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SUMMARY:Advanced Cobber Certification: Complete Hybrid Cob/Straw Bale Home and Masonry Adobe Heater in Romania
DESCRIPTION:ATTENTION: \nTHIS WORKSHOP HAS BEEN CHANGED TO AN \nADVANCED COBBER CERTIFICATION \nFOR 5 WEEKS AND WILL COVER FOUNDATION TO ROOF INCLUDING BALECOB AND AN ADOBE HEATER AND NEW RATE IS 2000€. \nOPTIONAL OVEN WORKSHOP FOLLOWS with 10% DISCOUNT FOR STUDENTS TAKING THE BUILDING WORKSHOP FIRST. \n  \n  \nHOST & LOCATION \nThis will be CruzinCobGlobal’s first Romanian workshop and this is a special one because my grandparents on my mother’s side were Romanian Jews! Which explains alot\, right? At least my three sons understand why we feel “different” than everybody else. The Gypsy Blood must be in that mix somewhere! \nOur wonderful hosts are a sweet young family that just gave birth to their first son Isarin on August 13th! Sarai\, who has Nigerian\, South African and Romanian roots and her Romanian partner Aurel have been dreaming of their future Cob Home for a loooong time. Here is their story: \nAfter leaving behind everything in their birthplace\, Bucharest\, Sarai and Aurel embarked on a soul searching journey to India. To be lost and to find the self again. They had no set intentions\, neither of staying for a certain period of time nor of necessarily returning home. \nThis experience would truly be an unpredictable one taking them from central India to the east coast\, up to Calcutta and right across to the west coast. But after three months of wandering and meandering\, a certain piece of the puzzle kept showing itself in one form or another. That precious piece took on the shape of a small village in the central mountainous region of Romania where Sarai’s grandfather was born. Here\, in a valley between the hills surrounded by the Oriental Carpathian mountains\, lay a picturesque terrain encompassing a hill of Black Locust Acacia trees\, and an apple orchard ending on the banks of a stream shaded by three majestic walnut trees. This is where we will build their home. \nAnd so in searching far and wide they found themselves on their way back home\, a home they had never known. Aurel and Sarai were just two months away from welcoming their firstborn when they finally found a house to rent in close vicinity of their land where their home will soon come into being. \nWe invite you to embark on this continuing transformational journey and take part in building this sacred space that Aurel\, Sarai and their baby boy Isarin will be calling home. \nAurel after dabbling in logistics and carpentry\, took up working as a chef and continued till leaving for India. He started off as a raw vegan chef and then went on to fusion cuisine while traveling through Germany and England. He now continues as an experimental chef for his family and will have the pleasure of applying what he has learnt along the years to the cob workshop menu. \nSarai worked as an early childhood teacher in non-formal\, experiential education. For this reason we will be offering childcare possibilities with one of Sarai’s colleagues. \nSurrounding Pietris is an abundance of hikes and nature walks offering the possibility to visit such places as the National Park of Calimani where\, besides the marvelous scenery of the largest volcanic complex of the Carpathian Mountains\, one can see caves formed by volcanic eruptions 5 million years ago\, Tihu Waterfall\, the unique rock formation of The 12 Apostles\, the lake Iezer\, Scaunul Domnului (Lord’s Seat) and the highest peak Pietrosul Peak of 2100 m. \nFor a more relaxing option\, just one hour away by car you can visit the Turda Salt Mines. Here\, after a week or more of joyous cobbing\, you can relax at the wellness and spa center that has various treatments on offer for very low prices. \nTwo medieval cities about two and a half hours away by car are Sibiu\, that was declared the cultural city of Europe in 2007 and Cluj Napoca\, the capital of the Ardeal Region\, an important cultural\, economic and universitary center of Romania. \nIn the months of August and September temperatures vary from a maximum of 30 degrees celsius to a minimum of 24 degrees celsius in the evenings. Days are mostly sunny\, rainfall occurring very rarely. Evenings mosquitos are encountered so repellent can help. \nPROJECT \nWe will be building Sarai\, Aurel and Isarin’s 15m2 cottage. \nThis Advanced Cobber Certification training offers a complete foundation to roof build over a period of 5 weeks. The foundation and first floor coats will be built in the first week from the local rock on and near the land using lime and sand mortar.  In weeks 2-4 we will build the circular Cob & Balecob Wall with opening and fixed windows\, niches\, shelves\, bottles\, other useful natural elements inserted into the wall for hanging and also attaching things\, electrical and plumbing fixtures and pipes/housing\, and the roof connection.  We will also be sculpting and plastering the wallsin Week 4. In Week 5 we will build the Roof\, the Heater and finish the second floor coat. Students will learn ALOT by building every day with continuous instruction both practical hands-on and theoretical using lecture time\, slides and videos.  You will leave fully confident to build your own cob house or someone else’s\, which is your next step after graduating from our training!  This will take you to the next level of understanding and experience after which you will be a much more competent workshop assistant and builder. \n  \nADVANCED COB BUILDING WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION \nThis Intensive 35-day Advanced Cob Building Workshop consists of theoretical instruction (lectures with graphics) and construction for 4 hours in the morning and 3 hours in the afternoon.  Students arrive on Sunday\, August 2nd\, and settle in. The workshop begins at 4pm with an Opening Circle\, a Host Site orientation and Introduction to the Project.  Dinner is served at 6pm and followed by an Introduction to the Workshop.  Monday morning we begin digging the trench for our Cob Building!!!! \n\nFollowing Breakfast\, the morning session lasts 4 hours with a 20-minute snack pause. Lunch break lasts 1.5 hours which includes rest time before the 3-hour afternoon session begins. There will be a daily 60-minute lecture either after lunch or after dinner on most days. After class in the afternoon there is a 90-minute break before dinner\, in which students are encouraged to stretch\, do yoga\, relax. There is often someone officially or informally leading yoga or some other movement practice in the morning and/or afternoon.  There will also be a few evenings after dinner for showing slides\, videos and having Course-related discussions.  Most evenings are free and sometimes other students offer informal courses in their specialties and passions. \n\nThis 35-day Course will offer practical learning by building a complete 15-18m2 (depending on number of students) curvilinear building from foundation to roof\, as described in the “Project” section above.  Those who complete the Workshop will receive an Advanced Cobber Certificate of Completion for Foundation\, Cob Walls (which includes Door\, Windows\, Shelves\, Art\, Electrical & Plumbing)\, Floor\, Plaster & Roof. \n  \nSCHEDULE \n  \nThe Advanced Cob Building Workshop begins on Sunday\, August 2nd 2020 at 4pm with the Opening Circle and Introduction to Site & Project\, the Welcome Dinner and Introduction to the Course.  It ends on Sunday\, September 6th\, 2020 after the Closing Circle & Lunch. \nThe workshop will complete Foundation and then Cob and Straw Bale walls (50/50)\, and students will get to learn both systems in what we call a Hybrid System and how they connect\, plus floor\, plaster and Reciprocal Frame Green roof.  We will also build a Sara Adobe Masonry Heater during the last week.  This usually takes one day because the adobe blocks are prepared ahead of time. \n\n  \n\n\nIn Week 1 we will build the Foundation and pour the Base Floor Coat on Friday (gravel\, insulation and cob with radiant floor heating tubing for those cold Romanian nights).  In Weeks 2 & 3 we will build the cob and straw bale wall and in Week  4 we will sculpt and plaster and build the Sara Adobe Heater.  Finally in Week 5 we will build the Reciprocal Green Roof and finish the second floor coat. \nFor people who still want more….this workshop will be followed by a Cob Oven & Benches Workshop for another week of easier-going building and lots of creativity!  Students who want to do both will receive a 10% or 50€ discount on this workshop. \n\n  \n\n\n\n  \nThe daily schedule (subject to slight modifications due to climate) will be: \n6:30-7:30 Yoga/Movement/Chi Gong \n7:30-8:30 Breakfast \n9:00-1:00 Hands-On Class \n1:00-2:30 Lunch & Rest \n2:30-5:30 Lecture/Hands-On Class \n5:30-7:00 Rest \n7:00 Dinner \n8:00 Slideshow /Videos once a week \n  \nCOURSE CONTENTS \nStudents will learn every phase of building a cob building from top of foundation through the roof in lectures/theory. In addition to the lectures\, slideshows and videos will be shown to support and\nenhance their understanding of cob materials\, cob building\, design\, geography \, budgeting\, business options and legal issues. \nOur hands-on practice will include: \n  \nanalyzing soils and materials\ndigging trench & building rock foundation\nmaking test bricks\ndeciding on correct mixture\ndeciding on best location\nmaking cob w/ partner and solo\nbuilding with cob\npreparing and inserting the door\npreparing and inserting fixed and opening windows\npreparing and inserting shelves\ninserting bottle windows and other objects\ninserting electrical wiring and plumbing in walls\nsculpting\npreparing and applying earthen plasters (2 coats)\npouring an earthen floor (2 layers) with radiant heating tubing\npreparing walls for roof connection\nbuilding roof frame\nbuilding roof covering\nmaking small-scale cob designs of future projects\, time permitting \nIn addition to Cob Building practices\, the Course material also includes: \nlegal cob construction practices\ncost analysis\ncreating a cob business (building/teaching)\nassisting\, interning and teaching with CruzinCobGlobal \n  \nREQUIREMENTS & IMPORTANT INFORMATION \nStudents will need to come prepared for physical labor from Day 1. \nThis includes: \nWork clothes appropriate for the country and climate we are in\nWork boots or other closed-toe shoes\nFlip-flops for cobbing days\nRubber dishwashing gloves (for lime mortar)\nWork Gloves\nTape Measure\nBox Cutter\nCarving Knife\nWood Hand Saw (cheap)\, Level (2ft)\, Hammer (if possible)\nEar Plugs (roof week)\n4”-6” Diameter Round Plastic Container Lids (plastering)\nGood Moisturizer\nHat\nSunglasses\nSafety Glasses\nWater Bottle\nNotebook/Pen/Camera\nSample of Your Soil (Optional) \n\n  \n! \n\nThese workshops are designed for people that want to learn how to build a complete structure from start to finish in a professional manner and amount of time. They are very intensive and\, while we make time for yoga\, stretching\, dancing\, music\, relaxing….all students are expected to be present and participating in all building/learning hours unless ill or have some other significant reason. This is because we design the size of the building and organize the structure of the workshop in accordance with the number of students and when people are absent it impacts the whole group and the other students have to work harder. In addition Instructors try to set up building work according to students’ preferences and learning needs. \nThat being said\, the workshop intensity also changes from week 1 to week 5. The first foundation week break speople in with the challenging work of moving rocks and fitting them together in a harmonious strong structural system to support the heavy cob wall and roof. The floor days are a change of pace with shoveling\, moving and pouring endless wheelbarrows of heavy gravel\, followed by lighter insulation and then again endless heavy cob mixes made and poured and levelled.  Very satisfying work and thankfully can be very fun as a group with loud funk music to fuel the fire. \n\n  \n\n\n\n  \n\n\nIn the second and third weeks\, a first for CCG\, we are now lifting and moving bales\, about 15\, into place\, and cobbing them in as well as preparing to connect them to the cob wall and building the cob wall at the same time. This should go quickly and cleanly and should be enjoyable to see the walls go up fast! \nIn the fourth week the rhythm slows down and the body can rest as students tap into their creative source and design and sculpt the walls and around niches\, shelves\, windows\, etc.  Plastering follows sculpting and is also an enjoyable lightweight physical experience that lends itself to talking and sharing at the wall in a meditative rhythm as the students have bonded and shared deeply through a variety of experiences for a month. In the final stretch there is always a boost of energy to wrap up the build as we move into carpentry and power tools and lots of hammering to create the strongest and most beautiful roof there is\, the reciprocal roof.  We will complete it with a green covering.  The Sara Heater will be completes simultaneously and the grand finale is the final floor coat on the last day. \n\n  \n! \n\nFor students wanting a more mellow slow-paced cob experience along with time for personal exploration and experimentation\, these workshops are not for you. However you can find a more suitable workshop online that is usually for a shorter period building a garden wall\, a bench\, a compost toilet or some other small-scale project. \nStudents are required to read “The Hand-Sculpted House” by Ianto Evans and Linda Smiley before the workshop begins and any other book they find\, as well as watching videos on YouTube\, especially the ones posted on CruzinCobGlobal’s website under Gallery to get an idea of what is expected. Please bring your book(s). \n\n  \n\n\nStudents must tend to their own personal needs\, drink alot of water\, rest when needed and exert themselves at a steady pace. Students who cannot do the strenuous physical work should let us know before the workshop begins so we can adjust appropriately. It is totally OK to come for the lecture/theory part\, and then help the building part in less physically demanding ways\, ie cutting straw\, sifting for plaster\, hammering nails into frames or shelves\, sculpting\, plastering\, cutting bottles. There is alot to do besides making and building with cob!!Finally\, please bring a watch or use your phone to be prompt and ready for each part of the Course including meals. Feel free to share your dietary needs (not preferences) with CCG or the Host and bring your special snacks and foods\, pillow and whatever you NEED to be comfortable and happy. Feel free to also bring slides\, videos\, movies and books to share\, as well as a sample of your soil to test. And favorite music playlists please!!! \n  \nTRANSPORT & LOGISTICS \nPetris is easily reached by train directly from Bucharest\, the international airport you will need to fly into if you are coming by air.  The train station Deda is only 3 km away from the building site. The ticket costs 17 euro and takes about 7 hours. From the train station you can either get picked up by Sarai and Aurel or jump on a minibus for about 50 euro cents and you will have arrived! \n  \nMEALS\, ACCOMMODATIONS & WHAT ELSE TO BRING \n\n  \n\n\nStudents will be fed 3 high-quality prepared delicious meals a day during the weekdays.  CruzinCobGlobal hosts always serve amazing food to cob students in gratitude for their hard work! Since this is Romania there will be fresh and amazing vegetarian food\, which will be the basis of our menu.  Students that have non-vegetarian requirements can bring personal items to complete their diet and other requirements can be presented to the cooks a month before the start date so they can make sure to have what is needed.  We will try to meet people’s requirements of course so it is important to communicate them as soon as possible. Meat or fish  may be served once a week depending on students’ interest and availability. On weekends\, \n\n  \n\n\nstudents onsite will be provided with food to make breakfast/brunch and can explore and enjoy the region’s offerings for the other meals!!! \nStudents will be camping onsite with simple and rustic facilities like compost toilets\, hot and cold outdoor showers\, an outdoor kitchen & dining area\, a yoga/dance space and a cozy hangout communal area with fire circle.   There are many cafés nearby for wifi use and with a SIM card students can have service onsite. \nREGISTRATION & PAYMENT \nThe fee for the 5-week Intermediate Cobber Certificate Course which includes tuition\, camping and meals is: \n2000€ (paid in full) until July 26th\, 2020 \n***This workshop will be followed by a 7-day Cob Oven & Benches Workshop from September 6-13 on the same site.  Students wishing to stay on for the next workshop will get a 10% discount on tuition! You can register for it at the same time…8-student limit*** \nFor European residents and others\, payment can be made by bank transfer in Euros or you can use Transferwise or Paypal.  For US residents you can also use Zelle or Venmo. To hold your spot  in this workshop you will need to pay the full amount or a 50% deposit that will be non-refundable after July 2nd\, 2020.  The balance will be due by July 26th\, one month before the workshop start date. Please contact claudine@cruzincobglobal.org for registration forms payment and questions. \nWe always offer four work trade discounts\, 2 in the kitchen making breakfast in the morning and 2 helping prepare the site in the morning before breakfast. Each work trade is for 1.5 hours per day for 10€off per day or 250€ off either the food cost or the tuition cost.  Work traders need to pay a non-refundable 50% deposit at the time of their registration to guarantee their spot. To apply for these work trade positions please contact claudine@cruzincobglobal.org  as soon as possible because these are the first spots to go. \n  \nWE LOOK FORWARD TO DANCING WITH YOU IN THE MUD!!!!
