Tag Archive: wattle-and-daub

Instructor: Cheryl and Roland Magyar
Location: Ópusztaszer, Hungary
Tuition: USD 500/EUR 380
http://www.echotanya.hu

[ April 25, 2011 to April 30, 2011. ] Start Date / End Date:: 2011/04/25-2011/04/30Activate the paradigm shift and become aware of the impacts of your decisions. Move towards living a sustained lifestyle, not with timid baby steps, but by leaping forward!

These in-depth workshops, six days long each (Monday morning through Saturday evening), will run every full week of April, June and August of [...]

Instructor: Michael G. Smith
Location: Orleans, CA
Tuition: $650, or $600 if paid in full by April 19
http://www.emeraldearth.org

[ May 19, 2011 to May 25, 2011. ] The Art & Craft of Natural Building
With Natural Builder, Designer and Author Michael G. Smith

May 19-25, 2011
Sandy Bar Ranch, Orleans, CA

This workshop will cover the principles of natural building design and construction and give participants hands-on experience in straw bale, earth bags, light straw clay (slipstraw), earthen floors, and earthen plasters. Sandy Bar Ranch has [...]

Instructor: Michael G. Smith
Location: Petrolia, CA
Tuition: $650 includes on-site camping and all meals. 10% discount for full payment by July 7 and for families and friends registering together.
http://www.sustainabilityschool.us

[ August 7, 2011 to August 13, 2011. ] August 7-13, 2011
Petrolia, CA
Instructor: Michael G. Smith

Learn to build your own energy-efficient natural home from inexpensive, healthy natural materials. In this hands-on workshop, we will be building a family home from cob (sculpted earth) and straw bales. We will also experiment with other natural wall systems including slipstraw or light straw clay and wattle and [...]

Instructor: Scott Howard
Location: Costa Rica, Rancho Mastatal
Tuition: $260
http://www.earthenhand.com

[ April 3, 2011 to April 9, 2011. ] In this wonderful 1-week earth building experience, you can immerse yourself in a variety of earth building techniques. Participants will learn about and work with cob, wattle and daub, lime plasters and washes, earth renders and earthen floors.

The workshop will be held at the Rancho Mastatal Sustainable Living Center , one of the premier natural [...]

Instructor: Michael G. Smith
Location: Gaia Spirit Farm, Covelo, California
Tuition: $450-$600 sliding scale includes camping and food
http://www.emeraldearth.org

[ June 14, 2010 to June 19, 2010. ] In this practical workshop you will learn a range of techniques for building your own beautiful, durable home from simple natural materials. Featured wall systems include cob, slipstraw or light straw-clay, wattle-and-daub, and clay wattle. You will also learn how to make and apply clay plasters and get to explore a straw bale home on [...]