse; for students of
architecture or anyone advising clients on changes to their home or
workplace; for organizers of subdivisions, intentional communities or
new villages. We’ll keep the group small. We strongly recommend
early enrollment. Taught by artist/designer/builder Kiko Denzer and
architect Bob Theis and offered at the North American School of
Natural Building. For further information
click here or visit the Cob
Cottage Company website for full
course description.
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AUGUST
August 2-6, 2006 ---Building
With Spirit - A Regional Natural Building Colloquium,
Thunder Mountain Retreat Center, Bath, New York
Don't miss this year's East Coast Natural
Building event...
Here's what Mark Piepkorn, Associate Editor of
Environmental Building News and Presenter at both the 2004 East Coast
NBC and 2005 Building With Spirit NBC has to say about these events:
"In the end, there's one really important thing that makes
Building With Spirit amazing. Sure, there's all kinds of new, fun,
valuable things to learn - tactile, hands-in-the-mud stuff that you
just don't get from the books or the internet. (If a picture is worth
a thousand words, then learning-by-doing is worth a hundred
thousand... not to mention the priceless self-confidence it provides.)
Sure, people can pick up tricks and tips to save precious days and
months of misdirected time and effort - not to mention thousands of
dollars of misspent money - on their own projects. Sure, there's the
great food, the beautiful natural setting, the music, and so much
more. But in the end, the most rewarding and inspiring thing is the
rare privilege of being with so many talented, smart, caring, willing,
extraordinary people... some of whom just happen to be world-class
natural builders, thinkers, and doers. It's the people - all of them -
who come together at Building With Spirit that are the best thing of
all. "
Registration:
Adult : $375, College Students: $275, Youth (5-17 must be accompanied
by an adult): $175. 50% Deposit due at time of registration -
Balance on July 15
Registration
fee for this unique learning experience includes professional
"classroom" and hands-on instruction, vegetarian meals, a
camping spot (please bring your own gear) and community
activities for the whole family. Limited work-study
opportunities are available by qualification.
PeaceWeavers
Thunder Mountain Retreat Sanctuary, 607-776-4060, pw@peaceweavers.com
August 7-11, 2006 --- Designing
& Building Natural Homes
Camp Epworth, High Falls, New York
This Summer Join Solar Energy
International for a unique workshop experience. This course covers the
opportunities and evolving variations within the field of natural
building. Architects, builders, home-owners and students will gain an
excellent introduction to the art and science of natural building
materials, techniques, and design considerations, while also getting
their HANDS-ON, with straw bale, adobe, pressed block, cob, natural
plasters and more. Designing & Building Natural Homes is for home
owners in the pre-design stage; architects, builders, designers and
contractors; and for anyone interested in this vast field of study. Instructors
will include Laura Bartels, Ben Simpson, Johah Vitale-Wolf and David
Eisenberg. For more information about this class and others visit SEI on
the web at www.solarenergy.org
or call us at 970.963.8855 for workshop details or to register.
August 9-13, 2006 --- Strawbale
Construction, Mixed-Media Earth and Straw (In a Wet Climate)
Earthaven
Ecovillage, Asheville, North
Carolina
Learn Natural Building through
hands-on experience, classes, presentations & demonstrations. Help
build a two-story earth & straw home and sanctuary at Earthaven
Ecovillage. Participate in a community-oriented setting. No previous
experience is necessary. This is a Kleiwerks
sponsored event.
For more information:
http://www.kleiwerks.org
/northamerica_summer_workshop
_series.php or Email.
August 11-13 ---
Natural Plasters for Healthy Homes
Old Mill Farm, Mendocino, California
Instructors:
Michael G. Smith and others.
Clay plasters can be the best choice for finishing straw bale, cob,
straw-clay, adobe, and other natural walls. They are durable,
beautiful, healthy, and easy to apply. They help protect the wall
beneath from weather, fire, dusting, and pests. Clay plasters can also
be applied over non-natural surfaces like plywood and sheetrock, so
they are ideal for health-conscious renovations. Many different colors
and textures are available, according to the ingredients you use and
the application technique. In this workshop we will be applying a clay
base coat to the straw bale walls raised during the July
"Building with Straw Bales" workshop. We will discuss and
practice the steps necessary to prepare different kinds of walls for
earthen plasters. We will also mix up and apply several different
recipes for beautiful clay finish plasters. And we'll watch a slide
show of many exquisite natural finishes from around the world. Cost
and Registration: $225 includes on-site camping and all meals.
Discounts available for locals and for multiple workshops. For more
information contact Old Mill Farm at 707-937-3047; inquiry@oldmillfarm.org;
www.oldmillfarm.org/events/building06.html
August 14-18, 2006 --- Experienced builders
apprenticeship opportunity.