URL:https://cobworkshops.org/event/a-young-familys-new-cob-straw-bale-hybrid-home-and-masonry-adobe-heater-in-romania/
LOCATION:Sarai and Aurel’s Land\, Pietris\, Romania
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SUMMARY:Japanese Carpentry Workshop 2020
DESCRIPTION:This year\, you don’t have to travel to Japan to learn Japanese carpentry skills. That’s because two master carpenters\, Kohei Yamamoto and Jon Stollenmeyer of Soma Cousha will be teaching an exclusive Japanese carpentry workshop at South Slope Farm in eastern Kentucky. We’ll go in-depth and hands-on with tool setup and usage\, layout\, joinery\, and timber frame assembly. This is a rare opportunity to work closely with top tier professionals and build a traditional Japanese timber frame structure. You do not want to miss this — seriously. \n\nWorkshop details and registration here: Japanese Carpentry Workshop 2020 
URL:https://cobworkshops.org/event/japanese-carpentry-workshop-2020/
LOCATION:The Year of Mud\, 2777 Hammonds Fork Road\, Mount Vernon\, KY\, 40456\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:VersaTerra\, a complete cob and natural building intensive
DESCRIPTION:This is the most comprehensive workshop you can find. Decades of teaching on four different continents has helped us design this rich learning experience\,  giving students the tools they need to become confident earthen builders. \nEarth 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 simpler to build with than conventional construction. \nWe will teach you how to use clay-soil to build just about everything. From strong structural walls (cob and Adobe) to beautiful floors\, plasters and light-straw-clay walls. Because the materials are fireproof\, they are ideally suited to sculpt ovens\, fireplaces and cook stoves. \nThe essence of your learning experience will revolve around developing a deep understanding of how to process and combine a few simple materials: clay-soil\, sand and straw. How you apply that in your building adventures is then up to you\, but you will find the possibilities endless and exciting.  \nDuring this workshop we will build a beautiful garden wall and an earthen bread/pizza oven. Within the wall\, we will incorporate all the features of a wall that would be part of a earthen house: Windows\, doors\, electricity\, plumbing\, arches\, niches\, and artwork. \n(We don’t think it’s a good idea to start a whole building in a shorter workshop (as attractive as that may sound); it will have people do too much of one thing (mixing cob and wall building) and will not able to learn the other important aspects of natural building in a meaningful way\, such as roof variations\, natural plasters\, earthen floors and design.) \n  \nWhat will you learn \nAfter this workshop\, you will feel confident that you can \n\n\nbuild yourself a cob cottage \n\n\nremodel\, renovate an existing home\, using natural materials \n\n\nbuild and use an earthen oven \n\n\nuse cob to create garden walls\, outdoor fireplaces and hot tubs \n\n\ndesign small cottages \n\n\nteach a one-day natural building event yourself! \n\n\nSpecifically\, you will get hands-on experience and skill development in the following areas: \n\n\nFoundation systems\, rubble trench\, stem walls\, earthbag construction (as a stem wall) \n\n\nIdentifying the right materials\, screening\, processing\, testing\, costs\, amount calculations \n\n\nMixing cob efficiently\, making adobe bricks \n\n\nBuilding with cob: strong sculptural walls\, arches\, windows and doors\, niches\, artwork and mosaics \n\n\nelectricity and plumbing\, how to install wires and pipes in the walls \n\n\nroof attachment and roof design \n\n\nLight-straw-clay: this is an infill techniques perfect for code approved buildings and natural renovations of existing homes. You will learn how to make the right materials and how to install them \n\n\nNatural plasters\, tools\, making your own plasters and paints\, colors\, applications\, how to apply it on earthen walls\, drywall\, wood\, concrete \n\n\nTamped floors\, finish earthen floors in natural buildings\, earthen floors in existing homes on plywood\, oriented strand board and concrete \n\n\nEarthen ovens: from start to finish and how to use them (pizza party!) \n\n\nDifferent design strategies\, natural design essentials\, passive solar\, using cob to make models \n\n\nBuilding codes\, how they work\, how to work around them \n\n\nDuring every workshop we make time for specific issues related to individual situations. This usually include a careful look at different climates and regions\, living with families or in communities\, dealing with the building code\, physical and financial challenges\, appropriate technologies and more. \nOur book “House of Earth” will be used as a textbook for the workshop. \n  \nThe daily schedule \nWe are aware that students make a big investment in a workshop such as this. We honor your time and do the best we can to share our knowledge and experience. Expect long days with lots of building and learning. In the evenings we will show slides and films\, featuring our previous projects and that of other people and cultures. Believe it or not\, we also still like to make time for a campfire and some music. We always strive to make the workshop itself a comfortable\, memorable and fun experience. \n8:00 breakfast \n9:00 building with cob \n1:00 lunch \n3:00 other techniques\, lectures and oven building \n7:00 Dinner \n8:00 free time/slide shows/campfire \n  \nAbout the site \nThe workshop will take place at the House Alive homestead in Southern Oregon\, 15 minutes away from the historic town of Jacksonville (check out the Britt music festival to see if there is something you want to see while you are nearby!) Our site is dotted with a dozen or so cob cottages\, garden walls\, ovens\, and also has a code approved hybrid house (straw bale\, cob\, conventional). \nAs a student you will get first hand experiences of composting toilets\, solar cookers\, solar showers\, off-grid photo-voltaic charging and other forms of appropriate technologies. \n​House Alive is located in the Siskiyou mountain range and has a mixed pine/oak/fir forest. Our homestead is peaceful and safe. The weather in May is usually sunny and warm (sometimes hot) and the evenings/nights are cool. Rain is a possibility but not persistent. July is warm\, sometimes hot and rain is very rare. \nYou will be provided with a flat\, private and shady camping spot. We also have hot showers\, composting toilets\, and internet. \n  \nVersaterra* certification \nAfter full participation\, every student will receive a VersaTerra certificate. We believe that after taking this workshop\, participants are qualified to teach at least a one-day event in their neighborhood.  By providing a certificate\, we want to empower our student to become facilitators of community revitalization through building with earth! \n​ \n*VersaTerra is a holistic design\, building and living philosophy\, celebrating clay-soil as its primary building material. Clay-soil is: \n\n\nplentiful\, inexpensive or free\, durable\, easy to maintain and modify\, and endlessly reusable \n\n\nnon-toxic\, breathable\, soft\, beautiful\, and displays superior performance in a wide variety of climates \n\n\nsculptural by nature\, inviting to work with needing only simple tools and methods\, and easily combines with other natural and human made materials. \n\n\nBy focusing on these specific qualities of clay-soil\, we can make the design\, building and living process a conduit for community revitalization and personal transformation\, while creating housing with dignity for the people of this world. \n​ \nClick here to read more about Versaterra \n  \nTo register for this workshop\, visit our website! \n​ \n​
URL:https://cobworkshops.org/event/versaterra-a-complete-cob-and-natural-building-intensive-2/
LOCATION:House Alive\, 7540 GRIFFIN LANE\, Address 2\, Address 3\, JACKSONVILLE\, OR\, 97530\, United States
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SUMMARY:Two CruzinCobGlobal Cob Oven & Bench Workshops in 2020: Romania & Azores
DESCRIPTION:Our two Oven & Bench workshops will take place in Petris\, Romania\, after the 5-week Advanced Cob Building workshop\, from Sep 6-13\, and  on the Azores island of São Miguel (see description below) also following the 5-week Advanced Cob Building workshop\, from November 15-20\, 2020.\nVisit cruzincobglobal.org to see each location’s offerings. \nHere is a description of both workshops as they will be the same. \nHOST & LOCATION \nThe Cob Oven workshop will be located on the Quinta da Vida Beleza site and follow the 5-week Advanced Cob Building Workshop. Please visit the event page for that workshop to find out about the location and the island of São Miguel. Host will be Claudine Désirée\, founder and director of CruzinCobGlobal\, on her new piece of land. \nPROJECT \nWe will be building a community-size cob oven for baking everything in fueling it with the plentiful wood in the forest behind the Quinta. Students will build the foundation\, insulation\, and three oven shells (inner\, insulation\, outer) and finish with plaster. The high heat-exposed cob is different than the building cob used for the benches and external sculpted shell and students will learn the difference and how to figure out each mix. The oven and benches will allow for maximum creativity that will depend on the students’ input and inspiration! All materials will be as local as possible and students will be building all phases with some lecture time to support the hands-on work. \nCOB OVEN WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION \nThe 5-day workshop will begin on Sunday evening\, November 15th\, with dinner at 6pm\, followed by an Opening Circle\, Introduction to the Site & Island and to the Workshop. Monday morning November 16th at 9am we begin building the foundation. There will be hands-on building for 4 hours in the morning followed by lunch and rest for 1.5 hours. At 2:30pm there will be a 30-60-minute lecture followed by construction in the afternoon. Students will have time to relax in the afternoon and go to the beach or on a walk or into town if they like before dinner. There may be someone in the group offering to lead yoga or chi gong movement practice also. \nSCHEDULE \nThe daily schedule (subject to slight modifications due to climate) will be: \n  \n7:30-8:30 Breakfast\n8:45-1:00 Class\n1:00-2:30 Lunch\n2:30-5:30 Class\n5:30-7:00 Rest/Yoga\n7:00-8:00 Dinner \nCOURSE CONTENTS \nThe first day of the workshop will be building the foundation out of local rock\, broken concrete or even tires. Day 2 we will build the support for the oven as well as the form and inner cob shell. On Day 3 we will focus on the benches so the oven can dry. We will be building the foundations and covering them with cob. Day 4 we will empty the oven (if ready to be emptied)\, and cover it with the insulation layer in the morning and the final sculpting cob layer in the afternoon. After sculpting\, everything will be plastered on the final day. And\, if the sand is out\, we may even be able to light it and make pizza! Yippee!!!! \nREQUIREMENTS & IMPORTANT INFORMATION \nStudents will need to come prepared for building from Day 1. \nThis includes: \nWork clothes appropriate for the country and climate we are in\nWork boots or other closed-toe shoes (for foundation work)\nFlip-flops (for cob days)\nRubber dishwashing gloves (for lime mortar for foundation)\nWork Gloves (for carrying rocks)\n4”-6” Diameter Round Plastic Container Lids (for plastering)\nGood Moisturizer\nHat\nSunglasses\nWater Bottle\nNotebook/Pen/Camera\nSample of Your Soil (Optional) \nPlease get the excellent cob oven bible by Kiko Denzer called “Build Your Own Earth Oven”…noone has written a better one yet. Amazon has it of course…https://www.amazon.com/Build-Your-Own-Earth-Oven/dp/096798467X as do others. There are many inspiring pictures and it will prepare you well for what’s to come. \nStudents need to tend to their needs like making sure they drink alot of water (clay is drying)\, get good sleep and stretch before and after class. This class is not very demanding physically compared to the building workshops but if you are not used to doing any physical work with earth\, sand\, rocks….you should definitely prepare yourself in the weeks ahead by resting well\, stretching\, and even carrying rocks around properly. Also feel free to share your dietary needs (not preferences) with CCG and bring your special snacks and foods\, pillow and whatever you NEED to be comfortable and happy. We also encourage you to bring slides\, videos\, movies and books to share\, as well as a sample of your soil to test. And we always play diverse music onsite while we build\, so bring your favorite playlists! \nTRANSPORT & LOGISTICS \nFrom Europe\, you can fly with Azores Airlines\, TAP or Ryan Air. These are the main airlines flying here with Ryan Air being the cheapest\, especially from Lisbon (19€/one way). \nComing from the North America\, direct flights are only from Boston and Toronto with Azores Airlines. Delta was flying here from New York last year\, not sure about now. Check TAP too. That being said you can book with Azores Airlines or TAP from anywhere in the US to connect in Boston or buy two separate tickets. You can also fly to Lisbon and then take RyanAir to Ponta Delgada. NorwegianAir is super cheap especially off-season and flies from the US to Barcelona and Madrid from which you can take RyanAir to PDL. You will be picked up from the airport to go to the land by the Host. \nFor students wanting to stay on and explore other islands\, SATA airlines connects all the islands year-round. \n  \nMEALS\, ACCOMMODATIONS & WHAT ELSE TO BRING \nStudents will be fed 3 high-quality prepared delicious meals a day during the weekdays. CruzinCobGlobal hosts always serve amazing food to cob students in gratitude for their hard work! Since this is the Azores there will be fresh and amazing vegetarian food\, which will be the basis of our menu. Students that have non-vegetarian requirements can bring personal items to complete their diet and other requirements can be presented to the cooks a month before the start date so they can make sure to have what is needed. We will try to meet people’s requirements of course so it is important to communicate them as soon as possible. Local fish may be served once a week. On weekends\, students will be on their own for their meals and can explore and enjoy the island’s offerings!!! \nStudents will be camping onsite with simple and rustic facilities like compost toilets\, hot and cold outdoor showers\, an outdoor kitchen & dining area\, a yoga/dance space and a cozy hangout communal area with fire circle. This will be the first workshop and we will do everything we can to offer maximum comfort and enjoyment during this wonderful and transformational time together. The site has normal cell phone service with a 10€ sim card (3GB + unlimited calls & texts) which students can hotspot to their computers if desired. There are many cafés nearby for wifi use. There is a local Decathlon store with camping equipment if you prefer to not fly with a tent one way and you may be able to sell it to someone or us when you leave. \nFor those not wanting to camp\, there are also other options nearby. The Pés Verdes Teahouse is a very sweet hostel with cute patios right near the Praia da Milicias and the owner Margarida will offer our students a good deal!!!! Students can have a bed in a shared room (6 people)\, full kitchen\, several bathrooms\, outdoor patios\, massage space\, great teas and vegan snacks. She also has a few private rooms. Price will depend on how long you are staying. The hostel is right near the beautiful black sand beach and several nice restaurants and cafés facing the beach. Those choosing to stay there will need to either rent a vehicle (maybe shared together and which currently is 2€/day or less with GoldCar) or rent a bike. Its only a 5-10 minute flat bike ride to the Quinta. You could also walk and there may be the option of local students being able to pick you up along the way! If you want this option you will need to let us or them know to save your space. There are also closer locations in AirBnB accommodations\, Hotel Arcanjo\, and Alojamento Rural. Let us know and we can help. Meanwhile we will explore other good deals with locals. \nINSTRUCTOR \nClaudine Desiree is the original “Cob Queen” of Santa Cruz\, where she founded the original “Sunflower Cob Building” which quickly morphed into the California-based “Cruzin’ Cob”\, the cob workshop and building business that evolved over a decade. Once her three sons were “out of the house”\, she went for her dream of traveling around the world on a bike teaching cob workshops everywhere every few months to continue supporting herself by offering up what she loves in the countries and languages she is passionate about. To work internationally with no home base required a new name and a website\, hence CruzinCobGlobal was born naturally and appropriately and\, after 5 years on the road\, Claudine has finally found a new home….for now. \nOn the island of São Miguel in the Azores (where are the Azores?) she will establish a home and a small Cob Village called “Quinta da Vida Boa” for retreats\, workshops\, education and just plain chillin’in with friends and family!!!! CruzinCobGlobal will continue to do the important work of building the best houses and best communities ever of course… with new Teachers hitting the Cob road in 2020 as CCG-trained students begin leading workshops and builds around the world. Claudine will also keep teaching in her favorite places and spreading the Cob everywhere\, with more focus on the Azores land and project now. California will always be one of those favorite places\, her and her children’s home for 20 years. And the demand to learn Cob in California is always growing with the fires and earthquakes threatening conventional houses. Africa\, Asia and Eastern Europe are calling too! And the best part is we have a “legal” Cob Code to use anywhere in the world thanks to the CRI architects’ and engineers’ hard work and perseverance! \nREGISTRATION & PAYMENT \nThe fee for the 5-day Cob OvenWorkshop which includes tuition\, camping and meals from Monday through Friday is: \nFull Rate: 400€  by November 8th\, 2020 \n(Sacramento and Pietris workshops are 7 days and include benches and more details). \nFor European residents and others\, payment can be made by bank transfer in Euros or you can use Transferwise or Paypal. For US residents you can also use Zelle or Venmo. To hold your spot in this workshop you will need to pay the full amount or a 50% deposit that will be non-refundable after September 15th\, 2020. The balance will be due by November 8th\, one week before the workshop start date. Please contact claudine@cruzincobglobal.org for registration forms and questions. \nWe can offer 2 work trade discounts in the kitchen making breakfast in the morning. Each work trade is for 1.5 hours per day for 10€off per day or 50€ off the full rate. Work traders need to pay a non-refundable 50% deposit at the time of their registration to guarantee their spot. To apply for these work trade positions please contact claudine@cruzincobglobal.org as soon as possible because these are the first spots to go. \nCAN’T WAIT TO SEE YOU AT MY NEW HOME!!!
