Complete Cabin Morocco

This is a special class for us at Cobitat. In addition to having a fascinating culture and history, diverse geography and ecosystems, and serving as the gateway between Europe and Africa, Morocco has a long history of earthen building. Earthen blocks, cob, and rammed earth walls along with lime plaster called tadelakt have all been used for centuries and into the modern era. But, like many vernacular building styles around the world, this knowledge is being lost as less sustainable and industrialized materials like concrete take over. Farm Finn, however, has worked with local knowledgeable craftsmen to build an earthen house and are excited to host us to help foster an exchange of learning around natural building. But, it doesn’t end there.

For us, natural building is just one part of living in a way that helps create a new and regenerative paradigm to foster a more just, verdant, and beautiful future. Farm Finn is working to be a part of that new paradigm by utilizing tourism at it’s organic and “permacultured” farm and micro-hotel to support traditional ways of life while demonstrating how to adapt to a changing environment.

Our host Paul has spent decades working with organizations like Oxfam, UNICEF, and Save the Children helping communities around the globe clean and protect water resources, improve sanitation, and adapt to a changing climate. Farm Finn is his attempt to do the same work on a local and regional scale over a longer period while rooted in a community. His vision includes creating a climate change adaptation learning center that will teach and demonstrate permaculture, natural building, and other appropriate and democratic technologies.

We are excited to be a part of that vision and hope you’ll join us on this a once-in-a-lifetime natural building experience in Morocco.

The Building Project

We’ll build a 400 square foot earthen cabin alongside local craftsmen at beautiful Farm Finn. We’ll also build and use a cob oven.

We’ll start with the foundation and go up to the roof covering a host of wall, finishing, floor, and artistic techniques. The course will include instruction from local tadelakt and rammed earth experts and deep dives into the sustainability systems on site.

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