Buellton, California (40 miles north of Santa Barbara)
The Sunburst Sanctuary is offering
5 days of playing, working and being in community as we
hand-sculpt an earthen meditation studio together. Hands-on experience
with Betty Seaman of Cob Cottage Co and Spirit Pine Ranch will give you the skills and
inspiration to manifest your own cob dreams. Time to meditate and
enjoy the 4,000 acre nature sanctuary is scheduled (maybe even a beach
visit?!).This is a work/trade opportunity that includes all meals & BYO tent
camping. Alternate housing options are available. Contact Betty
Seaman for more information.
http://www.solarlogos.org
August 19-20, 2006 --- Cob Introduction
Weekend.
Buellton, California (40 miles north of Santa Barbara)
The Sunburst Sanctuary is offering
two days of classes in mixing and building with cob as well as a
simple meditation technique. This weekend will be led by Betty Seaman
of Cob Cottage Co and Spirit Pine Ranch. $100 donation requested,
includes lunch & dinner both days, BYO tent camping & full
access to main lodge (hot showers, flush toilets & gym facilities)
A great introduction to cob and/or meditation with little
obligation! Contact Betty
Seaman for more information
http://www.solarlogos.org
August 26
--- Build an Earth Oven!
Woodbury, Tennessee
Build an authentic clay oven that will bake
the best pizza and bread you’ve ever tasted! Workshop includes
lunch and snacks. $50-$75 (advance registration discount is
available up to two weeks before this workshop). Contact Christina
Ott of Barefoot
Builders at (850)982-2597 for more info.
August 26-27
--- Building
with Cob
Mendocino, California
Instructors: Michael G. Smith and
others.
Cob is an ancient earth-building technique time-tested in many
climates, from England to Arabia. It is made from a combination of
clay soil, sand, straw and water, mixed by foot and applied to the
wall by hand. It's cheap, durable and easy to learn, requiring very
few tools or specialized skills. Because it requires no forms, no
bricks, and no ramming, cob is intensely sculptural - like modeling
your own home out of clay. In this workshop you will learn to select
and test clay and other building components, make a good cob mix, and
apply it to the wall in the most structurally sound way. We will also
learn a technique for making unsupported cob arches and shelves and
discuss the installation of windows and doors, connections with wooden
parts of the building, and mechanical mixing options. Top it all off
with a breathtaking slide show of amazing cob buildings around the
world. Cost and Registration: $225 includes on-site camping and all
meals. Discounts available for locals and for multiple workshops. For
more information contact Stephanie at 707-937-3093; ssilva@mcn.org.
August 27-September
2 --- Complete
Shelter Workshop
Lakota Reservation,
Pine Ridge, South Dakota
This is a rare
opportunity for people to visit the poorest county in the United
States and help provide a comfortable cabin for a Lakota Indian. The
Pine Ridge Indian Reservation is located in the southwest of South
Dakota (near mount Rushmore and Badlands National Park) and knows a
homelessness rate of 80%. Many people live in trucks, tents or
single-wide mobile homes with 20 or 30 others. The weather can be
extremely cold in winter time and very hot in the summer.
We are planning
to build a small, 300 square-foot cabin, made out of straw bales and
cob, and finish it of with a "living roof," a solar panel
for a few lights and a composting toilet. Almost all materials will be
harvested locally.
Participants
will learn how to build with cob and straw bale, as well as learn to
build foundations, work with earthen plasters and install a composting
toilet. We will also cover natural design, passive solar and small
solar electric systems. About half the participants of the workshop
will be from the reservation (at no cost to them; they have no money).
As part of the workshop we will be participating in and treated to
some of the rituals, spirituality and art (music and dance) of the
Lakota Indians.
Participants
need to bring camping equipment; all food will be provided. The
workshop starts on Sunday morning and will end Saturday evening with a
celebration. I will be visiting the reservation this Spring in order
to prepare the project as well as I can. Any further details that may
come up will be communicated via the website at that time. $890.
This
Workshop is offered by House Alive! Sign
up for this workshop, or check out the site
description for more info.
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SEPTEMBER
September 1-3, 2006 --- Cordwood
Masonry
Earthwood Building School, West Chazy, New York
Morning sessions include cordwood
theory, slide presentations, explanatory tours, and discussion of the
three styles of cordwood construction: built-up corners (stackwall),
round houses, and cordwood as infilling within a post-and-beam
framework. The kinds of wood and how long to dry them is covered, as
well as various alternative mortar mixes. Installing doors and windows
is detailed, as is cordwood masonry "special effects." At
Earthwood, students examine several different kinds of cordwood
masonry buildings. Afternoons are reserved for practical, hands-on
work sessions. The third afternoon affords an opportunity for students
to consult with Rob about their plans, while Jaki maintains order on
the worksite. This workshop gives the student a strong introduction to
this ancient building technique. $400
single, $650 couple. The September
workshop involves cordwood infilling at a neighbor's garage/barn and a
small cooking shed at Earthwood. For more information: http://www.cordwoodmasonry.com/Workshops.html#2day
or please call Earthwood Monday to Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., E.S.T.
if you have any questions about books, videos or workshops:
518-493-7744.