URL:https://cobworkshops.org/event/three-cruzincobglobal-cob-oven-bench-workshops-in-2020-azores-california-romania/
LOCATION:Quinta da Vida Beleza\, Lagoa\, Azores\, 9560-418\, Portugal
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Cob Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Dates: June 22 – June 26\, 2020 \nLocation: Jonesborough\, Tennessee\n \nCome and join us in beautiful eastern Tennessee for our next Introduction to Cob Workshop! We will be constructing a cob house. A perfect project for beginners and experts alike! You will get the knowledge to build cob projects scaling from smaller things\, such as cob ovens and benches\, up to large projects like homes and buildings. \nThis workshop is a great experience to learn how to build with cob and to get a broad learning overview of natural building techniques. You will get a solid foundation in cob building fundamentals. We will be constructing the walls on a new cob building and studying Natural Building together each day. After this workshop\, you will have the basic experience and confidence to design and build your own simple cob constructions or cob building. \nHands-On Work Topics: \n– How to make cob (learn how to make cob with a mortar mixer) \n– Selecting and testing soils for cob (learn several ways to test your soil composition) \n– Building cob walls (learn my four steps to efficient cob wall building) \n– Creating window and door frames (how to build and attach frames to cob walls) \n– Rammed Earth Demonstration (building rammed earth forms and compaction process) \n– Earthen Plaster (learn to mix and apply earth plaster) \nClassroom and Discussion Topics: \n– Site selection and design (includes Passive Solar design principles) \n– Materials and tools (covers traditional and modern cob building toolset and materials) \n– Rubble trench foundations (Plus general foundation building) \n– Drainage principles (Important: water can be cob’s worst enemy) \n– Basic Electrical and Plumbing integration for cob homes \n– Installing windows and doors \n– Roofing and Bond Beams \n– Natural plasters and finishes (Vapor Permeable / “Breathable” finishes) \n– Overview of Natural Building materials \nThis workshop is a unique experience for people to learn about building cob homes and to get an overview of Natural Building. Not only are there plenty of hands-on lessons to learn from\, but we will also have ample discussion and informal classroom time. Most cob workshops don’t cover this many topics. But here\, you will learn all the core lessons needed to start building from this one workshop! \nPlus – there will be many hours of discussions about building cob homes and natural building throughout the workshop. Its a great way to get your questions answered and brainstorm your building ideas! \nThe workshop will be held at a private property in Jonesborough\, Tennessee. \nEach day will begin at 9:00 AM\, and the days will include hands-on building\, classroom sessions\, discussions\, and learning activities related to cob and natural building topics. We will break for lunch between 12:00 to 1:30 PM\, and we will complete each day at around 4:00 PM. They will be full-packed days! Worth your every penny! \nThe workshop will be taught by Alex Sumerall\, an east coast Natural Builder who has a focus on creating earthen structures that are healthy\, aesthetically pleasing\, and functional for modern life. He is the owner of This Cob House\, LLC\, which is dedicated to teaching people about cob and natural building techniques. Alex has a background in business and advertising\, and has been practicing Natural Building since 2011. He graduated from the Aprovecho School of Natural Building in 2013 in Cottage Grove\, Oregon\, and continues to teach\, present\, consult\, and construct. \nFree Bonus! \nEveryone who signs up for the workshop will receive a printed copy of Alex’s book\, “Build a Cob House: A Step-By-Step Guide”\, and the downloadable PDF version\, FREE! We only make printed copies for workshop students\, so this is your chance to get one. We will be using the book as a lesson guide throughout the workshop too so you can follow along with your book in hand. \nListen to the great things that our workshop participants are saying! \n\n\n“The cob workshop was a life-changing experience. I learned a lot about natural building\, not only from Alex’s instruction\, experience and demonstrations\, but from interacting with people from different backgrounds who were a great source of collective knowledge. The hands-on experience was priceless!” Tony Romo\, Texas \n“The Cob Building Workshop was a great investment of my time! It was well organized\, extremely inspiring\, and FUN! Alex was able to explain construction basics to neophytes like me\, yet he could also answer the complex questions asked by the more experienced workshop attendees. I can’t wait until the next workshop!” \nMarybeth Babos\, Tennessee \nLodging \nThere are two options for lodging: free camping on site\, or making reservations at one of the local hotels or AirBnB. Hotels are available in the neighboring towns of Jonesborough\, Gray\, and Johnson City. \nCamping is FREE\, but space is limited on the property so let us know ahead of time if you will be camping or lodging off-site. Campers will have access to a portable toilet and private outdoor shower. \nThe location has electricity & water. Electric outlets are minimal\, with the ability to charge phones & power tools. \nFood \nMeals will not be included in this workshop so participants will need to provide their own food. There are several local restaurants and grocery stores nearby the workshop site. \nEach is responsible for their own meal preparation\, unless decisions are made to share or combine. An hour for lunch is provided\, allowing adequate time for food and a quick nap or trip into town. There is no official kitchen on site. Coolers are welcome and encouraged. \nRecreation & Surroundings \nJonesborough is located near the edge of the Appalachian Mountains in eastern Tennessee. It is a beautiful area\, and there are many scenic places to visit nearby. You can also travel to places like Gatlinburg\, TN or Asheville\, NC within a short driving distance. \nFamily & Groups \nAsk about discounts. We encourage group & family activities because it enhances learning among your support group. Email me at alex@thiscobhouse.com for custom group/family invoice. \nChildren/young people of any age are welcome to join in and learn. Please be aware that some areas are under construction\, as is the purpose of this workshop\, but it is generally child-safe. \nPrices \nPrice: $499\n \nAdditional Discounts: 10% for family and friends participating together.  \nTeens accompanying a parent/guardian are half price. Children under 13 accompanying a parent/guardian are free.\n \nClick here to register: https://www.thiscobhouse.com/introduction-to-cob-workshop-jonesborough-tennessee-june-2020/ \nIf you have any other questions about the workshop\, please feel free to email me at alex@thiscobhouse.com \nIf you have a large party of people registering\, they can all register separately\, or contact me for a custom invoice.
URL:https://cobworkshops.org/event/introduction-to-cob-workshop-20/
LOCATION:Unnamed Venue\, Jonesborough\, TN\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Cob Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Dates: June 15 – June 19\, 2020 \nLocation: Keystone Heights\, Florida \nCome and join us in Florida for our next Introduction to Cob Workshop! We will be constructing a cob bench and applying earth plaster to the cob cottage. A perfect project for beginners and experts alike! You will get the knowledge to build cob projects scaling from smaller things\, such as cob ovens and benches\, up to large projects like homes and buildings. You will also get the opportunity to experience a completed cob building\, which was built on-site from previous workshop students. \nThis workshop is a great experience to learn how to build with cob and to get a broad learning overview of natural building techniques. You will get a solid foundation in cob building fundamentals. We will be constructing an outdoor cob sitting area and studying Natural Building together each day. After this workshop\, you will have the basic know-how and confidence to design and build your own simple cob constructions or cob building. \nHands-On Work Topics: \n– How to make cob (with the traditional tarp method) \n– Selecting and testing soils for cob (learn several ways to test your soil composition) \n– Building cob walls (learn my four steps to efficient cob wall building) \n– Creating window and door frames (how to build and attach frames to cob walls) \n– Basic Roofing Construction \n– Rammed Earth Demonstration (building rammed earth forms and compaction process) \n– Earthen Plaster (learn to mix and apply earth plaster) \nClassroom and Discussion Topics: \n– Site selection and design (includes Passive Solar design principles) \n– Materials and tools (covers traditional and modern cob building toolset and materials) \n– Rubble trench foundations (Plus general foundation building) \n– Drainage principles (Important: water can be cob’s worst enemy) \n– Basic Electrical and Plumbing integration for cob homes \n– Installing windows and doors \n– Roofing and Bond Beams \n– Natural plasters and finishes (Vapor Permeable / “Breathable” finishes) \n– Overview of Natural Building materials \nThis workshop is a unique experience for people to learn about building cob homes and to get an overview of Natural Building. Not only are there plenty of hands-on lessons to learn from\, but we will also have ample discussion and informal classroom time. Most cob workshops don’t cover this many topics. But here\, you will learn all the core lessons needed to start building from this one workshop! \nPlus – there will be many hours of discussions about building cob homes and natural building throughout the workshop. Its a great way to get your questions answered and brainstorm your building ideas! \nThe workshop will be held at a private property in Keystone Heights\, Florida. \nEach day will begin at 8:00 AM\, and the days will include hands-on building\, classroom sessions\, discussions\, and learning activities related to cob and natural building topics. We will break for lunch between 12:00 to 1:30 PM\, and we will complete each day at around 4:00 PM. They will be full-packed days! Worth your every penny! \nThe workshop will be taught by Alex Sumerall\, an east coast Natural Builder who has a focus on creating earthen structures that are healthy\, aesthetically pleasing\, and functional for modern life. He is the owner of This Cob House\, LLC\, which is dedicated to teaching people about cob and natural building techniques. Alex has a background in business and advertising\, and has been practicing Natural Building since 2011. He graduated from the Aprovecho School of Natural Building in 2013 in Cottage Grove\, Oregon\, and continues to teach\, present\, consult\, and construct. \nEarn A Certificate of Cob Building!\n \nUpon completion of this workshop\, you will be awarded with a certificate of cob building. This certificate is earned by all of our 5-day workshop students. It will be printed and signed by Alex for you to take home with you at the end of the week. \nFree Bonus! \nEveryone who signs up for the workshop will receive a printed copy of Alex’s book\, “Build a Cob House: A Step-By-Step Guide”\, and the downloadable PDF version\, FREE! We only make printed copies for workshop students\, so this is your chance to get one. We will be using the book as a lesson guide throughout the workshop too so you can follow along with your book in hand. \nListen to the great things that our workshop participants are saying! \n\n\n“The cob workshop was a life-changing experience. I learned a lot about natural building\, not only from Alex’s instruction\, experience and demonstrations\, but from interacting with people from different backgrounds who were a great source of collective knowledge. The hands-on experience was priceless!” Tony Romo\, Texas \n“The Cob Building Workshop was a great investment of my time! It was well organized\, extremely inspiring\, and FUN! Alex was able to explain construction basics to neophytes like me\, yet he could also answer the complex questions asked by the more experienced workshop attendees. I can’t wait until the next workshop!” \nMarybeth Babos\, Tennessee \nLodging \nThere are two options for lodging: free camping on site\, or making reservations at one of the local hotels or AirBnB. Hotels are available in the neighboring towns of Stark and Waldo\, per Google maps\, and possibly in Keystone Heights. \nCamping is FREE and is available throughout the property. There are plenty of great locations to set up a tent here. Multiple camp areas are available with oak trees shading the majority of the property. Trees can be used appropriately for hammocks & camp gear. Campers will have access to a clean bathroom and private outdoor shower. \nA modernized\, yet simple\, building contains a flushable toilet with a private outdoor shower that’s tucked away. It is spacious with room to keep things up and dry.\nOur location has electricity & water. Electric outlets are minimal\, with the ability to charge phones & power tools\, in a single location. The water is well water and is drinkable\, yet you may wish to bring your own. \nFood \nMeals will not be included in this workshop so participants will need to provide their own food. There are several local restaurants and grocery stores nearby the workshop site. \nEach is responsible for their own meal preparation\, unless decisions are made to share or combine. An hour for lunch is provided\, allowing adequate time for a quick nap\, a trip into town\, fast food\, cooking over the fire\, or utilizing the grill. There is no official kitchen on site\, but there is a small operational microwave\, and a few pieces of kitchen camp gear available for use. Coolers are welcome and encouraged. \nLocal Places to Eat: McHenry’s (food & pub)\, Keystone Inn (country buffet\, known for chicken) Hardee’s\, McDonald’s\, Subway\, Johnny’s BBQ \nRecreation & Surroundings \nBring a camp chair for some quality R&R. Build a community camp fire\, while reflecting on the day. Enjoy the grassy area to throw a ball\, walking trails through the woods\, blackberry bushes\, slightly traveled road that’s great for a leisurely walk\, and the open field in the distance to spot deer\, crane\, & rabbits in the early mornings. \nFamily & Groups \nAsk about discounts. We encourage group & family activities because it enhances learning among your support group. Email me at alex@thiscobhouse.com for custom group/family invoice. \nChildren/young people of any age are welcome to join in and learn. Please be aware that some areas are under construction\, as is the purpose of this workshop. Previous workshop parents have brought playpens\, pop up tents\, outside toys\, and so forth. Children are welcome to explore through “hands-on” learning. It’s okay if they play in the dirt. \nPrices \nPrice: $499\n \nAdditional Discounts: 10% for family and friends participating together.  \nTeens accompanying a parent/guardian are half price. Children under 13 accompanying a parent/guardian are free.\n \nClick here to register: https://www.thiscobhouse.com/introduction-cob-workshop-keystone-heights-florida/ \nIf you have any other questions about the workshop\, please feel free to email me at alex@thiscobhouse.com \nIf you have a large party of people registering\, they can all register separately\, or contact me for a custom invoice.
URL:https://cobworkshops.org/event/introduction-to-cob-workshop-19/
LOCATION:Unnamed Venue\, Keystone Heights\, FL\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:One Day Cob House
DESCRIPTION:One-Day Cob House Build\nSee video from 2014’s event here \nWhen: June 12-14\, 2020 \nWhere: Rosewater Ranch\, Long Valley\, 30 minutes northwest of Reno\, Nevada. \nCost: $150 includes meals\, instruction\, camping spot \nInstructors: Kyle Isacksen\, Kathleen O’Brien and Katy Chandler \nHost: Nathan Rosenbloom\, Loping Coyote Farms\, Rosewater Ranch \nRegistration:  PayPal (registration button on website) or checks accepted. \nAfter you register we’ll send you a follow-up email with more details. \nPlease email Kyle if you have any questions. \n40 participant limit. \nChecks to “Be the Change Project” 2055 McCloud Avenue\, Reno\, NV 89512 \nAbout the Workshop \nThe “One Day Cob House” event is an amazing\, uplifting\, and unique natural building experience. It’s a focused and jam-packed workshop that combines elements of a community barn raising with tried and true natural building techniques taught by talented instructors. \nCordwood cob is a technique that uses cordwood like bricks and cob like mortar and allows one to build much higher in a day compared to using just cob. A layer of cob by itself can be built about a foot high per day before needing to set and dry some; by using cordwood-cob and with enough hands we can make a full-height building. The wood\, clay\, and sand for this build are all locally sourced. \nRosewater Ranch is a budding community on 140 acres backing up to National Forest in the eastern foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains outside of Reno\, NV.  On the ranch Permaculture practices abound\, goats\, chickens\, & turkeys roam\, and there’s lots to absorb while there. The cabin we build will be round-ish\, measure ~120 interior square feet\, have a loft and green roof. It will be used as a studio and guest quarters. \nParticipants will learn: \n\n\nBasics of a rubble trench foundation (the trench and earthbags will be done ahead of the workshop) \n\n\nHow to mix cob \n\n\nHow to set doors and window frames \n\n\nHow to plumb and trim walls \n\n\nHow to build with cordwood and cob \n\n\nHow to attach a roof and make a simple green roof \n\n\nHow to make and apply a light straw-clay plaster base coat \n\n\nIf you’ve been interested in learning about natural building\, have some experience and want to improve\, or maybe don’t have the time and money to dedicate to a full\, longer workshop\, this might be a great option for you. You’ll leave with a basic understanding of what it takes to put a complete cabin together and can expect to enjoy your time in a beautiful setting with lots of great people and food. \nDaily Flow: \nFriday \n12:00 – arrival and camping set up\, light lunch \nHands-on instruction in cordwood cob basics including mixing cob.  We’ll also discuss how to build a rubble trench and earthbag stemwall and a tamped earth floor \n7:00 – Dinner and fun \nSaturday \n6:00 – breakfast \n6:45 – begin building \n12:00 – lunch \n5:00 – raise the roof! \n7:00 – dinner and celebration \nSunday \n8:00 – breakfast \n9:00 – debrief and Q and A \n10:00 – light straw clay plaster \n1:00 – lunch \nAfternoon departure \n  \nOne Day\, Part 2 \nPlastering and Earthen Floor Workshop \nJuly 17-19\, we’ll plaster the cabin’s walls and put in a finished earthen floor during a two-day workshop. Participants in the “One Day” are invited back for that weekend at a discounted rate of $40 (includes camping and meals). \nContact Kyle for more details.
