Archive for October, 2010

[ November 1, 2010; ] Nov. 1st – til done.

New Jura Natural Building will be hosting a pallet house work party here at our place in Waller Texas.

We will be teaching YOU how to build a home out of the highly abundant waste material: PALLETS!!!!

We will be insulating the pallet walls with slip straw and then plastering the inside and [...]

[ May 21, 2011 to May 29, 2011. ] This is the most comprehensive cob course available in North America. In the past 15 years, we’ve taught almost 200 major cob courses. In 9 intensive days, we’ll cover in depth all aspects of cob and the many techniques of building with cob including arches, details, shelving, furniture and earthen floors. In this expanded version [...]

[ June 11, 2011 to June 26, 2011. ] This is the most comprehensive cob course available in North America. In the past 15 years, we’ve taught almost 200 major cob courses. In 9 intenstive days, we’ll cover in depth all aspects of cob and the many techniques of building with cob including arches, details, shelving, furniture and earthen floors. In this expanded version [...]

[ July 9, 2011 to July 17, 2011. ] This is the most comprehensive cob course available in North America. In the past 15 years, we’ve taught almost 200 major cob courses. This year we are happy to announce a special intensive offered just outside of beautiful Port Townsend Washington at the Temple’s House our alumni and co-Cob instructors. In 9 intensive days, we’ll [...]

[ August 6, 2011 to August 26, 2011. ] WANT TO BUILD A $1,000 HOUSE? We have done just that and can show you how. Back by popular demand, this is the most comprehensive cob course available in North America. In the past 15 years, we’ve taught almost 200 major cob courses. In this 17 day intensive, we’ll cover in depth all aspects of [...]

[ November 8, 2010 to November 12, 2010. ] Explore the art of natural building through this practical, hands-on workshop! We learn how to create structures with all natural materials from locally available, renewable resources. Gain experience in natural building techniques, including: cob, wattle and cob, home made paints, earthen plasters, earthen flooring and carpentry. See and learn from working demonstrations of stone point [...]

[ October 24, 2010; ]

One-Day Plastering Workshop
Help us plaster the outside of the building! We will learn the techniques of applying an earthen plaster over cob as well as strawbales. We will learn how to mix the plaster, including ideas for alternate recipes. The aesthetic of the cottage will be completely altered in just one day.

[ October 23, 2010; ] Pouring the Floor
Come learn how to pour an adobe floor in a cob building (begun last Spring). We will cover the mixing technique as well as techniques for application. The subfloor was poured in June, and has been drying since, so the hands-on portion of the workshop will cover the final two layers. A presentation [...]

[ October 16, 2010; ] One-Day Plastering Workshop
Come join us for the plastering of the inside of the building (begun this past Spring)! We will be using an earthen plaster, consisting of clay, sand, and fiber. Not only will the walls be plastered, but we are experimenting with an earthen plaster ceiling in the mudroom. Time permitting, we will additionally [...]

[ October 17, 2010; ] Lexington, KY
October 17, 2010
Cob pizza/bread oven

During this workshop we will learn about the way an earthen mass oven works, how to choose the right ingredients for your cob, and ‘learn by doing’ as we build a cob oven:

- Lay firebricks
-.Build a form
- Mix fire cob & regular cob
- Build cob layers of oven
- Build the [...]

[ September 26, 2010 to October 26, 2010. ] Start Date / End Date:: September 2010-September 2011We are in the early stages of creating a small intentional community focused on sustainable living, rewilding, permaculture and encouraging biodiversity, on 21.5 acres of beautiful land 14 miles north of Cookeville, Tennessee. We plan on learning, practicing, and teaching sustainable life skills; including permaculture, natural building, wildcrafting/foraging, [...]

[ September 25, 2010 to October 5, 2010. ] We’re going to be building a balecob (north and west walls) and cob (south and east) octagonal 14.5 foot cabin in a gorgeous canyon in New Mexico – about 1.5 hours west of Albuquerque off hwy 60. We’ll be building a trombe wall, and using 2 car doors for 2 of the windows. We [...]

[ September 19, 2010 to October 1, 2010. ] Earthbag Dome Training in Puerto Rico

- What a beautiful place to learn. Flights are cheap right now!

September 19th-October 1st
Coamo, Puerto Rico

Taught by Scott Howard and Omar Collazo. Learn all phases of Earthbag and Cob construction including: design, foundations, walls, windows & doors, loft, and more. This 20 ft. tall earthbag dome house will be the [...]

[ October 10, 2010 to October 17, 2010. ] Building the Village of Hope
Natural building workshop
October 10-17 2010
Ecoart and the Ecological Institute of Greece invite you at Elpidochori village in Argolis, to experience a creative as well as educating week of community living focused on building using natural material. During this intensive workshop, we will focus on constructions made of straw bale and cob [...]

[ October 9, 2010; ] Give your home a “natural make-over” with beautiful earthen plasters. Earthen plasters are non-toxic, easy to make, and can be applied to almost any surface including sheet rock and plywood. This introduction will give you tips and inspiration for getting started on your own project.