September 1-4, 2006 --- Earthen
Plasters (Interior, Exterior & Bas Relief)
Earthaven
Ecovillage, Asheville, North
Carolina
Learn Natural Building through
hands-on experience, classes, presentations & demonstrations. Help
build a two-story earth & straw home and sanctuary at Earthaven
Ecovillage. Participate in a community-oriented setting. No previous
experience is necessary. This is a Kleiwerks
sponsored event.
For more information: http://www.kleiwerks.org
/northamerica_summer_workshop
_series.php or Email.
September 1-9, 2006 --- Complete
Cob
The
Hollies, Cork, Ireland
This year the Cob Cottage Company
again offer our complete cob workshop in Ireland, hosted by The
Hollies. In this expanded version of our most popular program ever
(more than 200 of these workshops since 1993!), we'll take the ground
out from under your feet and turn it into a versatile medium to sculpt
a whole house with. In addition to the content of the Basics course,
we cover in depth many additional things you can do with cob including
arches, details, shelving, furniture and earthen floors. Taught
by Ianto Evans. Cost: €950 - concessions available. For more
information: http://www.cobcottage.com/node/209
or call 541-942-2005 in the U.S. or 00 353 23 47981 in Ireland.
September 2-4,
2006 --- Cob Courtyard Walls
Woodbury, Tennessee
Do you
love the old world charm of Spanish style courtyards and garden walls?
You can build beautiful courtyards, outdoor
dining areas and more with the traditional European building material,
cob. Learn all the basics of building beautiful free-flowing
walls to accent outdoor spaces. Cob can be used to create an infinite
variety of sculptural forms. Cob courtyards can have niches for
candles, cozy benches and nooks, and dramatic fireplaces for outdoor
gatherings or quiet evenings by the fire. Cob
garden walls are great for landscaping, insulating your yard from road
noise or protecting against deer in the garden. Once plastered, your
courtyard walls will be nearly impervious to wind and rain and can
last for hundreds of years. In this
relaxed hands-on workshop you will learn how to plan a wall, make and
build with cob, add sculptural details, and protect your cob walls
from the elements. $225-$300. Contact
Christina Ott
of Barefoot
Builders at (850)982-2597 for more info.
September 2-8
--- Natural Building
Intensive
Emerald Earth, Boonville,
California
Instructors:
Michael G. Smith, Darryl Berlin, Sara McCamant
There are many options for people wishing to build a natural home. To
make the best choices, you need to understand the strengths and
weaknesses of each technique. This popular workshop introduces straw
bale, cob, straw-clay, wattle and daub, adobe floors, clay and lime
plasters, natural paints, passive solar design, ecological materials
harvesting, gray water harvesting, off-grid electricity, and much
more. A stimulating mixture of hands-on building, lecture, slide
shows, and tours of the most complete natural building demonstration
site on the West Coast. Cost:
$500 includes camping and delicious meals. Local discounts
available. Info: 707-972-3096; workshops@emeraldearth.org;
www.emeraldearth.org
September 8-10, 2006 --- Cordwood
Workshop
Jacksonville, Oregon
Instructors: Rob and Jaki Roy.
Each day of this comprehensive workshop follows our usual pattern of
four hours of cordwood theory and four hours of hands-on instruction.
The building, which will have a living roof, is already framed.
Oregon workshops include the textbook and good cloth-lined working
gloves. An excellent full meal program is available through our hosts,
Chant and Susanna Bahaar Thomas at Birch Creek Arts and Ecology
Center. $400 single, $650 couple. A unique feature of this workshop,
and the one-day Earthwood Techniques, below, will be the opportunity
to gain college credit(s), for an additional charge. For info on this,
contact Chant at trillium@deepwild.org
. Please specify "Trillium enquiry" in the subject line. To
learn about Birch Creek Arts and Ecology Center, visit their website
at http://www.deepwild.org/birchcreek.htm or
please call Earthwood Monday to Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., E.S.T. if
you have any questions about books, videos or workshops: 518-493-7744.
September 9-10, 2006 --- Plaster workshop
Estacada, Oregon, at the home of Bernhard
Masterson
10:00am to 5:00pm. Plaster
is medium that truly reveals the beauty of hand formed walls. In
this hands-on workshop learn about
different mixes for base coat, finish coats,
sculpture, mud and lime plasters. Tools,
materials, coloration, and techniques will
be covered. Join us in making new friends,
laughing, and creating gorgeous walls. Lunch
will be served both days. $150 fee for both days.
Please send a $75 deposit to Bernhard
Masterson, P.O. Box 1836, Estacada, OR 97023 to hold your spot.