URL:https://cobworkshops.org/event/one-day-cob-house-2/
LOCATION:Rosewater Ranch\, 30 minutes north of Reno\, Nevada\, Reno\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Advanced Cobber Certification: Build a Sauna & Rocket Stove Heater near Mt. Lassen\, California
DESCRIPTION:NEW DATES\, SHORTER WORKSHOP\, LOWER COST!!!!\,\n \nHOST & LOCATION \nOur California hosts are Barbara and Tara\, mother and daughter\, who live in Shingletown\, where they recently bought a five-acre piece of raw land\, completely off-grid\, near Mt Lassen National Park. They have a wonderful view of the volcano\, plus a year round creek and abundant wild life including deer\, turkeys\, cougars\, bears\, bobcats\, foxes\, etc. \n\n  \n\n\nThe workshop site is located in Shingletown\, a small town in Lassen County\, half an hour east of Redding and 3 1/2 hours north of San Francisco. Students will definitely have alot of adventures available in Nature in the midst of the most beautiful counties of California: Shasta\, Trinity\, Klamath\, Mendocino\, and in the surrounding towns and cities on weekends. \nUpon arriving to the land in January\, the only structure was a small unfinished 120 square foot building\, without heat\, water or electricity.  Now it is their humble kitchen.  The creek provides their water needs.\n\nRecently they built another 120 square foot cabin.. using local lumber and insulated with sheep’s wool. It’s very cute!\n\nThey feel this land to be very healing supporting their vision for the land to one day be a healing retreat center. They also have two small green houses and a garden where they are doing their best to cultivate as much high quality food as they can.\n\nInstead of being subjected to the harsh environment of city life\, here one is completely immersed in the sounds and sights of nature.\n\nThey look forward to receiving you all with open hearts and much excitement!\n  \nPROJECT \nThis Advanced Cobber Certification training offers a complete foundation to roof build over a period of 19 days as we will be building a smaller structure\, namely a 60-80 ft2 sauna\, depending on the number of students\, heated by a rocket stove.  The foundation and first floor coats will be built in first three days from the local rock on and near the land using lime and sand mortar.  On Days 4-9 we will build the circular Cob Wall with opening and fixed windows\, niches\, shelves\, bottles\, other useful natural elements inserted into the wall for hanging towels and clothing\, electrical and plumbing fixtures and pipes/housing\, and the roof connection.  On Day 10 we will sculpt the walls and on Day 11 we will sculpt and plaster the wall. Day 12 we will build the rocket heater attached to the sauna wall and Days 13-15 will be for the Roof and second Floor coat. Students will learn ALOT by building every day with continuous instruction both practical hands-on and theoretical using lecture time\, slides and videos.  You will leave fully confident to build your own cob house or someone else’s\, which is your next step after graduating from our training!  This will take you to the next level of understanding and experience after which you will be a much more competent workshop assistant and builder. \n  \nADVANCED COB BUILDING WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION \nThis Intensive 19-day Advanced Cob Building Workshop consists of theoretical instruction\n(lectures with graphics) and construction for 4 hours in the morning and 3 hours in the afternoon.\nStudents arrive on Wednesday\, June 10th\, and settle in. The workshop begins at 4pm with an Opening Circle\, a Host Site orientation and Introduction to the Project.  Dinner is served at 6pm and followed by an Introduction to the Workshop.  Thursday morning we begin digging the trench for our Cob Building!!!! \nFollowing Breakfast\, the morning session lasts 4 hours with a 20-minute snack pause. Lunch break lasts 1.5 hours which includes rest time before the 3-hour afternoon session begins. There will be a daily 60-minute lecture either after lunch or after dinner on most days. After class in the afternoon there is a 90-minute break before dinner\, in which students are encouraged to stretch\, do yoga\, relax. There is often someone officially or informally leading yoga or some other movement practice in the morning and/or afternoon.  There will also be a few evenings after dinner for showing slides\, videos and having Course-related discussions.  Most evenings are free and sometimes other students offer informal courses in their specialties and passions.\nThis 19-day Course will offer practical learning by building a complete 60-80ft2 (depending on number of students) curvilinear building from foundation to roof\, as described in the “Project” section above.  Those who complete the Workshop will receive an Advanced Cobber Certificate of Completion for Foundation\, Cob Walls (which includes Door\, Windows\, Shelves\, Art\, Electrical & Plumbing)\, Floor\, Plaster & Roof. \n  \nSCHEDULE \n  \nThe Advanced Cob Building Workshop begins on Wednesday\, June 10th\, 2020 at 4pm with the Opening Circle and Introduction to Site & Project\, the Welcome Dinner and Introduction to the Course.  It ends on Sunday\, June 28\, 2020 after the Closing Circle & Lunch. \nStudents should arrive no later than noon on June 10th. If you need to arrive a day before please let Claudine know so we can check with Host. \nThe daily schedule (subject to slight modifications due to climate) will be: \n6:30-7:30 Yoga/Chi Gong/Meditation                                                                                                                                   7:30-8:30 Breakfast\n8:45-1:00 Class\n1:00-2:30 Lunch\n2:30-5:30 Class\n5:30-7:00 Rest/Yoga\n7:00-8:00 Dinner\n8:00-9:00 Slides/Videos/Discussion (once a week) \n  \nCOURSE CONTENTS \nStudents will learn every phase of building a cob building from foundation through the roof in\nlectures/theory. In addition to the lectures\, slideshows and videos will be shown to support and\nenhance their understanding of cob materials\, cob building\, design\, geography \, budgeting\,\nbusiness options and legal issues. \nOur hands-on practice will include: \ndigging foundation trench\npouring gravel and inserting drainage pipe (if applicable)\nbuilding foundation stemwall\nanalyzing soils and materials\nmaking test bricks\ndeciding on correct mixture\ndeciding on best location\nmaking cob w/ partner and solo\nbuilding with cob\npreparing and inserting the door\npreparing and inserting fixed and opening windows\npreparing and inserting shelves\ninserting bottle windows and other objects\ninserting electrical wiring and plumbing in walls\nsculpting\npreparing and applying earthen plasters (2 coats)\npouring an earthen floor (2 layers)\npreparing walls for roof connection\nbuilding roof frame\nbuilding roof covering\nmaking small-scale cob designs of future projects\, time permitting \nIn addition to Cob Building practices\, the Course material also includes: \nlegal cob construction practices\ncost analysis\ncreating a cob business (building/teaching)\nassisting\, interning and teaching with CruzinCobGlobal \n  \nREQUIREMENTS & IMPORTANT INFORMATION \n  \nStudents will need to come prepared for physical labor from Day 1. \nThis includes: \nWork clothes appropriate for the country and climate we are in\nWork boots or other closed-toe shoes\nFlip-flops for cobbing days\nRubber dishwashing gloves (for lime mortar)\nWork Gloves\nTape Measure\nBox Cutter\nCarving Knife\nWood Hand Saw (cheap)\, Level (2ft)\, Hammer (if possible)\nEar Plugs (roof week)\n4”-6” Diameter Round Plastic Container Lids (plastering)\nGood Moisturizer\nHat\nSunglasses\nSafety Glasses\nWater Bottle\nNotebook/Pen/Camera\nSample of Your Soil (Optional) \n\nThese workshops are designed for people that want to learn how to build a complete structure fromstart to finish in a professional manner and amount of time. They are very intensive and\, while we\nmake time for yoga\, stretching\, dancing\, music\, relaxing….all students are expected to be present and participating in all building/learning hours unless ill or have some other significant reason. This is\nbecause we design the size of the building and organize the structure of the workshop in accordance\nwith the number of students and when people are absent it impacts the whole group and the other\nstudents have to work harder. In addition Instructors try to set up building work according to students’ preferences and learning needs. \nThat being said\, the workshop intensity also changes throughout the 19 days. The  foundation days break people in with the work of moving\, lifting\, rolling and placing rocks and is a new and demanding physical experience for most students. They also include the first layers and coat of cob floor. The 6 days of of cob making and building are similar to the rock foundation week in physical demand but are more flowing and active in movement and cardiovascular exercise. Then students tap into their creative source and design and sculpt the walls and around niches\, shelves\, windows\, etc.  Plastering follows sculpting and is also an enjoyable lightweight physical experience that lends itself to talking and sharing at the wall in a meditative rhythm as the students have bonded and shared deeply through a variety of experiences for this time. With the roof\, there is a change of pace from the earthen building work including carpentry skills\, power tools\, hammering\, screwing\, trimming\, etc. But now the workshop is in its final stretch and there is a boost of energy to wrap up the green roof and the second floor coat\, the grand finale on the last day. In this workshop we have a special bonus of including a rocket stove workshop for the heating of the sauna. \n\nFor students wanting a more mellow slow-paced cob experience along with time for personal\nexploration and experimentation\, these workshops are not for you. However you can find a more\nsuitable workshop online that is usually for a shorter period building a garden wall\, a bench\, a\ncompost toilet or some other small-scale project. \nStudents are required to read “The Hand-Sculpted House” before the workshop begins and any\nother book they find\, as well as watching videos on YouTube\, especially the ones posted on\nCruzinCobGlobal’s website under Gallery to get an idea of what is expected. Please bring your\nbook(s). \n\n\n\nStudents must tend to their own personal needs\, drink alot of water\, rest when needed and exert themselves at a steady pace. Students who cannot do the strenuous physical work should let us\nknow before the workshop begins so we can adjust appropriately. It is totally OK to come for the lecture/theory part\, and then help the building part in less physically demanding ways\, ie cutting\nstraw\, sifting for plaster\, hammering nails into frames or shelves\, sculpting\, plastering\, cutting bottles. There is alot to do besides making and building with cob!!!! \nFinally\, please bring a watch or use your phone to be prompt and ready for each part of the Course\nincluding meals. Feel free to share your dietary needs with CCG or the Host and bring your\nessential snacks and foods\, pillow and whatever you NEED to be comfortable and happy. Feel free\nto also bring slides\, videos\, movies and books to share\, as well as a sample of your soil to test. \n  \nTRANSPORT & LOGISTICS \nStudents without a personal vehicle or not carpooling (we will organize a carpooling list a month before the start date) can take a bus (Greyhound/Trailways) to Redding or even fly in to the local airport. Students can also fly into San Francisco or Sacramento and take a bus or train from there.  Usually all students can get rides from other students to the site from their home base (if in driveable distance) or from the closest city or town along the way. \n  \nMEALS\, ACCOMMODATIONS & WHAT ELSE TO BRING \nStudents will be fed 3 high-quality delicious meals a day during the weekdays prepared by experienced cooks.  CruzinCobGlobal hosts always serve amazing food to cob students in gratitude for their hard work! Since this is California there is no lack of amazing vegetarian food\, which will be the basis of our menu.  Students that have non-vegetarian requirements can bring personal items to complete their diet and other requirements can be presented to the cooks a month before the start date so they can make sure to have what is needed.  We will try to meet people’s requirements of course so it is important to communicate them as soon as possible. On weekends\, food will be available for students to prepare if they are on site\, because the cooks will be off-duty.\n\n\n\n\nStudents will be camping close by in the lovely meadows\, or in the forest.  Compost toilets\, hot and cold showers\, a dining area\, yoga/dance space and a cozy hangout communal area will be offered for maximum comfort and enjoyment during this wonderful and transformational time together. The site has normal cell phone service which students can hotspot to their computers if desired.. \nFor those not wanting to camp\, there may be a few indoor options available on the land for a reasonable fee. Please inquire. \nOur hosts’ additional recommendations to bring are: \nBathing Suit for lakes\, rivers and hot springs \nHiking/Backpacking gear if desired for weekends \nWarm jacket for evening time \nRaingear (occasional rainshowers) \nMusical Instruments \nChocolate! \nThere are many local stores in case you forget something! \n  \n  \nINSTRUCTOR \nClaudine Desiree is the original “Cob Queen” of Santa Cruz\, where she founded the original “Sunflower Cob Building” which quickly morphed into the California-based “Cruzin’ Cob”\, the cob workshop and building business that evolved over a decade.  Once her three sons were “out of the house”\, she went for her dream of traveling around the world on a bike teaching cob workshops everywhere every few months to continue supporting herself by offering up what she loves in the countries and languages she is passionate about.  To work internationally with no home base required a new name and a website\, hence CruzinCobGlobal was born naturally and appropriately and\, after 5 years on the road\, Claudine has finally found a new home….for now.  On the island of São Miguel in the Azores (where are the Azores?) she will establish a home and a small Cob Village called “Quinta da Vida Boa” for retreats\, workshops\, education and just plain chillin’in with friends and family!!!!  CruzinCobGlobal will continue to do the important work of building the best houses and best communities ever of course… with new Teachers hitting the Cob road in 2020 as CCG-trained students begin leading workshops and builds around the world. Claudine will also keep teaching in her favorite places and spreading the Cob everywhere\, with more focus on the Azores land and project now.  California will always be one of those favorite places\, her and her children’s home for 20 years. And the demand to learn Cob in California is always growing with the fires and earthquakes threatening conventional houses.  Africa\, Asia and Eastern Europe are calling too! And the best part is we have a “legal” Cob Code to use anywhere in the world thanks to the CRI architects’ and engineers’ hard work and focus! \n\nViva Hansen has been cobbing since the age of 9 when he took “Cob Building” as a homeschooling class at home!  After college he began taking it more seriously and accompanied his mother\, the Cob Queen (Claudine) on a GlobalCobTrotting world bike tour through Europe and Africa when he honed his building\, teaching\, language and international rapping skills.  Viva has assisted and taught cob building and oven workshops in various countries and languages and\, while he especially enjoys creating ovens/outdoor eating spaces and focusing on all things related to rocket stoves and mass heaters\, his Heart is in any kind of Cob Building. Viva loves the workshop ambiance and the transformational power of “Cob & Community” it provides!  Viva is also a certified massage therapist\, writer\, musician\, videographer\, NVC student and avid traveller who is working on creating a program for mentoring young men in the art of living a healthy\, balanced and fulfilling life in these challenging times.  We are SO fortunate to have Viva on the team! \n  \n  \nREGISTRATION & PAYMENT \n  \nThe fee for the 19-day Advanced Cobber Certificate Course which includes tuition\, camping and all meals (including Sudays when students will prepare for themselves) is: \n$1650 paid by June 1st\, 2020 \nPayment can be made by bank transfer in USD or Euros\, using Transferwise\, Paypal\, Zelle or Venmo. To hold your spot in this workshop you will need to pay the full amount or a 50% deposit that will be non-refundable after MAY 1st\, 2020.  The balance will be due by May 20th. Please contact claudine@cruzincobglobal.org to register. \nWe always offer four work trade discounts\, 2 in the kitchen making breakfast in the morning and 2 helping prepare the site in the morning before breakfast. Each work trade is for one hour a day during the 16 workshop days for $10 off per day or $160 off either the food cost or the tuition cost.  Work traders need to pay a  50% deposit at the time of their registration to guarantee their spot. To apply for these work trade positions please contact claudine@cruzincobglobal.org  as soon as possible because these are the first spots to go. \nWE LOOK FORWARD TO DANCING WITH YOU IN THE MUD!!!!
