Archive for December, 2009

Instructor: Scott Howard
Location: Patillas, Puerto Rico
Tuition: $1400 (10% discount if you bring a friend)
http://earthenhand.com

[ April 10, 2010 to April 20, 2010. ] Puerto Rico Earthbag Dome Intensive

In cooperation with:
Las Casas de la Selva  www.eyeontherainforest.org

April 10th-20th, 2010

Patillas, Puerto Rico

Your Instructor: Scott Howard

Learn about earthbag dome design and construction, earthen plasters, and methods of roofing using locally available plants. Complete a 13 x 13 foot earthbag dome that will be a bedroom. While you are there, learn about the [...]

Instructor: Taylor Starr and James Haim
Location: Williams, OR
Tuition: $640
http://www.whiteoakfarmcsa.org

[ August 7, 2010 to August 14, 2010. ]
Join us this Summer as we build a small cottage in the woods designed to demonstrate a wide range of natural building techniques. Over eight days you will learn how to build with cob, straw bales, lights-straw-clay, adobe, and poles. You will also have the opportunity to use earthen plasters. Lectures, discussions and demonstrations will [...]

Instructor: Taylor Starr and James Haim
Location: Williams, OR
Tuition: $320
http://www.whiteoakfarmcsa.org

[ May 6, 2010 to May 9, 2010. ] Start Date / End Date:: May 6/May 9

Join us this Spring as we sculpt a small cottage in the woods. In this weekend workshop you will have the opportunity to get your hands (and feet) dirty mixing and building with cob, stacking straw bales, and making and applying earthen plasters. Lectures and discussions will also [...]