September 13-14 --- Pyromania:
Lorena & Rocket Stoves
The
Hollies, Cork, Ireland
Rocket Stoves to Heat Cob
Buildings by Ianto Evans and Leslie Jackson has made these incredibly
clean-burning wood burners big news. We'll build one (or more), cover
basics of combustion, fuels, etc. and light a lot of fires. (12 person
limit). Cost: €250. Taught by Ianto Evans. Contact Cob Cottage Co in
the U.S. for info: 541-942-2005, or the
Hollies at 00 353 23 47981 in Ireland. http://www.cobcottage.com/node/210
September 16-17 --- Natural
Building Workshop
Quail Springs,
Cuyama,
California
Natural Building Service Learning
Weekend on September 16th and 17th. Come learn plastering and
cob building with others folk…bring your whole family and some food
to contribute to the potluck meals. RSVP to: info@quailsprings.org
September 22-24 --- Introduction
to Straw Bale Construction
Carbondale, Colorado
Instructor: Laura Bartels, Solar
Energy International. This two-and-half-day course is designed for
those looking for an introduction to the design considerations and the
variety of styles and techniques of the evolving field of straw bale
construction. Participants will gain hands-on experience with
different techniques, discuss and experience different construction
and detailing ideas, and try their hand at sample plasters. Cost:
$275. For more info: SEI Introduction to Straw Bale Construction
or call 970-963-8855.
September 23-30 --- Complete
Cob Workshop
Los Olivos,
California (Near Santa Barbara)
In this expanded version of our
most popular program ever (more than 200 of these workshops since
1993!), we'll take the ground out from under your feet and turn it
into a versatile medium to sculpt a whole house with. In addition to
the content of the Basics course, we cover in depth many additional
things you can do with cob including arches, details, shelving,
furniture and earthen floors. Taught by Betty Seaman. Cost: $760
includes camping, vegetarian meals and intensive hands-on training.
For more information call Cob Cottage
Company at 541-942-2005, or Betty at
805-698-3840. http://www.cobcottage.com/node/194
click
here for the downloadable flyer (6 MB pdf)
September 24-October 1 --- 2006
International Straw Bale Building Conference
Lakefield, Ontario
The International Straw Bale Building
Conference is a bi-annual gathering of a worldwide community of straw
bale building practitioners, advocates and enthusiasts. These
gatherings offer a chance to share information and techniques with one
another to promote the better design and construction of straw bale
buildings. Contact: Anita
Carr, Ontario Straw Bale Building Coalition 613-658-2404, http://www.strawbalebuilding.ca/isbbc.shtml
September 29-October 1, 2006 ---
Earthen Plasters (Earthen Wall Exteriors)
Earthaven
Ecovillage, Asheville, North
Carolina
Learn Natural Building through
hands-on experience, classes, presentations & demonstrations. Help
build a two-story earth & straw home and sanctuary at Earthaven
Ecovillage. Participate in a community-oriented setting. No previous
experience is necessary. This is a Kleiwerks
sponsored event.
For more information:
http://www.kleiwerks.org
/northamerica_summer_workshop
_series.php or Email.
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OCTOBER
October, 2006
--- Natural Finishes
Work Party
Asheville, North
Carolina
What: FREE (for locals) earthen
plasters & paints experiential learning opportunity. We are
retrofitting an old 2-story brick house with beautiful & totally
natural custom-made, clay-based finishes. We will be covering the
entire house including ceilings, walls & floors. See below for
more details about natural finishes. Where: 82 Buchanan Ave; a
7-minute walk from Downtown Asheville; adjacent to McCormick Stadium. When:
Monday thru Saturday; 10am-6pm; thru the month of October ’06. Join
for a day, all month, or some time in between. We ask for at least a
1-day commitment. Call ahead or just come.
Formal tutorials: Wednesday & Saturday; 10-11:30am. Why:
Learn (details below) while helping a community service project.
We’re retrofitting a house for the Ashevillage Institute - a new
non-profit headquarters & education center for Kleiwerks
International & the Ashevillage Building Convergence.. Please
bring: a lunch; brushes & rollers if you have ‘em.
Out-of-towners are asked for a sliding scale contribution of $290-$500
for food, camping & tuition. Locals are invited for free. On-site
Coordinator: Emily Hansgen - 828.337.6547. Work Party Coordinator:
Janell Kapoor - 828.279.1955
Co-sponsors: Kleiwerks International & the Ashevillage Institute.
For more info: Click here: http://www.kleiwerks.org/northamerica_paint_party_06.php
or call Janell Kapoor at 828.279.1955; Email janell@kleiwerks.org
October 6-15, 2006
--- Building With Cob & Strawbale
Julian, California
During this workshop you will
learn everything you need to know to build your own natural cottage,
made out of cob and straw bale. During the workshop we will be
constructing a hybrid cottage that will function as staff housing for
the conference center that will host us.