URL:https://cobworkshops.org/event/a-musicians-cob-studio-advanced-cobber-certification-in-placerville-california/
LOCATION:Barb and Tara’s Land\, Shingletown\, CA\, 96088\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Natural Building Part 4: Building with Adobe\, Cob\, Wattle and Daub; Thermal Properties and passive Solar Design
DESCRIPTION:Part four in a 4-part series that covers practice and theory of structural systems (timber framing)\, insulation (straw bales) and thermal mass wall systems (cob\, adobe\, wattle and daub). This workshop covers cob mixing and building\, cob trimming\, sculpting and detail work\, building an adobe arch\, building wattle-and-daub and clay-wattle walls\, thermal properties of natural materials\, passive solar design\, hybrid natural building design\, planning and sequencing your natural building\, plastering and finishing options. For maximum learning\, you can stay on site for the entire month and get more practice in between workshops. Instructors include Michael G. Smith of StrawClayWood.com (co-founder of the Cob Cottage Company and co-author of The Hand-Sculpted House and The Art of Natural Building)\, Colin Gillespie and Eric Lassotovitch of Polecraft Solutions\, and Blair Phillips of Abuela Gardens.
URL:https://cobworkshops.org/event/natural-building-part-4-building-with-adobe-cob-wattle-and-daub-thermal-properties-and-passive-solar-design/
LOCATION:Abuela Gardens\, 4649 Bear Canyon Rd.\, Willits\, CA\, 95490\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Natural Building Part 3: Building with Earth: Cob\, Clay Plasters & adobe Blocks; Construction Details
DESCRIPTION:Part three in a 4-part series that covers practice and theory of structural systems (timber framing)\, insulation (straw bales) and thermal mass wall systems (cob\, adobe\, wattle and daub). This workshop covers mechanized cob mixing and building\, mixing and applying earthen base coat plasters\, cob trimming\, sculpting and detail work\, preparing clay slip and chopped straw\, making adobe blocks\, installing doors and windows\, plumbing and wiring in natural wall systems\, and a tour of nearby natural buildings.  \nFee includes all organic meals and on-site camping. For maximum learning\, you can stay on site for the entire month and get more practice in between workshops. Instructors include Michael G. Smith of StrawClayWood.com (co-founder of the Cob Cottage Company and co-author of The Hand-Sculpted House and The Art of Natural Building)\, Colin Gillespie and Eric Lassotovitch of Polecraft Solutions\, and Blair Phillips of Abuela Gardens.
URL:https://cobworkshops.org/event/natural-building-part-3-building-with-earth-cob-clay-plasters-adobe-blocks-construction-details/
LOCATION:Abuela Gardens\, 4649 Bear Canyon Rd.\, Willits\, CA\, 95490\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Blair%20Phillips":MAILTO:info@abuelagardens.com
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SUMMARY:Community Cob & Balecob Build
DESCRIPTION:Community Cob & Balecob Build\nLocation: Near Lassen National Park\, California \nDate: Two weeks: May 18th-May 30th. Sunday\, May 24th is a rest day.  Come for as many or as few days as you’d like. \nCost: $25/day includes instruction\, space to camp\, and vegetarian meals. \nInstructor: Kyle Isacksen \nRegistration:  PayPal (registration button on web page) or checks accepted. \nAfter you register we’ll send you a follow-up email with more details and get the dates of your arrival and departure. \nPlease email Kyle if you have any questions. \nChecks to “Be the Change Project” 2055 McCloud Avenue\, Reno\, NV 89512 \nLimited to 10 participants/day. \nDaily Schedule: \n7:30 Breakfast \n8:15 Morning building session \n12:00 Lunch \n1:30 Discussion and Q & A \n2:00 Afternoon building session \n3:30 Snack \n5:00 End building session \n7:00 Dinner \nWe’re building a small cob and balecob cabin with a mother-daughter duo on their rustic homestead in the Sierra Nevada Foothills outside of Lassen National Park.  As a Community Build\, we’ll be focused on production with learning as opposed to a workshop where we focus primarily on teaching and skill development through building. This format keeps the cost low for participants while getting many helping hands on site for the build. \nInterspersed in each building session instructors will teach techniques and guide participants as the structure is built. \nIf you’ve been interested in learning about natural building\, have some experience and want to improve\, or maybe don’t have the time and money to dedicate to a full workshop\, this might be a good option for you. \nParticipants can register for as many of the 12 days as they’d like. \nConstruction Flow: \nEarthbag Stemwall (the rubble trench will be done prior to the build) \nTamped earth floor (first parts of an earthen floor) \nCobbing \nBalecob \nStraw-clay plaster \nBasic electric & plumbing \nWindows & Doors \n“Deadmen” supports for shelves \nNote: We will not be getting to the roof during this Community Build. \nFor more information about Balecob read Kyle and Conrad’s article in Mother Earth News magazine. For general natural building information\, buy Conrad’s book\, “House of Earth” in print or online.
URL:https://cobworkshops.org/event/community-cob-balecob-build/
LOCATION:Barb’s Homestead\, Near Lassen National Park\, CA\, United States
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SUMMARY:Natural Builidng Part 2: Building with Straw Bales and Cob; Materials Selection and Soil Analysis
DESCRIPTION:Part two in a 4-part series that covers practice and theory of structural systems (timber framing)\, insulation (straw bales) and thermal mass wall systems (cob\, adobe\, wattle and daub). This workshop covers manual cob mixing and building\,  best practices for building with straw bales\, clay soil analysis and harvesting\, foundations\, sitework and drainage. \nFee includes all organic meals and on-site camping. For maximum learning\, you can stay on site for the entire month and get more practice in between workshops. Instructors include Michael G. Smith of StrawClayWood.com (co-founder of the Cob Cottage Company and co-author of The Hand-Sculpted House and The Art of Natural Building)\, Colin Gillespie and Eric Lassotovitch of Polecraft Solutions\, and Blair Phillips of Abuela Gardens.
URL:https://cobworkshops.org/event/building-with-straw-bales-and-cob-materials-selection-and-soil-analysis/
LOCATION:Abuela Gardens\, 4649 Bear Canyon Rd.\, Willits\, CA\, 95490\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Blair%20Phillips":MAILTO:info@abuelagardens.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20200514T153000
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SUMMARY:Intro to Fast Cob & Natural Finishing
DESCRIPTION:Last year\, we introduced this Short Course and it was a great success. You’ll get a full sense of our Fast Cob technique (which allowed 1.5 people to build the 900 sq.ft. house in the photo in just 5 months!)\, and you’ll get to know how to finish buildings naturally\, from base layer to finish layer and even whitewash. Everything we use is completely natural and everything you learn can be done anywhere on the planet. Of course\, without prior building experience\, a 3 day workshop will not give you everything you need to start building your home. But if you’re curious about Fast Cob or cob in general (but don’t want to exhaust yourself)\, this course is for you. Come and let your creative side have fun! \nThe cost of the 5 day Short Course workshops covers all meals (3 hot vegan/vegetarian meals prepared for you for each of the 3 full workshop days\, plus a welcoming dinner and a good-bye breakfast on the final day)\, on-site camping with running\, potable water\, hot showers\, and hands-on instruction. \nYou can apply for any of our workshops by visiting https://cob.lasqueti.ca/workshops.html…simply read through our full descriptions\, then scroll to the bottom of the webpage and fill in our quick and easy application form.  You’ll receive an email confirming your application soon after with all the necessary information to complete your registration.  We only have 4 spots remaining for this workshop. \nFast Cob is a truly revolutionary technique: it can empower anyone (a 60 year old woman with bad knees has been cobbing like mad since her full week workshop last August) to build just about anything\, without exhausting yourself\, going into debt or spending years on a project.  Any building up to 2000 sq.ft. can be built in one season with Fast Cob\, and without machines or thousands of dollars of tools!
URL:https://cobworkshops.org/event/intro-to-fast-cob-finishing/
LOCATION:Lasqueti Island\, 1 Beautiful Bicycle Lane\, Lasqueti Island\, BC\, V0R 2J0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200511
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Cob Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Dates: May 11 – May 15\, 2020 \nLocation: Jonesborough\, Tennessee \nSign up here: https://www.thiscobhouse.com/introduction-to-cob-workshop-jonesborough-tennessee/ \nCome and join us in beautiful eastern Tennessee for our next Introduction to Cob Workshop! We will be constructing a cob house. A perfect project for beginners and experts alike! You will get the knowledge to build cob projects scaling from smaller things\, such as cob ovens and benches\, up to large projects like homes and buildings. \nThis workshop is a great experience to learn how to build with cob and to get a broad learning overview of natural building techniques. You will get a solid foundation in cob building fundamentals. We will be constructing the walls on a new cob building and studying Natural Building together each day. After this workshop\, you will have the basic experience and confidence to design and build your own simple cob constructions or cob building. \nHands-On Work Topics: \n– How to make cob (learn how to make cob with a mortar mixer) \n– Selecting and testing soils for cob (learn several ways to test your soil composition) \n– Building cob walls (learn my four steps to efficient cob wall building) \n– Creating window and door frames (how to build and attach frames to cob walls) \n– Rammed Earth Demonstration (building rammed earth forms and compaction process) \n– Earthen Plaster (learn to mix and apply earth plaster) \nClassroom and Discussion Topics: \n– Site selection and design (includes Passive Solar design principles) \n– Materials and tools (covers traditional and modern cob building toolset and materials) \n– Rubble trench foundations (Plus general foundation building) \n– Drainage principles (Important: water can be cob’s worst enemy) \n– Basic Electrical and Plumbing integration for cob homes \n– Installing windows and doors \n– Roofing and Bond Beams \n– Natural plasters and finishes (Vapor Permeable / “Breathable” finishes) \n– Overview of Natural Building materials \nThis workshop is a unique experience for people to learn about building cob homes and to get an overview of Natural Building. Not only are there plenty of hands-on lessons to learn from\, but we will also have ample discussion and informal classroom time. Most cob workshops don’t cover this many topics. But here\, you will learn all the core lessons needed to start building from this one workshop! \nPlus – there will be many hours of discussions about building cob homes and natural building throughout the workshop. Its a great way to get your questions answered and brainstorm your building ideas! \nThe workshop will be held at a private property in Jonesborough\, Tennessee. \nEach day will begin at 9:00 AM\, and the days will include hands-on building\, classroom sessions\, discussions\, and learning activities related to cob and natural building topics. We will break for lunch between 12:00 to 1:30 PM\, and we will complete each day at around 4:00 PM. They will be full-packed days! Worth your every penny! \nThe workshop will be taught by Alex Sumerall\, an east coast Natural Builder who has a focus on creating earthen structures that are healthy\, aesthetically pleasing\, and functional for modern life. He is the owner of This Cob House\, LLC\, which is dedicated to teaching people about cob and natural building techniques. Alex has a background in business and advertising\, and has been practicing Natural Building since 2011. He graduated from the Aprovecho School of Natural Building in 2013 in Cottage Grove\, Oregon\, and continues to teach\, present\, consult\, and construct. \nFree Bonus! \nEveryone who signs up for the workshop will receive a printed copy of Alex’s book\, “Build a Cob House: A Step-By-Step Guide”\, and the downloadable PDF version\, FREE! We only make printed copies for workshop students\, so this is your chance to get one. We will be using the book as a lesson guide throughout the workshop too so you can follow along with your book in hand. \nListen to the great things that our workshop participants are saying! \n“The cob workshop was a life-changing experience. I learned a lot about natural building\, not only from Alex’s instruction\, experience and demonstrations\, but from interacting with people from different backgrounds who were a great source of collective knowledge. The hands-on experience was priceless!” Tony Romo\, Texas \n“The Cob Building Workshop was a great investment of my time! It was well organized\, extremely inspiring\, and FUN! Alex was able to explain construction basics to neophytes like me\, yet he could also answer the complex questions asked by the more experienced workshop attendees. I can’t wait until the next workshop!” \nMarybeth Babos\, Tennessee \nLodging \nThere are two options for lodging: free camping on site\, or making reservations at one of the local hotels or AirBnB. Hotels are available in the neighboring towns of Jonesborough\, Gray\, and Johnson City. \nCamping is FREE\, but space is limited on the property so let us know ahead of time if you will be camping or lodging off-site. Campers will have access to a portable toilet and private outdoor shower. \nThe location has electricity & water. Electric outlets are minimal\, with the ability to charge phones & power tools. \nFood \nMeals will not be included in this workshop so participants will need to provide their own food. There are several local restaurants and grocery stores nearby the workshop site. \nEach is responsible for their own meal preparation\, unless decisions are made to share or combine. An hour for lunch is provided\, allowing adequate time for food and a quick nap or trip into town. There is no official kitchen on site. Coolers are welcome and encouraged. \nRecreation & Surroundings \nJonesborough is located near the edge of the Appalachian Mountains in eastern Tennessee. It is a beautiful area\, and there are many scenic places to visit nearby. You can also travel to places like Gatlinburg\, TN or Asheville\, NC within a short driving distance. \nFamily & Groups \nAsk about discounts. We encourage group & family activities because it enhances learning among your support group. Email me at alex@thiscobhouse.com for custom group/family invoice. \nChildren/young people of any age are welcome to join in and learn. Please be aware that some areas are under construction\, as is the purpose of this workshop\, but it is generally child-safe. \n  \nPrice: $499 \nAdditional Discounts: 10% for family and friends participating together. \nTeens accompanying a parent/guardian are half price. Children under 13 accompanying a parent/guardian are free. \nSign up here: https://www.thiscobhouse.com/introduction-to-cob-workshop-jonesborough-tennessee/ \nIf you have any other questions about the workshop\, please feel free to email me at alex@thiscobhouse.com \nIf you have a large party of people registering\, they can all register separately\, or contact me for a custom invoice.
URL:https://cobworkshops.org/event/introduction-to-cob-workshop-18/
LOCATION:Unnamed Venue\, Jonesborough\, TN\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20200501T190000
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SUMMARY:Natural Builidng Part 1: Introduction to Round Pole Framing and Ecological Forest Management
DESCRIPTION:Part one in a 4-part series that covers practice and theory of structural systems (timber framing)\, insulation (straw bales) and thermal mass wall systems (cob\, adobe\, wattle and daub). This workshop covers ecological forest management and timber selection\, pole harvesting and peeling\, timber framing fundamentals and design\, selecting and caring for tools\, timber framing fundamentals including layout\, mortise-and-tenon joinery\, bent assembly and frame raising. \nFee includes all organic meals and on-site camping. For maximum learning\, you can stay on site for the entire month and get more practice in between workshops. Instructors include Michael G. Smith of StrawClayWood.com (co-founder of the Cob Cottage Company and co-author of The Hand-Sculpted House and The Art of Natural Building)\, Colin Gillespie and Eric Lassotovitch of Polecraft Solutions\, and Blair Phillips of Abuela Gardens.
