Earth Plasters and Finishes

Heart Song Sanctuary 658 Co. Rt. 6, High Falls, NY

Learn to make and apply your own earth-based finish materials as we put the finishing touches on an earth and straw bale building! We will make earth plaster from site-harvested […]

$375

Natural Building Intensive

Abuela Gardens 4649 Bear Canyon Rd., Willits, CA

– Cob – Straw Bale – Light Straw Clay – Slip and Chip – Ricecrete – Mushroom blocks – and more! ... Instructors: Michael G. Smith, Colin Gillespie, Blair Phillips […]

$1 – $1750

Introduction to Cob Workshop

Unnamed Venue Jonesborough, TN

Dates: August 23 – August 27, 2021 (YES. We are still having the workshop as scheduled.) Location: Jonesborough, Tennessee Come and join us in beautiful eastern Tennessee for our next […]

$499

The Fundamentals of Fast Cob…Everything you Need to get Building…Fast!

Lasqueti Island 1 Beautiful Bicycle Lane, Lasqueti Island, BC

The Fundamentals of Fast Cob At a relaxed pace, we'll learn and practice mixing and building Fast Cob.  As the week progresses, you'll gain the skills, confidence, and inspiration to […]

CDN$1497

Earthen Floor Workshop

Emerald Earth Sanctuary 7700 Peachland Rd., Boonville, CA

In this workshop you will learn to install a "poured adobe" earthen floor from start to finish from master natural builder Michael G. Smith. These floors are beautiful, durable, inexpensive, […]

$230.

4-Day Cob + Straw Immersion

Mud Dauber School of Natural Building 8813 Lindley Mill Road, Snow Camp, NC, NC

$550 Early Bird Discount (register before August 10th, 2021) $600 Regular Fee 5% discount for family + friends participating together! INCLUDED: 3 vegetarian meals a day (with one cob oven […]

$550

Lime Plaster Workshop

Emerald Earth Sanctuary 7700 Peachland Rd., Boonville, CA

In this hands-on workshop, participants will be introduced to the basic principles and best practices of designing for and using lime plasters on a range of common substrates.  Students will […]

$460.

The Art of Natural Plasters

Abuela Gardens 4649 Bear Canyon Rd., Willits, CA

Delve into the world of natural plasters with two master craftspeople and teachers, Athena Steen of the Canelo Project and Michael G. Smith of strawclaywood.com. Learn to beautify and protect […]

$1 – $750

4-Day Cob + Straw Immersion

Mud Dauber School of Natural Building 8813 Lindley Mill Road, Snow Camp, NC, NC

$550 Early Bird Discount (register before August 10th, 2021) $600 Regular Fee 5% discount for family + friends participating together! INCLUDED: 3 vegetarian meals a day (with one cob oven […]

$550

Introduction to Cob Workshop

Unnamed Venue Jonesborough, TN

Dates: September 27th – October 1st, 2021 (YES. We are still having the workshop as scheduled.) Location: Jonesborough, Tennessee Come and join us in beautiful eastern Tennessee for our next […]

$499

Intro to Earthen Building Workshop

Unnamed Venue Keystone Heights, FL

Dates: October 18 – October 22, 2021 (YES. We are still having the workshop as scheduled.) Location: Keystone Heights, Florida Come and join us in Florida for our next Introduction […]

$499

Learn to Build with Cob

University California Riverside Palm Desert 75080 Frank Sinatra Drive, Parking Lot B, Palm Desert, CA

Help build a cob structure that will serve as an outdoor sustainable education area that also provides a windbreak for compost. This project is part of a campus wide permaculture […]

$175

2-Day Hands on Living Roofs

Mud Dauber School of Natural Building 8813 Lindley Mill Road, Snow Camp, NC, NC

$380 Early Bird Rate (register 30 days in advance) $420 Regular Rate 5% discount for family + friends participating together!   DATES: This course is offered 2 times- March 11/12th, […]

$380

Raisin’ the Roof

Winnsboro TX

The father of NBO’s Cob for Vets family this year is over 90% disabled and served in Iraq and Syria. His wife is a two time cancer survivor and they […]

Free