Participants will learn how to
find materials, mix cob, build with cob, build straw bale walls, apply
earthen plaster, how to put in windows, doors and electricity, as well
as learn about different foundation and roof systems.
Lots of time will be made
available to cover design and energy concerns and to discuss the
personal projects and housing questions of the participants. We will
explore how natural building can be integrated into our current
housing situation as to improve the quality of our lives. $790.
This
Workshop is offered by House Alive! Sign
up for this workshop, or check out the site
description for more info.
October 7-9,
2006 --- Hands-On Cob
Woodbury, Tennessee
This workshop offers a weekend
introduction to the process of sculpting a home from the earth.
You will learn to make and use cob for wall building and creative
sculptural details. $225-$300.
Contact Christina
Ott of Barefoot
Builders at (850)982-2597 for more info.
October 14,
2006 --- Eco-Villages and the Global Future Evening Lecture
Santa Barbara, California
Join Professor Declan Kennedy (www.declan.de)
as he defines and explores the concept of Eco-villages and the
Eco-village movement. An exuberant man in his seventies, Prof Kennedy
has had many careers, beginning with dance and choreography, making
the leap to architecture and urban planning, then incorporating
permaculture & Eco-village design into his life’s work. The
evening lecture takes place Saturday, Oct 14, 7:30pm, at the Santa
Barbara City College West Campus, in the Fe Bland Auditorium, 721
Cliff Drive. Cost is $10/ students free with ID, no reservations are
needed. For more information, please call (805) 962-2571, email,
margie@sbpermaculture.org, or visit www.sbpermaculture.org.
October 15,
2006 --- Eco-Villages and the Global Future Workshop
Santa Barbara, California
Join Professor Declan Kennedy (www.declan.de)
as he defines and explores the concept of Eco-villages and the
Eco-village movement. An exuberant man in his seventies, Prof Kennedy
has had many careers, beginning with dance and choreography, making
the leap to architecture and urban planning, then incorporating
permaculture & Eco-village design into his life’s work.
Workshop, Sunday, Oct 15, 10am-4 pm, $30/ Students free with I.D.,
Location, SB City College Earth & Biological Science Building (EBS),
Room, 309, East Campus
, 721 Cliff Dr, Santa Barbara. For more information, please call (805)
962-2571, email, margie@sbpermaculture.org, or visit www.sbpermaculture.org.
October 17,
2006 --- Rainwater Harvesting with Brad Lancaster
Berkeley, California
BOOK SIGNING TOUR& SLIDE SHOW
Brad Lancaster author Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands, Volume 1
Guiding Principles to Welcome Rain Into Your Life www.harvestingrainwater.com/
Turn Water Scarcity into Water Abundance! Welcome Rain Into Your Life
and Landscape. Join Brad Lancaster as he explains tools &
techniques for implementing sustainable water systems for your home,
landscape, and community, using onsite resources.7-9pm Ecology Center
• 2530 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, California 94702. Contacts
510.548.2220 info@ecologycenter.org
www.ecologycenter.org
and Katherine Steele <kat@steelemoon.com>
October 18,
2006 --- Rainwater Harvesting with Brad Lancaster
Occidental, California
BOOK SIGNING TOUR& SLIDE SHOW
Brad Lancaster author Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands, Volume 1
Guiding Principles to Welcome Rain Into Your Life www.harvestingrainwater.com/
Turn Water Scarcity into Water Abundance! Welcome Rain Into Your Life
and Landscape. Join Brad Lancaster as he explains tools &
techniques for implementing sustainable water systems for your home,
landscape, and community, using onsite resources.7:00-8:30
pm.Occidental Center for the Arts Ecology , 15290 Coleman Valley Road,
(Graton Road & Bohemian Highway),Occidental CA. Contact Brock
Dolman at (707) 874-1557 x206, brock@oaec.org, www.oaec.org
Donation $3-$5
October 19,
2006 --- Rainwater Harvesting with Brad Lancaster
Willits, California
BOOK SIGNING TOUR& SLIDE SHOW
Brad Lancaster author Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands, Volume 1
Guiding Principles to Welcome Rain Into Your Life www.harvestingrainwater.com/
Turn Water Scarcity into Water Abundance! Welcome Rain Into Your Life
and Landscape. Join Brad Lancaster as he explains tools &
techniques for implementing sustainable water systems for your home,
landscape, and community, using onsite resources. Willits Community
Center , Willits CA , Donation $10
Contact Maximillan Myers <permimax@gmail.com>, www.melc.us,
707-456-0779
October 21-23,
2006 --- Earth Building Association of New Zealand Conference
Thames on the
Coromandel, New Zealand
Visit some great earth homes, Meet
some fellow muddies, Gets some great hands on experience.