URL:https://cobworkshops.org/event/introduction-to-round-pole-framing-and-ecological-forest-management/
LOCATION:Abuela Gardens\, 4649 Bear Canyon Rd.\, Willits\, CA\, 95490\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Blair%20Phillips":MAILTO:info@abuelagardens.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200501
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200601
DTSTAMP:20260405T142432
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SUMMARY:Natural Building Four-Part Series
DESCRIPTION:This is a 4-part series that covers practice and theory of structural systems (timber framing)\, insulation (straw bales) and thermal mass wall systems (cob\, adobe\, wattle and daub). Each intensive lasts 3 days (Friday-Sunday) in May. For maximum learning\, you can stay on site for the entire month and get more practice in between workshops. This is an unusual opportunity to learn nearly all aspects of building a hybrid natural home from experienced instructors in a hands-on setting. \nFee includes all organic meals and on-site camping. Instructors include Michael G. Smith of StrawClayWood.com (co-founder of the Cob Cottage Company and co-author of The Hand-Sculpted House and The Art of Natural Building)\, Colin Gillespie and Eric Lassotovitch of Polecraft Solutions\, and Blair Phillips of Abuela Gardens. \nSee individual workshop descriptions for more details. \n 
URL:https://cobworkshops.org/event/natural-building-four-part-series/
LOCATION:Abuela Gardens\, 4649 Bear Canyon Rd.\, Willits\, CA\, 95490\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Blair%20Phillips":MAILTO:info@abuelagardens.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20200415T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20200422T080000
DTSTAMP:20260405T142432
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SUMMARY:A Complete Introduction to Earthen Building Techniques (Cob\, Earthbag\, Wattle and Daub)
DESCRIPTION:Come and experience a “cob community” in the cloud forests of El Salvador´s highest mountain. \nThis workshop is being hosted by the Clouds of El Pital Eco-Tourism Cooperative. Our cooperative of five rural families from El Salvador has collectively built eight separate cob houses and cabins to host tourists in the beautiful El Trifinio Biosphere on the slopes of El Salvador´s highest mountain. The nearby cloud forest offers a beautiful site to learn about natural building techniques and sustainable living. \nDuring this workshop\, we will be building a small cob cabin for our eco-tourism cooperative. Participants will have the opportunity to experience all aspects of the building process\, from rubble trenches and rock foundations\, building cob and wattle and daub walls\, installing doors and windows\, plastering\, and roof anchoring. \nIf time (and energy) allows\, we will also be re-plastering a finished cob cabin and installing a rocket mass heater into a finished cob house. This workshop offers you the opportunity to see several different cob and wattle and daub structures in different phases of construction. Besides staying in beautifully furnished cob cabins with fantastic views of the El Pital Mountain\, you will also have plenty of hands-on experience to learn a wide variety of natural building techniques. You can see pictures and videos of the cabins we have built on our website: http://nubesdelpital.com/our-cabins/ \nThe workshop costs $500 USD and includes lodging in private cob cabins (check out the links to AirBnb to see where you´ll be staying)\, three meals a day served in our recently finished wattle and daub restaurant\, all the coffee or tea you can drink\, the workshop learning experience\, several free e-books on cob and natural building\, and a hiking trip to the El Pital cloud forest. We will also be visiting all of the cob structures that have been built in our community (over 10 homes/cabins built by 5 families) to see how natural building positively impacts local communities. \nIf you require transportation to and from the Salvadoran airport (about a three and a half hour drive)\, we can arrange that for you (in pickup) for an additional $50 per person (round trip). \nWhile El Salvador receives lots of negative media attention due to violence\, we are located in one of the safest parts of the country that receives a large influx of tourists. Furthermore\, we are a tight knit community of small farmers that enjoy having people come and visit as guests. \nFor more information or to sign up\, you can send us a message on Facebook (www.facebook.com/nubesdelpital) or send us an email at: tobiasroberts20@hotmail.com \nAirBnb links for cabins where you will be lodged during the workshop: \nhttps://www.airbnb.com/rooms/21239316 \nhttps://www.airbnb.com/rooms/21276181 \n 
URL:https://cobworkshops.org/event/a-complete-introduction-to-earthen-building-techniques-cob-earthbag-wattle-and-daub-2/
LOCATION:Clouds of El Pital Eco-Tourism Cooperative\, El Pital Mountain\, San Ignacio\, Chalatenango\, 503\, El Salvador
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Tobias%20Roberts":MAILTO:tobiasroberts20@hotmail.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200413
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200418
DTSTAMP:20260405T142432
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Cob Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Introduction to Cob Workshop – Keystone Heights\, Florida\n  \n\n\n\n\nDates: April 13 – April 17\, 2020 \nLocation: Keystone Heights\, Florida \nCome and join us in Florida for our next Introduction to Cob Workshop! We will be constructing a cob bench and applying earth plaster to the cob cottage. A perfect project for beginners and experts alike! You will get the knowledge to build cob projects scaling from smaller things\, such as cob ovens and benches\, up to large projects like homes and buildings. You will also get the opportunity to experience a completed cob building\, which was built on-site from previous workshop students. \nThis workshop is a great experience to learn how to build with cob and to get a broad learning overview of natural building techniques. You will get a solid foundation in cob building fundamentals. We will be constructing an outdoor cob sitting area and studying Natural Building together each day. After this workshop\, you will have the basic know-how and confidence to design and build your own simple cob constructions or cob building. \nHands-On Work Topics: \n– How to make cob (with the traditional tarp method) \n– Selecting and testing soils for cob (learn several ways to test your soil composition) \n– Building cob walls (learn my four steps to efficient cob wall building) \n– Creating window and door frames (how to build and attach frames to cob walls) \n– Basic Roofing Construction \n– Rammed Earth Demonstration (building rammed earth forms and compaction process) \n– Earthen Plaster (learn to mix and apply earth plaster) \nClassroom and Discussion Topics: \n– Site selection and design (includes Passive Solar design principles) \n– Materials and tools (covers traditional and modern cob building toolset and materials) \n– Rubble trench foundations (Plus general foundation building) \n– Drainage principles (Important: water can be cob’s worst enemy) \n– Basic Electrical and Plumbing integration for cob homes \n– Installing windows and doors \n– Roofing and Bond Beams \n– Natural plasters and finishes (Vapor Permeable / “Breathable” finishes) \n– Overview of Natural Building materials \nThis workshop is a unique experience for people to learn about building cob homes and to get an overview of Natural Building. Not only are there plenty of hands-on lessons to learn from\, but we will also have ample discussion and informal classroom time. Most cob workshops don’t cover this many topics. But here\, you will learn all the core lessons needed to start building from this one workshop! \nPlus – there will be many hours of discussions about building cob homes and natural building throughout the workshop. Its a great way to get your questions answered and brainstorm your building ideas! \nThe workshop will be held at a private property in Keystone Heights\, Florida. \nEach day will begin at 8:00 AM\, and the days will include hands-on building\, classroom sessions\, discussions\, and learning activities related to cob and natural building topics. We will break for lunch between 12:00 to 1:30 PM\, and we will complete each day at around 4:00 PM. They will be full-packed days! Worth your every penny! \nThe workshop will be taught by Alex Sumerall\, an east coast Natural Builder who has a focus on creating earthen structures that are healthy\, aesthetically pleasing\, and functional for modern life. He is the owner of This Cob House\, LLC\, which is dedicated to teaching people about cob and natural building techniques. Alex has a background in business and advertising\, and has been practicing Natural Building since 2011. He graduated from the Aprovecho School of Natural Building in 2013 in Cottage Grove\, Oregon\, and continues to teach\, present\, consult\, and construct. \nEarn A Certificate of Cob Building!\n \nUpon completion of this workshop\, you will be awarded with a certificate of cob building. This certificate is earned by all of our 5-day workshop students. It will be printed and signed by Alex for you to take home with you at the end of the week. \nFree Bonus! \nEveryone who signs up for the workshop will receive a printed copy of Alex’s book\, “Build a Cob House: A Step-By-Step Guide”\, and the downloadable PDF version\, FREE! We only make printed copies for workshop students\, so this is your chance to get one. We will be using the book as a lesson guide throughout the workshop too so you can follow along with your book in hand. \nListen to the great things that our workshop participants are saying! \n\n\n“The cob workshop was a life-changing experience. I learned a lot about natural building\, not only from Alex’s instruction\, experience and demonstrations\, but from interacting with people from different backgrounds who were a great source of collective knowledge. The hands-on experience was priceless!” \nTony Romo\, Texas \n“The Cob Building Workshop was a great investment of my time! It was well organized\, extremely inspiring\, and FUN! Alex was able to explain construction basics to neophytes like me\, yet he could also answer the complex questions asked by the more experienced workshop attendees. I can’t wait until the next workshop!” \nMarybeth Babos\, Tennessee \nLodging \nThere are two options for lodging: free camping on site\, or making reservations at one of the local hotels or AirBnB. Hotels are available in the neighboring towns of Stark and Waldo\, per Google maps\, and possibly in Keystone Heights. \nCamping is FREE and is available throughout the property. There are plenty of great locations to set up a tent here. Multiple camp areas are available with oak trees shading the majority of the property. Trees can be used appropriately for hammocks & camp gear. Campers will have access to a clean bathroom and private outdoor shower. \nA modernized\, yet simple\, building contains a flushable toilet with a private outdoor shower that’s tucked away. It is spacious with room to keep things up and dry.\nOur location has electricity & water. Electric outlets are minimal\, with the ability to charge phones & power tools\, in a single location. The water is well water and is drinkable\, yet you may wish to bring your own. \nFood \nMeals will not be included in this workshop so participants will need to provide their own food. There are several local restaurants and grocery stores nearby the workshop site. \nEach is responsible for their own meal preparation\, unless decisions are made to share or combine. An hour for lunch is provided\, allowing adequate time for a quick nap\, a trip into town\, fast food\, cooking over the fire\, or utilizing the grill. There is no official kitchen on site\, but there is a small operational microwave\, and a few pieces of kitchen camp gear available for use. Coolers are welcome and encouraged. \nLocal Places to Eat: McHenry’s (food & pub)\, Keystone Inn (country buffet\, known for chicken) Hardee’s\, McDonald’s\, Subway\, Johnny’s BBQ \nRecreation & Surroundings \nBring a camp chair for some quality R&R. Build a community camp fire\, while reflecting on the day. Enjoy the grassy area to throw a ball\, walking trails through the woods\, blackberry bushes\, slightly traveled road that’s great for a leisurely walk\, and the open field in the distance to spot deer\, crane\, & rabbits in the early mornings. \nFamily & Groups \nAsk about discounts. We encourage group & family activities because it enhances learning among your support group. Email me at alex@thiscobhouse.com for custom group/family invoice. \nChildren/young people of any age are welcome to join in and learn. Please be aware that some areas are under construction\, as is the purpose of this workshop. Previous workshop parents have brought playpens\, pop up tents\, outside toys\, and so forth. Children are welcome to explore through “hands-on” learning. It’s okay if they play in the dirt. \nPrices \nPrice: $499\n \nClick here to register and pay. \nAdditional Discounts: 10% for family and friends participating together.  \nTeens accompanying a parent/guardian are half price. Children under 13 accompanying a parent/guardian are free.\n \n  \nIf you have any other questions about the workshop\, please feel free to email me at alex@thiscobhouse.com \nIf you have a large party of people registering\, they can all register separately\, or contact me for a custom invoice.
URL:https://cobworkshops.org/event/introduction-to-cob-workshop-17/
LOCATION:Unnamed Venue\, Keystone Heights\, FL\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20200301T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20200307T070000
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SUMMARY:A Complete Introduction to Earthen Building Techniques (Cob\, Earthbag\, Wattle and Daub)
DESCRIPTION:Intro to Ecological Construction \nFor thousands of years\, people have been building their homes out of the dirt beneath their feet. Natural and vernacular building techniques have roots in every culture around the world\, but share the distinction of using local materials\, being energy efficient\, and having a low ecological footprint. Only during the past century have natural building methods been replaced by the construction industry which is characterized by an unsustainable sourcing of non-renewable resources\, energy inefficient design\, and a huge carbon footprint. \nNatural building techniques allows individuals to use their hands and feet to form earth mixed with sand and straw\, a sensory and aesthetic experience similar to sculpting with clay. Natural building is easy to learn\, inexpensive to build\, and lends itself to organic shapes such as curved walls\, arches and niches. Earth homes are cool in summer and warm in winter and maximize the capture of natural sources of energy. Natural building methods don´t contribute to deforestation\, pollution or mining nor depend on manufactured materials or power tools. In this age of environmental degradation\, dwindling natural resources\, and chemical toxins hidden in our homes\, doesn’t it make sense to return to nature’s most abundant\, cheap and healthy building material? \nSummary About Logistics \nThis six day workshop will cover considerations on picking a house site including passive solar design\, building a rubble trench and natural rock and lime mortar foundation\, wattle and daub wall construction\, earth bag construction\, cob construction\, and natural\, earthen plasters. We offer private transportation from the Guatemalan airport to Santiago Atitlan and vice versa. Lodging options include comfortable local hotels or home stays with local families. Included in the price of the workshop is a day-long tour of several communities around Lake Atitlan to experience and learn about other types of natural construction. Also\, participants will have the opportunity to participate in several recreational and cultural activities during the evenings to learn more about the unique culture and history of the Tz´utujil people. \nAbout Lake Atitlan \nLake Atitlan is one of the three major tourist attractions of Guatemala\, sharing the distinction with the ancient Mayan center of Tikal and the classic Spanish colonial city of Antigua. The Lake lies in the Central Highlands of Guatemala\, 80 miles west of Guatemala City and three hours by car along the Pan American Highway. \nLake Atitlan has long been considered by discriminating travelers to be among the most physically beautiful lakes in the world. But\, the magic is not just the Lake. It is also the surrounding volcanoes and escarpments that frame this 130-square kilometer surface of sparkling water. It is the sun and breeze\, playing on the Lake’s surface\, nudging it into revealing its capriciously changeable character. \nThe enchantment of the Lake is also found in the proud but friendly Mayan people living along its shores that hold to the essence of their cultural identities while adapting to modern conveniences that fit their pragmatically adjusting view of the Universe. \nAbout the Tz’utujil People and Santiago Atitlan \nThe Popul Vuh describes the mythic journey and arrival of seven tribes of warriors to a place called Tulan. In this account\, the Tz’utujil are the first of the seven tribes to arrive. Existing evidence indicates that Tz’utujil-speakers once occupied the territory surrounding Lake Atitlán as well as the southern expanse of territory to the coastal lowlands. \nThe word “Tz’utujil” means “Corn Flower.” Today Tz’utujil is spoken in the towns of San Pablo\, San Juan\, San Pedro\, Chicacao\, and Santiago Atitlan. “Atitlan\,” a word of Nahuatl origin\, means “close to the water.” \nSantiago Atitlan is the largest of the 12 lakeside communities and is the principal population center of the Tz’utujil people. Its population is over 32\,000\, with about 95% indigenous. The town is located on the embankment of broken lava at the foot of Volcano Toliman\, across the bay from the pre-Conquest Tz’utujil capital\, Chuitinamit. \nThe survival of the Tz’utujil Maya and the existence of present day Santiago Atitlan\, one of the largest intact communities in the Americas\, give powerful testimony to the spirit of Tz’utujil resistance. \nThe Infrastructure You´re Helping to Build \nOn a pragmatic level\, the Utz´ K´aslimaal Collective seeks to demonstrate a tangible example of sustainable living\, ecological land design\, and natural construction. All of the structures built on the land are made from locally available\, natural materials. In the long term\, we hope to build a center to launch a diverse array of educational programs that allow Western people to learn from indigenous people\, engage in exchanges of mutual solidarity\, and offer a new standard of tourism that involves and values the local community\, culture\, and environment. \nCommunity Involvement \nAs an organization that seeks to belong to and participate in the life of the community that has accepted us\, this workshop will also open spaces for local Tz´utujil youth to learn about natural construction techniques. The migration of young people to North American is a huge issue affecting the local community. Many young people choose to migrate in order to raise money to build a modern home of their own which can be prohibitively expensive. Through helping young people to discover the vernacular\, beautiful and natural methods of construction\, we also hope to add a small contribution towards helping young Tz´utujil people stay in their communities. \nGuatemala has gained international notoriety as a country reeling with violence from youth gangs and drug trafficking.  However\, the vast majority of this violence is confined to the urban areas of the country.  The town of Santiago Atitlan\, where the workshop will be held\, is a quiet\, peaceful town where violence of any type is a rarity.  Workshop participants will be picked up directly from the airport and driven (by van) to the small town of Santiago which is about 3 hours west of Guatemala City. \nNatural Building Techniques to be Taught \nRubble Trench and Stone Stem wall: Instead of relying on concrete footers\, we will explore how you can build a strong\, reliable foundation for your home that offers both structural and drainage functions with nothing but natural materials. \nWattle and Daub: This simple wall construction technique uses a lattice of wood that is then filled in and plastered with earthen materials. It is among the most anti-seismic building materials known. \nEarthbag: Filling polypropylene sacks with stabilized earth allows you to build massive\, thick\, and sturdy walls for your home. We´ll be building a fence out of earthbags during this workshop. \nCob: A mixture of sand\, clay and straw allows you to build the walls to your home that can then be sculpted into any design that you choose. The thick walls also function as a thermal mass to effectively heat your home. \nNatural Plasters: A naturally built structure is nothing but a mud hut until you add the finishing touches of a natural\, earthen or lime-based plaster which turns your mud hut into an earthen home. \nEach day of the workshop will offer a mix of classroom style conceptual/theoretical instruction in the mornings and several hours of practice with the different natural building methodologies that we´ll be using. We will also have the opportunity to visit several naturally built structures around the Lake and process what we´ve been learning at the end of each day. Each participant will receive a booklet with information on the natural building methods that we´ll be covering and electronic copies of several leading books in the natural building niche. \nThe $500 workshop cost covers: \nLodging in a clean and comfortable local hostel with a view of the lake\, or a homestay with a friendly indigenous family. (You can choose which you prefer). \n\nFive (full) days of workshop.\nA day tour of the Lake\, in which you will travel by boat to different towns to see magnificent examples of the very natural building techniques you have been learning about and putting into practice.\nDaily you will be provided with breakfast\, lunch\, dinner\, and refreshments.\nNumerous activities that engage the rich local Tz’utujil culture and that invite you to experience the recreational possibilities of the surrounding environment.\nEducational materials\n\nWhat Is the Utz’ K’aslimaal Collective? \nAlmost all indigenous cultures around the world have a unique understanding of what it means to live the Good Life. For the Mayan Tz´utujil people of Guatemala\, the Good Life\, or Utz´ K´aslimaal\, is characterized by a life of balance\, of proper relationships with the community and the land which holds them\, and the fullness of a simple life lived well. The Utz´ K´aslimaal Collective believes that the indigenous concept of the Good Life and the inimitable worldview of the Mayan peoples from Guatemala especially\, offers needed guidance\, wisdom\, and a practical path forward in the light of the multiple crises we collectively face on a global scale. Through our connections with the indigenous communities and territories around Guatemala\, and through the ecological development of a small piece of land in Santiago Atitlan\, we hope to offer a glimpse into how the Good Life might open pathways for the construction of sustainable\, just\, and balanced communities around the world.
