Archive for July, 2009

Instructor: Miguel Lom Elliott
Location: Sonoma Ashram
Tuition: $65 per day or $120 for the weekend
http://www.livingearthstructures.com

[ July 18, 2009 to July 19, 2009. ] From 9-5 pm

Join Miguel Elliott of Living Earth Structures, as he leads a workshop at the beautiful Sonoma Ashram. We will build a cob oven and bench in the shape of a giant sunflower, with the oven being the center of the oven, and the leaves being the benches. It will be right [...]

Instructor: Diane Jennings & Nancy Seaberg
Location: Rockcastle County, KY
Tuition: $239 or $149 30 days in advance
http://www.DisputantaCob.com

[ September 24, 2009 to September 26, 2009. ] – We will build a cob building atop the lime mortared foundation created during the Sept. 10 thru 12 workshop.
- You will learn everything you need to know to build with cob for a small building, including site selection, drainage, choosing materials, utility access, designing the threshold for a door, setting a window and door, [...]