Work Party

[ June 20, 2011 to October 30, 2011. ] I am sending out an open invitation for anyone who is interested in learning how to build with cob. We would love to set up a work trade program. We feed you for a couple hours of work a day 6 days a week. We have a solar shower, compost toilet, as well as plenty [...]

[ May 28, 2011 to June 4, 2011. ] [gallery link="file"]

Cob work party up in a gorgeous canyon above the town of Magdalena in New Mexico.   You don’t need to be an experienced cobber, but what you do need is a fun attitude and the ability to rough it a bit and if you have any building/ carpentry  skills those will come in handy.  [...]

[ 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 [...]

[ June 1, 2010 to September 1, 2010. ] We are a young couple building a 250 square foot strawbale and cob structure on our rural land in southeastern Virginia. We are offering flexible internship positions and short term volunteer opportunities during the summer of 2010. Experiences will range from laying stone, making cob, and applying earthen plaster, and all the steps between. Interested [...]

[ August 27, 2009; August 29, 2009; September 3, 2009; September 5, 2009; ] Plaster the earthbag house. It is tall and wide, and half plastered. In the tradition of plastering, we are throwing some parties.
There will be food and drink to keep us going strong!

[ August 22, 2009 to August 23, 2009. ] Come to beautiful Roseburg and help build cob, camping available.
Basic cobbing knowledge will be provided no experience necessary.

Everyone welcome!
i7dancer@gmail.com
541-679-1224–ishen