URL:https://cobworkshops.org/event/a-complete-introduction-to-earthen-building-techniques-cob-earthbag-wattle-and-daub/
LOCATION:Bahia de Santiago\, Santiago Atitlan\, Bahia de Santiago\, Aldea Tzanchaj\, Santiago Atitlan\, Solola\, 503\, Guatemala
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20200202T084500
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20200301T173000
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SUMMARY:Build a Cob Outdoor Kitchen & Oven near Pucón\, Chile
DESCRIPTION:***Course will be taught in English or in English & Spanish depending on student needs.*** \nHOST & LOCATION \nCruzinCobGlobal will be returning to Chile for a second Cob building workshop offering you a transformational educational opportunity\, an escape from the northern hemisphere winter for the month of February\, and a chance to visit one of the most beautiful places in the world.  We will be hosted by Damián Walker\, a multi-talented chef\, local restaurant owner\, interior and furniture designer focused on reusing materials in new ways different from their original use.  Damián has chosen to live in the awe-inspiring Pucón region of Chile\, surrounded by volcanoes\, hot springs\, lakes\, national parks\, forests\, rivers and an endless green landscape in summer because of his big love for the nature here. \n\nDamián shares 10 hectares with 8 other families\, 2 of which are communal\, in which there are forests and an estuary\, pristine drinking water and no fences.  All the families share a common vision of living as self-sufficiently and sustainably as possible for maximum independence\, growing their food\, tending to animals\, producing their energy\, etc.  We will be building the first structure on the land at the same time that other builders will be beginning the foundation and wood framing for his light clay straw home. \n\nThe land is situated between Pucón and Villarrica\, a very popular summer vacation spot as well as a ski center in the winter.  The workshop will be starting during the middle of the high tourist season which peters out mid-February.  There are many activities for the weekends\, mostly in the nature\, but also in the lively towns where people from all over Chile and beyond like to hang out. \n\n  \nPROJECT \nThis Intermediate Cobber Certification Course will build the semi-circular cob wall and a reciprocal frame (or other) green roof of an outdoor kitchen along with a cob oven and bench.  One third of the outdoor kitchen will have full-height cob walls and one-third will have partial walls and one-third will be open. The reciprocal frame green roof will extend on the opening side\, supported by additional posts\, to cover an outdoor seating area.  The foundation and roof-supporting posts will be built before the workshop. Lectures will cover foundation even though we will not be building the foundation for the building but we WILL build the bench foundation and part of the oven foundation. While the Intermediate Level workshops take 28 days to complete the building since the foundation is done beforehand\, because we will not be enclosing the structure\, it will take only 3 of the weeks which will give us the time to build an oven and benches connected to the building. Lectures always cover everything. \nBelow is a model of what will be built in the workshop minus the roof! \n\n  \nINTERMEDIATE COB BUILDING WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION \nThe 28-day Intermediate Cob Building Workshop consists of 20 days of theoretical instruction (in English or English & Spanish depending on student needs) with lectures & graphics\nand construction for 4 hours in the morning and 3 hours in the afternoon.\nStudents arrive on Sunday and the Course begins at 4pm before Dinner with an Introduction to the Site and the Project.  Dinner is served at 6pm followed by an Introduction to the 4-week workshop and schedule.  Monday morning we begin cobbing! \n\n  \n\n\nFollowing Breakfast\, the morning session lasts 4 hours with a 20-minute snack pause. Lunch break lasts 1.5 hours which includes rest time before the 3-hour afternoon session begins. Mondays\, Wednesdays and Fridays there is a 60-minute lecture\, followed by construction. Tuesdays and Thursdays we start building right after the rest time.  After class in the afternoon there is a 90-minute break before dinner\, in which students are encouraged to stretch\, do yoga\, relax. There is often someone officially or informally leading yoga or some other movement practice in the morning and/or afternoon.  There will also be 3-4 evenings (once a week) after dinner for showing\nslides\, videos and having Course-related discussions. \nThis Intermediate Course will offer practical learning by building a 12m2-15m2 (depending on number of students) curvilinear building. Since the foundation will already be prepared\, the Reciprocal Roof Structure\, Oven and Bench foundations and Floor will begin in week 1. The Cob Wall will be built in weeks 2 and 3 and will include opening and fixed windows\, shelves\, a countertop\, niches\, artistic inserts (bottles\, wood\, etc)\, sculpting\, electrical\, plumbing\, and the roof connection. In Week 3 the Oven will be continued and Roof Sheathing attached as well as other details. In Week 4\, we will plaster the wall\, build the Green Roof covering\, finish the Oven and pour the second floor coat. Lots done in this month! And lots of learning too! Come prepared and rested! \nThose who complete the 28-day Workshop will receive an Intermediate Cobber Certificate of\nCompletion for Cob Walls\, Floor\, Plaster & Roof.  Students in this workshop will also learn how to build a Cob Oven & Bench\, which does not have a Certificate\, but will include foundation. \n  \n  \nSCHEDULE \nThe Intermediate Cob Building Workshop begins on Sunday\, February 2\, 2020 at 4pm with the Opening Circle and Introduction to Site & Project\, the Welcome Dinner and Introduction to the Course.  It ends on Sunday\, March 1\, 2020 after the Closing Circle & Lunch. \nStudents can arrive a day or two before to acclimate and settle in but will need to\ncover their own food needs unless a work trade is accepted by Host. \nThe daily schedule (subject to slight modifications due to climate) will be: \n6:30-7:30 Meditation/Yoga (voluntary)\n7:30-8:30 Breakfast\n8:45-1:00 Class\n1:00-2:30 Lunch\n2:30-5:30 Class\n5:30-7:00 Rest/Yoga\n7:00-8:00 Dinner\n8:00-9:00 Slides/Videos/Discussion (once a week) \n  \nCOURSE CONTENTS \nStudents will learn every phase of building a cob building from foundation through the roof in\nlectures/theory. In addition to the lectures\, slideshows and videos will be shown to support and\nenhance their understanding of cob materials\, cob building\, design\, geography \, budgeting\,\nbusiness options and legal issues.  Students will receive an Intermediate Cobber Certificate\, images of all the teaching posters by email and the CruzinCobGlobal Handbook\, which is a summary of the workshop building steps\, upon Graduation. \nOur hands-on practice will include: \nanalyzing soils and materials making test bricks\ndeciding on correct mixture\ndeciding on best location\nmaking cob w/ partner and solo building with cob\npreparing and inserting fixed and opening windows\npreparing and inserting shelves\ninserting bottle windows\, niches and other objects\ninserting electrical wiring and plumbing in walls\nsculpting\npreparing and applying earthen plaster (1 coat)\npouring an earthen floor\npreparing walls for roof connection\nmaking small-scale cob designs of future projects\, time permitting\nbuilding a foundation for the oven and bench\nbuilding and plastering an oven and bench \nIn addition to Cob Building practices\, the Course material also includes: \nlegal issues about cob\ncost analysis\ncreating a cob business (building/teaching)\nassisting\, interning and teaching with CruzinCobGlobal \n\n\n\nREQUIREMENTS & IMPORTANT INFORMATION \nStudents will need to come prepared for demanding physical work from Day 1. This includes: \nWork clothes appropriate for the country and climate we are in\nWork boots or other closed-toe shoes\nFlip-flops for cobbing days\nRubber dishwashing gloves (for lime mortar)\nWork Gloves\nTape Measure\nBox Cutter\nCarving Knife\nWood Hand Saw (cheap)\, Level (2ft)\, Hammer (if possible)\nEar Plugs (roof week)\n4”-6” Diameter Round Plastic Container Lids (plastering)\nGood Moisturizer\nHat\nSunglasses\nSafety Glasses\nWater Bottle\nNotebook/Pen/Camera\nSample of Your Soil (Optional) \nStudents are required to read “The Hand-Sculpted House” before the workshop begins and any\nother book they find\, as well as watching videos on YouTube\, especially the ones posted on\nCruzinCobGlobal’s website under Cob Stories as well as in the Gallery to get an idea of what is\nexpected. Please bring your book(s) and any other books to share as well as slideshows\, videos\, movies and downloaded building site music playlists!!!  If you are a qualified teacher or leader in something beneficial to our month-long time together\, and would like to offer it up\, please don’t hesitate to speak to the Instructors before or during the Course! We are open to non-cob activities in the evenings and at night…if the energy is there of course! \n\n  \n! \n\nStudents must tend to their own personal needs\, drink alot of water\, rest when needed and exert\nthemselves at a steady pace. Students who cannot do the strenuous physical work should let us know before the workshop begins so we can adjust appropriately. It is totally OK to come for the lecture/theory part\, and then help the building part in less physically demanding ways\, ie cutting straw\, sifting for plaster\, hammering nails into frames or shelves\, sculpting\, plastering\, cutting bottles. There is alot to do besides making and building with cob!!!! \nFinally\, please bring a watch or use your phone to be prompt and ready for each part of the Course including meals. Feel free to share your dietary requirements with CCG or the Host and bring your essential snacks and foods\, pillow and whatever you NEED to be comfortable and happy. In this workshop you will be camping for a month\, unless you would like to pay for indoor accommodations which could be organized though transportation could be an issue.  Staying together keeps the group cohesive and on schedule but we are open to helping you out! \n  \nTRANSPORT & LOGISTICS \nFor non-Chileans arriving by plane\, you can fly into Santiago and continue on to Temuco by plane for an hour (only USD$10 one way on Jetsmart when checked on 12/7!!!!). From Temuco you will take a minibus for 1.5 hours to Villarrica ($19).  The other option is taking a 9-11 hour overnight bus (USD$28) from Santiago to Villarrica or possibly carpooling with Chilean students.  All students will be picked up by Host in Villarrica\, only 17km or a 20-minute drive to the site.  American\, United\, Delta\, LanChile have the best fares from the US. If you have frequent flyer miles it’s only 30\,000 miles roundtrip from the US to Chile!!! Or you can use 15\,000 miles for one way and pay for the return one-way ticket.  Norwegian flies to Argentina from Europe for a very good deal and then JetSmart and Sky are low-budget Chilean and Argentinian airlines for local and cross-border flights.  As the date approaches\, one month out\, we will send you more specific information regarding bus information/schedules and prices or just look online (main companies are Jac\, Turbus and Pullman). Sometimes the plane is cheaper than the bus!!!! \n  \nMEALS\, ACCOMMODATIONS & WHAT ELSE TO BRING \nStudents will be fed 3 high-quality delicious meals a day during the weekdays prepared by experienced cooks.  CruzinCobGlobal hosts always serve amazing food to cob students in gratitude for their hard work! Since this is Chile there will be meat options in the mainly vegetarian fare depending on student’s needs.  We will try to meet people’s requirements of course so it is important to communicate them as soon as possible. On weekends\, food will be available for students to prepare if they are on site. \n\n  \n\n\n\nStudents will be camping in the lovely meadows\, near the water or in the forest.  Compost toilets\, hot and cold showers\, a dining area\, yoga/dance space and a cozy hangout communal area with fire circle will be offered for maximum comfort and enjoyment during this wonderful and transformational time together. Wifi may be available by February onsite\, if not\, people can put the appropiate sim card in their phone (info provided in Welcome Letter) and get basic service or go to nearby hostel or cafe for wifi connection. \n\nOur host Damián’s additional recommendations to bring are: \nBathing Suit for lakes\, rivers and hot springs \nClothing for hiking\, rafting and hidrospeed \nWarm jacket for evening time \nRaingear (occasional rainshowers) \nChocolate! \nThere are many local stores in case you forget something or prefer to buy it in Chile! \n  \nOUR INSTRUCTORS \nViva Hansen has been cobbing since the age of 9 when he took “Cob Building” as a homeschooling class at home!  After college he began taking it more seriously and accompanied his mother\, the Cob Queen (Claudine) on a GlobalCobTrotting world bike tour through Europe and Africa when he honed his building\, teaching\, language and international rapping skills.  Viva has assisted and taught cob building and oven workshops in various countries and languages and\, while he especially enjoys creating ovens/outdoor eating spaces and wants to focus on rocket stoves and mass heaters\, his Heart is in any kind of Cob Building. Viva loves the workshop ambiance and the transformational power of “Cob & Community” it provides!  Viva is also a certified massage therapist\, writer\, musician\, videographer\, NVC student and avid traveller who is working on creating a program for mentoring young men in the art of living a healthy\, balanced and fulfilling life in these challenging times.  He is thrilled to be teaching his first Cob Workshop with Nico. \n  \nNicolas Pimentel is a Chilean architect and natural builder having taken his first CruzinCobGlobal cob workshop in the Azores Islands when he was studying architecture in Portugal in 2016-2017.  Since then he has assisted in two Advanced Cobber Certification workshops in Colorado and Chile\, where he hosted a 6-week workshop on his family’s land in 2019.  Nicolas’ interests range from cob to light clay straw\, tadelakt\, adobe heaters\, ovens and beyond. He has led a cob house build in Rio de Janeiro\, Brazil with  CCG student volunteers and studied natural building with a focus on plasters at the Tibá Institute in Rio.  Nicolas is also a photographer\, poet\, philosopher\, musician and and\, like Viva\, also an avid traveller.  He is very excited to co-teach his first CruzinCobGlobal workshop and we are grateful to have him on the crew!  With his bilingual skills and love of people he and Viva will ensure a wonderful workshop with quality teaching! \n  \nREGISTRATION & PAYMENT \n  \nThe fee for the 4-week Intermediate Cobber Certification & Cob Oven Workshop is: \nUSD$2000 (includes tuition\, camping\, meals) \nor \nUSD$1900\, if paid in full by January 2\, 2020 \nPayment can be made by bank transfer in USD or Euros\, using Transferwise\, Paypal\, Zelle or Venmo. To hold your spot  in this workshop you will need to pay 50% of the fee with the balance due by one week before the workshop start date. Please contact claudine@cruzincobglobal.org to register. \nWe always offer four work trade discounts\, 2 in the kitchen making breakfast in the morning and 2 onsite in the morning before breakfast. Each work trade is for one hour a day for $10 off per day or $200 off either the food cost or the tuition cost.  To apply for these work trade positions please contact claudine@cruzincobglobal.org. \nChilean students please contact claudine@cruzincobglobal.org for more information. Esudiantes chilenos favor de contactar claudine@cruzincobglobal.org para precios y más info o con Whatsapp al +18312127225. \n  \nWE LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING YOU IN THE MUD!!!!