Saturday 21 October,
Meet 8am in Thames- A bus tour visiting five homes (two adobe brick,
one cob, earth plaster on timber and a very creative cement clay,
paper, rotten rock home. Lunch provided.
Evening program- EBANZ display, dinner, AGM, guest speakers.
Saturday 22 October,
Meet 9am in Thames- Either a bus tour visiting another five
interesting homes (two cob, one adobe, one strawbale, one stone
building) or practical hands on day exploring cob building, earth
floors, earth plasters, adobe bricks.
Evening program- Dinner, followed by Videos and DVDs.
Monday 23 October
Meet 9am in Thames- A half day of practical hands on exploring cob
building, earth floors, earth plasters, adobe bricks. Finish lunch
time.
Whole weekend- Bus tour, hands on, food and accommodation,
Member $195-00, Non member $235-00*
Saturday only- Bus tour, lunch and dinner,
Member $75-00, Non member $115-00*
Sunday only- Bus tour or Hands on day and lunch,
Member $75-00, Non member $115-00*
Monday morning only- Hands on half day,
Member $50-00
Non member $90-00*
*(includes free membership for one year)
For further information contact-
Gwenyth Wright phone: (07) 8683844 email: gwenyth@paradise.net.nz
Colin Broadley phone: (07) 8683844 email: colinb@paradise.net.nz
Rosemary Peek phone: (07)3776347 email: harpo@xtra.co.nz
Eric Zwaan phone: (07) 8689664 email zwaninn@paradise.net.nz
Book now as number may need to be limited.
Please download the registration form off the web site www.earthbuilding.org.nz
and send it to:
Peter Olorenshaw: 10 Ralpine Way, Maitai Valley, Nelson, New Zealand
October 21-25,
2006 --- Cob Basics
Woodbury, Tennessee
This workshop will be a five-day
hands-on building intensive. You will learn all the basics of building
with cob for anything from a small outbuilding to your entire house.
The moderately sized house that we will begin constructing during this
workshop offers a chance to participate in several stages of
construction. We will cover foundations, walls, windows, doors,
roofs, plasters, sculptural work, electricity and plumbing. This
is an ideal workshop to take if you are considering building your own
cob home or any fully enclosed building. $375- $450. Contact
Christina Ott
of Barefoot
Builders at (850)982-2597 for more info.
October 22,
2006 --- Rainwater Harvesting with Brad Lancaster
Nevada City, California
BOOK SIGNING TOUR& SLIDE SHOW
Brad Lancaster author Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands, Volume 1
Guiding Principles to Welcome Rain Into Your Life www.harvestingrainwater.com/
Turn Water Scarcity into Water Abundance! Welcome Rain Into Your Life
and Landscape. Join Brad Lancaster as he explains tools &
techniques for implementing sustainable water systems for your home,
landscape, and community, using onsite resources. 3pm Community Room
of Nevada County Library Helling Branch, Nevada City. Contact Barbara
Roemer 530 265-6784, Barbara Roemer & Glenn Miller <roemiller@infostations.net>
October 23,
2006 --- Rainwater Harvesting with Brad Lancaster
Davis, California
BOOK SIGNING TOUR& SLIDE SHOW
Brad Lancaster author Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands, Volume 1
Guiding Principles to Welcome Rain Into Your Life www.harvestingrainwater.com/
Turn Water Scarcity into Water Abundance! Welcome Rain Into Your Life
and Landscape. Join Brad Lancaster as he explains tools &
techniques for implementing sustainable water systems for your home,
landscape, and community, using onsite resources. 7:30
pm Davis Branch of the Yolo County Library, Blanchard Community Room,
Donation $3-$5. Contact Wendy Smyer Yu 530-297-1186, davispug@hotmail.com
www.dpug.blogspot.com
October 24,
2006 --- Rainwater Harvesting with Brad Lancaster
Las Vegas, Nevada
BOOK SIGNING TOUR& SLIDE SHOW
Brad Lancaster author Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands, Volume 1
Guiding Principles to Welcome Rain Into Your Life www.harvestingrainwater.com/
Turn Water Scarcity into Water Abundance! Welcome Rain Into Your Life
and Landscape. Join Brad Lancaster as he explains tools &
techniques for implementing sustainable water systems for your home,
landscape, and community, using onsite resources. 6:30pm - 8pm Las
Vegas Gardens at the Springs Preserve, 3701 W. Alta Drive Las Vegas,
NV 89153. Contact Jennifer.Jacobi@lvspringspreser
ve.org 702-822-8461 www.lvspringspreserve.org
October 25,
2006 --- Rainwater Harvesting with Brad Lancaster
Las Vegas, Nevada
BOOK SIGNING TOUR& SLIDE SHOW
Brad Lancaster author Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands, Volume 1
Guiding Principles to Welcome Rain Into Your Life www.harvestingrainwater.com/
Turn Water Scarcity into Water Abundance! Welcome Rain Into Your Life
and Landscape. Join Brad Lancaster as he explains tools &
techniques for implementing sustainable water systems for your home,
landscape, and community, using onsite resources. 10-11:30 am Las
Vegas Gardens at the Springs Preserve, 3701 W. Alta Drive Las Vegas,
NV 89153. Contact Jennifer.Jacobi@lvspringspreser
ve.org 702-822-8461 www.lvspringspreserve.org
October 28-29,
2006 --- Adobe Building Workshop
Whakatane, New
Zealand
Instructors: Bella and Richard Walker
This two day workshop will cover all major aspects of earthbuilding, particularly adobe (mudbrick) construction and provide essential and
practical information for those interested in building with earth.
