Archive for February, 2010

Instructor: Michael Smith, Tom Shaver and others
Location: Emerald Earth Community, Northern California
Tuition: $450
http://emeraldearth.org

[ April 14, 2010 to September 14, 2010. ] Come live and work in our rural intentional community and join us in constructing our new Community House. Areas will include framing, natural wall systems, base coat and finish plasters, living roofs and finish carpentry. Visit www.emeraldearth.org or contact community@emeraldearth.org.

Instructor: Diane Jennings
Location: Berea, KY
Tuition: $319 for 1 adult or $569 for 2 adults
http://www.disputantacob.com/

[ April 14, 2010 to April 17, 2010. ]

- We will build a lime mortared foundation suitable for a cob structure.
- You will learn everything you need to know to build a lime mortar foundation for a building, including site selection, drainage, using lime, choosing materials, and utility access.
- We suggest out of town participants arrive Tuesday evening to set up camp. [...]

Instructor: Elke Cole and team
Location: Shawnigan Lake, Vancouver Island
Tuition: $500 CAD
http://elkecole.com

[ June 28, 2010 to July 3, 2010. ] 6 days of cob building with the goal to complete the walls for the new cob bathhouse. A high energy workshop offering real skills toward building your own cob building. Learn how to evaluate materials, basics of designing for cob, mixing techniques, wall building, arches, sculpting and fastening doors, windows and roofs.

Instructor: Elke Cole and team
Location: Shawnigan Lake, Vancouver Island
Tuition:
http://www.elkecole.com

[ May 25, 2010 to July 22, 2010. ] The Natural Building Skillbuilder 2010 is a 9 week internship program at O.U.R.Ecovillage.
Participate in our learning community and learn natural building techniques.
Please read more on our website:

http://ourecovillage.org/our-activities/education-2/natural-building-skillbuilder/

Instructor: Clare Kenny
Location: A Small World Shop and Gallery Ltd. 2120 Commercial Drive Vancouver
Tuition: $5 suggested donation
http://www.mudgirls.ca

[ February 2, 2010; 6:30 am to 8:30 am. ]

Guest Speaker Night! Presented by Brian Osterlin, Natural Building Vancouver Meetup:

DIY Building Using Cob and Salvaged Materials

Speaker: Clare Kenny, Mudgirls Collective

The Mudgirls Natural Building Collective presents a slideshow and discussion about do-it-yourself building using cob and salvaged materials. Topics will include an introduction to natural building philosophy and principles, with a focus on the benefits [...]