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10-week Natural Building apprenticeship
In 2017 House Alive will be returning to one of the most magical places on earth: Jhamtse Gatsal children’s community. Located in North Eastern India, on the border with Bhutan, it is a place filled with love, beauty, adventure and community. Our 2015 apprentice group built a cob cottage from start to finish during our 8 week program, using almost exclusively local materials. As a natural building apprentice, you will go through the extraordinary experience of being part of a building…
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Overview This is the most comprehensive workshop you can find. Decades of teaching on 4 different continents has helped us design this rich learning experience, giving students the tools they need to become confident earthen builders. Earth is the mother of all building materials. For millennia, and all over the world, people have used earth to build beautiful, simple, efficient and inexpensive homes. It’s plentiful, ecological and non-toxic. Plus, it can’t burn, won’t rot and is much easier and easier…
Find out more »Complete Cob and Natural Building
Overview This is the most comprehensive workshop you can find. Decades of teaching on 4 different continents has helped us design this rich learning experience, giving students the tools they need to become confident earthen builders. Earth is the mother of all building materials. For millennia, and all over the world, people have used earth to build beautiful, simple, efficient and inexpensive homes. It’s plentiful, ecological and non-toxic. Plus, it can’t burn, won’t rot and is much easier and easier…
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