Topics will include: Earthbuildings in New Zealand, Earthbuilding
Techniques, Evaluation of Soils, Design Considerations, Site
Selection, Adobe Construction, NZ Earthbuilding Standards, and
Construction Details. The workshop will include practical sessions
covering the evaluation of soils and making bricks. Some earth
buildings in the Whakatane area will be visited during the workshop.
10.00am to 4.00pm, at East Bay REAP, 21 Pyne Street, Whakatane. Please
send fees of $112.50 (including GST) per person payable to East Bay
REAP, Private Bag 1005, Whakatane. Hot and cold drinks provided.
Please bring your own lunch. Please bring pen and paper for taking
notes. There will be printed information given out at the workshop to
participants. For more information: Richard Haymer, tel : 07-3084098
or email:
richardh@eastbayreap.org.nz
October
29-November 5,
2006 --- Shipping Pallet Home Building
Anapra, Mexico (across the border from El Paso, Texas)
Join the World Hands
Project in Anapra, Mexico to build a Pallet Home using eco-methods
for those in need. Experience cross-cultural immersion and expand your
world view while learning some basics of natural building while
helping those in need. Utilizing a local version of light straw/clay,
earthen plasters and our recycled pallet trusses, we will add these to
a home designed by our friends in Mexico. As the only affordable local
source of lumber is shipping pallets, many families use them for walls
and various structural components. The design combines a shipping
pallet home with natural building techniques, the result - an
economical, locally accepted building method enhanced to provide a
better insulated, more comfortable home. During the workshop, we will
join the house progress. Local builders will create the foundation
prior to our arrival. Our team will help raise the shipping pallet
walls, mix and stuff the walls with the straw/clay mixture, help mix
and apply earthen plasters, assemble the pallet trusses, and complete
the roof, to the best of our ability during the week. As always, we
will work alongside our local friends in community and co-operation to
create the house. COST: $475 for the entire time, includes room and
board and instruction. Does not cover cost to travel to and from the
project. CONTACT: For more info: www.worldhandsproject
.org
. Registration has already begun- spaces are limited - early
registration is advised. TO REGISTER: Email us your interest to Matt, mail@jmthomas.net
Moved to September 2007---
The Western Bioregional Natural Building Colloquium,
Northern California
The National Natural Building Colloquium is for designers, builders, architects, contractors, policymakers, educators, code officials and those interested in creating natural buildings and sustainable living practices. Join us for a week of in-depth discussion, workshops, slide presentations, networking and demonstrations of Natural Building with the foremost builders, architects and specialists in the field of natural building.
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NOVEMBER
November 1-4, 2006 ---Natural Building in
Mexico
Tlasco, Tlaxcala, Mexico
Cob Cottage Company, Zopilote Association and Proyecto San Isidro Educación Permanente is offering a short workshop on Natural Building in the Día de Muertos
primarily for people already in Mexico. Topics to include: Mexico's traditional buildings; understanding local ecology and culture; local economics and building techniques; the natural house (using local resources); climate-responsive building; practice and explanation of cob, strawbale, lightclay, thatch, natural floors, natural plasters, roundwood and wastewood; design of natural buildings.
Cost: $250 includes all meals and camping. Contact Cob Cottage for
more info: 541-942-2005 or
http://www.cobcottage.com/ecologicalliving
November 4-5, 2006
--- Turning Your Dream Into Reality
Tesuque, New Mexico
Few things in life will give
us as much fulfillment as building and owning our own home. For
many of us, this is something we have dreamed of since we were
children. It is something that becomes part of our legacy, anchors the
core of our “wealth,” and gets passed down for generations. As we
approach the point in life when we can see this happening for
ourselves, we realize how daunting a challenge it can be. This seminar
is for you if you know you want to live in a healthy house that is
ecologically sound and beautifully designed. There are several
“green” building technologies out there. If you’re not sure
which one to pursue, this seminar will help you decide. If you think
you know how much square footage will make you happy, this course will
invite you to think again. Been looking for land in all the wrong
places? This seminar will help you develop a sharper vision for place.
Offered by architect and author Paula Baker-Laporte and EcoNest
Building Company founder and author Robert Laporte. More Info: http://www.econest.com/training/seminar2day.htm
November 13-19, 2006 ---
Renewable Energy for the Developing World -- Hands On
Sabana Grande, Madriz, Nicaragua
Solar Energy International offers
this workshop held in conjunction with Grupo Fenix, a project of the
Program for Alternative Sources of Energy of the National Engineering
University in Managua. Participate in hands-on learning in a small
Nicaraguan village, Sabana Grande, Madriz, which has taken up the
challenge of becoming a solar culture community with Grupo Fenix. Come
join us in installing solar panels. Build your own solar battery
charger or LED headlamp. Live with families in Sabana Grande who can
show you the benefits of and obstacles to using solar energy in their
community. Start your day (or afternoon) with solar-roasted coffee
from the community’s many solar cookers. The Solar Women of
Totogalpa will show you the almost-finished Center which will house
their solar cooker workshop and training center, and eventually a
restaurant. Stay another week after this course and help us build
adobe bricks for the Center. More Info: http://solarenergy.org/workshops/workshop.php?id=21
November 21-December 2, 2006 --- Natural Building and Ecological Living
Tlasco, Tlaxcala, Mexico
Cob Cottage Company, Zopilote Association and Proyecto San Isidro Educacion Permanente is offering their 20th year of Natural Building and Ecological Living workshops of practical hands-on learning in Highland Mexico. This workshop to focus on Natural Building. Topics to include: Mexico's traditional buildings; understanding local ecology and culture; local economics and building techniques; the natural house (using local resources); climate-responsive building; practice and explanation of cob, strawbale, lightclay, thatch, natural floors, natural plasters, roundwood and wastewood; design of natural buildings.
Cost: $1200 includes all meals and camping. Contact Cob Cottage for
more info: 541-942-2005 or
http://www.cobcottage.com/ecologicalliving
November 25-December 1, 2006 ---
"Build with Us" Workshops
Chiang Mai , Northern Thailand
Pun Pun Organic Farm, Seed Center, and
Sustainable Living Learning Center invites you to join with the Pun
Pun Team of builders/facilitators, learning natural building
techniques in a hands-on workshop experience. This year Pun Pun will
host two, 7-day workshops where you will experience building an
earthen home from starting designs to finishing touches. This workshop
will be held at "Jit Chiang Chan" (Mind Close to the Moon)
Art Studio.
Experience Thai village/farming
life while learning the skills you need to be able to build your own
efficient, affordable, beautiful home the easy way! For more
information click here: www.mynewsletterbuilder.com//refer.php?s=34248233&u=1416825
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DECEMBER
December 2-3, 2006 --- Earthen
Plaster Intensive
Los Olivos, California
Spirit Pine Sanctuary, near Santa
Barbara, is offering a 2 day plaster intensive for cobbers and natural
builders. No charge, but folks can bring own food or pitch in $40 for
the two days. Taught by Betty Seaman of Spirit Pine Sanctuary
and the Cob Cottage Company.
December 9-15, 2006 ---Basics of
Cob
Nimmitabel, New South Wales, Australia
Our most popular workshop teaches
professionals and owner-builders the basics of cob construction in 6
to 10 intensive days. Even complete novices leave the workshop
confident in their ability to build the cob parts of a cabin, studio,
or greenhouse. Learn how to locate and test soil, sand, and straw,
create the right cob mix for any situation, and build strong, durable,
sculptural earthen walls. Get practical experience with foundations,
windows, doors, arches and niches. Lectures cover siting, passive
solar design, drainage, heating, plumbing and electric, natural
roofing, and flooring. Cost: $700AU includes all meals, camping and
intensive hands-on instruction with Shannon Dealy. For info: contact
Shannon at dealy@deatech.com in
the U.S. or Grant Walker at walkerdg22@yahoo.com
or phone: 02 64546010 (Leave message for Grant Walker) in Australia. http://www.cobcottage.com/node/188
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December 9, 2006 - March 9, 2007
---Pun Pun Internship
Chiang Mai , Northern Thailand
Pun Pun Organic Farm, Seed Center , and
Sustainable Living Learning Center will be offering a 3-month
internship program to individuals interested in getting an in-depth,
hands-on experience in particular organic gardening including seed
saving, earthen building, and community living. It is an opportunity
to learn through doing where interns will learn the techniques we use
while actively applying them to projects at the farm. It is also a
chance to live with other like-minded Thai and international folks as
well as meet various interesting visitors to the farm. If you are
interested register soon. There is room for 8 participants and 3 on
scholarship from underdeveloped countries and we expect to fill. For
more information please contact: http://www.kleiwerks.org/thailand_punpun_internship_2006.php,
or Contact pareents@yahoo.com or
Visit www.punpunthailand.org
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