URL:https://cobworkshops.org/event/build-a-cob-outdoor-kitchen-oven-near-pucon-chile/
LOCATION:Quincho Ulmo\, Molco\, Villarrica\, Chile
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SUMMARY:VersaTerra Pro in Mexico
DESCRIPTION:(this workshop now has a waiting list. please email Kyle for more information) \nThis VersaTerra workshop is being offered by the nonprofit “Be the Change Project.” it takes place on the west coast of Mexico. Learn how to build and camp on the beach! \nIncluded in the fee: \n\n\nThree vegetarian meals/day Monday-Friday prepared by a local chef as well as coffee\, tea\, and a snack (there will be optional meat on occasion). \n\n\nCampsite on the beach \n\n\nOur course book “House of Earth” (sent to you ahead of time) \n\n\nA VersaTerra certificate \n\n\nInstructors: \nKyle Isacksen\, Kathleen Chandler\, Kathleen O’Brien \nOverview \nThis is the most comprehensive earthen construction workshop you can find. Decades of teaching on four different continents has helped us design this rich learning experience giving students the tools they need to become confident earthen builders. \nEarth 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 simpler to build with than conventional construction materials. \nWe will teach you how to use clay-soil to build just about everything; from strong structural walls (cob and Adobe) to beautiful floors\, plasters and light-straw-clay walls. Because the materials are fireproof\, they are ideally suited to sculpt ovens\, fireplaces and cook stoves. \nThe essence of your learning experience will revolve around developing a deep understanding of how to process and combine a few simple materials: clay-soil\, sand and straw. How you apply that in your building adventures is then up to you\, but you will find the possibilities endless and exciting.  \nDuring this workshop we will build a beautiful cob cabin from the ground up and an earthen bread/pizza oven. This includes interior and exterior walls\, roof\, foundation\, windows\, doors\, electricity\, plumbing\, arches\, plasters\, niches\, roof\, and artwork. \nThis 28-day VersaTerra Pro Intensive is designed to provide a much deeper dive into earth\, natural building\, and sustainable living through the construction of a complete cabin.  Over the four weeks you’ll have the opportunity to get into a building rhythm where your new learning and skills can be applied and fine-tuned with the help of our three instructors.  Simply put\, the more time you have with the mud\, the more competent and confident builder you’ll become. The extended time frame also gives us more space for discussions\, exploration of design philosophy\, and engagement with appropriate technologies including microsolar\, composting toilets\, water harvesting. \n  \nWhat will you learn \nAfter this workshop\, you will feel confident that you can \n\n\nbuild yourself a cob cottage \n\n\nremodel\, renovate an existing home\, using natural materials \n\n\nbuild and use an earthen oven \n\n\nuse cob to create garden walls\, outdoor fireplaces\, patios\, benches\, etc. \n\n\ndesign small cottages \n\n\nteach a one-day natural building event yourself! \n\n\nSpecifically\, you will get hands-on experience and skill development in the following areas: \n\n\nSite assessment \n\n\nFoundation systems\, rubble trench\, stem walls\, earthbag construction (as a stem wall) \n\n\nIdentifying the right materials\, screening\, processing\, testing\, costs\, calculating amounts \n\n\nMixing cob efficiently\, making adobe bricks \n\n\nBuilding with cob: strong sculptural walls\, arches\, windows and doors\, niches\, artwork and mosaics \n\n\nElectricity and plumbing\, how to install wires and pipes in the walls \n\n\nRoof attachment and roof design \n\n\nLight-straw-clay: an infill technique perfect for code-approved buildings and natural renovations of existing homes. \n\n\nNatural plasters:  making your own plasters and paints\, tools\, colors\, applications\, how to apply on earthen walls\, drywall\, wood\, concrete \n\n\nTamped floors\, finish earthen floors in natural buildings\, earthen floors in existing homes on plywood\, oriented strand board and concrete \n\n\nEarthen ovens from start to finish and how to use them (with a pizza party!) \n\n\nDesign strategies\, natural design essentials\, passive solar\, using cob to make models \n\n\nBuilding codes\, how they work\, how to work with them and around them \n\n\nNatural building costs \n\n\nDuring every workshop we make time for specific issues related to individual situations. This usually includes a careful look at different climates and regions\, living with families or in communities\, dealing with the building code\, physical and financial challenges\, appropriate technologies and more. \n  \nThe daily schedule \nWe are aware that students make a big investment in a workshop such as this so we honor your time and do the best we can to share our knowledge\, experience\, and passion. We’ll work in the mornings and break after lunch when it starts getting hot and we’re all ready for a swim.  We’ll regroup in the late afternoon for a couple hours for discussions\, exploring techniques in more detail\, and visiting other local natural buildings. On some evenings we’ll share slide shows and films featuring our previous projects and those of other people and cultures. Believe it or not\, we still like to make time for campfires and music. We always strive to make the workshop itself a comfortable\, memorable\, and fun experience. \nMonday-Friday \n7;15 breakfast \n8:15 ride to site \n8:30-1:00 cobbing \n1:15 lunch & a ride back to the campsite \n2:00-4:00 free time \n4:30-6:30 lecture \n7:00 dinner \n8:00 slide shows/campfires/free time \nSaturday & Sunday \nWe’ll work until lunch on Saturday (breakfast and lunch will be served on Saturday). Sundays are off for exploration and enjoying local food  (no meals provided). \n  \nAbout the site and local area \n“Mambo-Mambo” \nThe workshop will take place on a verdant piece of land in the hills overlooking beautiful Tenacatita Bay and Boca de Iguanas beach.  Alejandra and Camila\, a Mexican mother-daughter duo\, purchased the land in 2018 with the vision of creating a permaculture-infused travelers’ hostel and center for learning.  They’ve been hard at work terracing the slope\, planting scores of fruit trees\, flowers\, & herbs\, and constructing two earthbag cabins\, a ferrocement cistern\, and a palapa-roofed kitchen.  In the winter of 2018/19 we helped build at Mambo-Mambo and began planning this workshop. \nSee Alejandra and Camila’s blog here. \nWe’ll be staying near the small and friendly town of La Manzanilla\, with plenty of restaurants and taco joints\, music\, dancing\, and an incredible beach that stretches over 5km along the bay. \nWe’ll camp at a beachfront campground a short ride away from the building site.  The campground has restrooms\, showers\, shade from palapas and palm trees\, an outdoor kitchen\, and beach access just steps away from your tent.  Breakfast and dinner will be served at the campground\, lunch at the building site. Afternoon & evening programming will happen at the campsite as well. \nRecreation & Local Sights \nThe ocean water is warm and luscious and a pleasure to swim in.  The waves are friendly and perfect for body surfing and boogie boarding and the sand is ideal for building sandcastles.  Many locals go for long swims in the morning or take walks on the beach with the sunrise and sunset. \nThere are several restaurants in town with beachfront seating where it’s easy to spend an afternoon enjoying a drink\, the sun and surf\, and time with friends.  There are taco joints in town to sample\, a market day each week on the square that abounds in local crafts (textiles\, woodwork\, pottery…)\, general stores for food and gear\, a few art galleries\, three cafes\, and even an English-language used bookstore. \nLa Manzanilla is also known for its “Cocodrilario” or crocodile preserve – a protected mangrove lagoon home to scores of the big reptiles (some as long as 15 feet!).  There’s a wonderful boardwalk tour that ends at a croc nursery where visitors can hold young crocs. And\, for birders\, there are boat tours through the mangroves where dozens of tropical bird species can be seen in their natural habitat. \nA short taxi-ride away is Tenacatita beach\, one of the most beautiful beaches we’ve ever been to.  There are fewer people\, umbrellas to rent with light foods and drinks to order\, and great reef snorkeling in a cove just around a bend. \nWhen we were in La Manz with our family\, we enjoyed renting one of the many fishing boats (with a captain) to tour and fish around the bay.  We caught fish each time and saw dolphins\, turtles\, and even whales. \n​ \nWeather \nThe weather this time of year is just about ideal and a perfect antidote to the northern winter. Temps average 83 (high) and 68 (low) in January & February and rain is very rare. \n​Getting There \nThere are three airports near La Manzanilla: Puerto Vallarta\, Guadalajara\, and Manzanillo.  We will offer one group pick up from Puerto Vallarta (about 3.5 hours away) in a van on Saturday\, January 11th at 4pm. This way\, you can plan to fly to Puerto Vallarta anytime before then\, enjoy the city a bit (or hang at the airport)\, meet up with fellow cobbers\, and have a ride together to La Manzanilla.  From Guadalajara (5 hours) there are easy bus connections followed by a simple one-hour taxi ride from Manzanillo. For Manzanillo (1 hour away)\, taxis are easy to find and the cost is about $50. \n  \nVersaterra* certification \nAfter full participation\, every student will receive a VersaTerra certificate. We believe that after taking this workshop\, participants are qualified to teach at least a one-day event in their neighborhood. The certificate will also allow you to promote your event(s) through the House Alive Facebook page. By providing a certificate\, we want to empower our student to become facilitators of community revitalization through building with earth! \n*VersaTerra is a holistic design\, building and living philosophy\, celebrating clay-soil as its primary building material. Clay-soil is: \n\n\nplentiful\, inexpensive or free\, durable\, easy to maintain and modify\, and endlessly reusable \n\n\nnon-toxic\, breathable\, soft\, beautiful\, and displays superior performance in a wide variety of climates \n\n\nsculptural by nature\, inviting to work with needing only simple tools and methods\, and easily combines with other natural and human made materials. \n\n\nBy focusing on these specific qualities of clay-soil\, we can make the design\, building and living process a conduit for community revitalization and personal transformation\, while creating housing with dignity for the people of this world. \nClick here to read more about Versaterra \n  \nBringing kids! \n​We welcome the participation of young ones. In past workshops they have always been a welcome addition to our group and have participated in the learning process at different levels\, depending on their age and interest.   Give Kyle a call to discuss bringing kids in more detail. Katy and Kyle’s two boys\, ages 10 and 13\, will be in and out of the workshop. \nCosts for kids: this varies based on age but includes camping\, food\, and instruction as they participate.  Call for details. \n  \nRegistration \nIn order to secure your spot for this program\, please fill out the registration form on our website\, and send a $500 deposit to: \nBe the Change \n2055 McCloud Avenue \nReno\, NV 89512 \nChecks or money orders should be made out to “Be the Change Project”. \nDeposits are non-refundable\, unless the workshop fills to capacity. \n​After we have received your deposit\, we will send you an email with more information on the workshop\, how to prepare yourself\, what to bring\, more info on transportation\, etc. \n​ \n​
URL:https://cobworkshops.org/event/versaterra-pro/
LOCATION:Mambo-Jambo\, La Manzanilla\, Mexico\, Mexico
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SUMMARY:A Complete Introduction to Ecological Building Techniques (Cob\, Wattle and Daub\, Earthbags\, Natural Plasters)
DESCRIPTION:About The Workshop\nThis six-day workshop will cover considerations on picking a house site including passive solar design\, building a rubble trench and natural rock and lime mortar foundation\, wattle and daub wall construction\, building with cob\, earthbag construction\, natural\, earthen plasters\, and ways to heat your home in a sustainable and natural way.  During the workshop\, we will build a rubble trench and rock foundation for a new structure. We will also build wattle and daub walls for a communal center currently under construction\, and add natural earthen and lime plasters over the finished walls\, including adding several clay-based paints. Additionally\, we will be building a cob oven\, an earthbag sofa\, and visiting several other natural homes to explore the wide variety of natural building techniques used around the beautiful Lake Atitlan area. This complete natural building workshop will introduce you to several different and varied natural building techniques and is the perfect way to either begin your learning journey related to natural building or further develop your natural building skills. \nWe FULLY believe that the best way to truly learn about natural building is through hard work and getting your hands and feet dirty. Many of our past workshop participants have expressed appreciation for the fact that the majority of our workshops are dedicated to the PRAXIS of building. Our worksite features several earthen buildings in different stages of completion\, from a finished cob cabin to a longhouse in the early stages of planning. If you are a learner through doing\, this is the workshop for you! \nFor this workshop we offer private transportation from Guatemala City to Santiago Atitlan and vice versa. Lodging is at a comfortable hostel with WiFi and hot water in the vibrant and lively indigenous town of Santiago Atitlan located on the shores of one of the most beautiful lakes in the world. Included in the price of the workshop is a day-long boat tour of several communities around Lake Atitlan to better get to know the surroundings and learn about other natural construction techniques including vernacular adobe construction\, bamboo architecture\, and more. Also\, participants will have the opportunity to participate in several recreational and cultural activities during the course of the week to enjoy the beauty of the lake and learn more about the unique culture and history of the Tz’utujil people. \nThe workshop begins with dinner on November 30th and ends with breakfast on December 7th. \nPickup in Antigua or Guatemala City airport is at 3pm on the 30th. Departure to return to Antigua or Guatemala City is on the morning of the 7th of December. \nAntigua is a beautiful colonial city popular with tourists that is roughly 45 minutes from Guatemala City airport. There are reasonably priced shuttles that can take you directly there from the airport. The following link explains in detail the process: (how to get to Antigua from the Guatemala City airport). \nWe are available to answer any questions you have about travel logistics\, what to expect or workshop content. Please ask! \n\n\nNatural Building Techniques to be Taught\n\n\n\nRubble Trench and Stone Stem Wall: Instead of relying on concrete footers\, we will explore how you can build a strong\, reliable foundation for your home that offers both structural and drainage functions with nothing but rock\, rubble\, and lime.\nWattle and Daub: This simple wall construction technique uses a lattice of wood that is then filled in and plastered with earthen materials. It is among the most anti-seismic building materials known.\nEarthbags: Filling polypropylene sacks with stabilized earth allows you to build massive\, thick\, and sturdy walls for your home.\nCob: A mixture of sand\, clay and straw allows you to build the walls to your home that can then be sculpted into any design that you choose. The thick walls also function as a thermal mass to effectively heat your home.\nNatural Plasters: A naturally built structure is nothing but a mud hut until you add the finishing touches of a natural\, earthen or lime-based plaster that turns your mud hut into an earthen home.\n\n*Each day of the workshop will offer a mix of classroom-style conceptual/theoretical instruction in the mornings and several hours of practice with the different natural building methodologies that we will be using. We will also have the opportunity to visit several naturally built structures around the lake and process what we’ve been learning at the end of each day. Each participant will receive electronic copies of several leading books in the natural building niche. \n\nCost: $500 per person\, which includes: \n\nTransport service between Antigua and Santiago Atitlan and vice versa.\nPrivate lodging in a clean and comfortable local hostel with WiFi.\nTwo meals a day (dinner is open for you to explore the town of Santiago).\nWater and snacks during the workshop.\nSix full days of workshop.\nA day tour of the lake\, in which you will travel by boat to different towns to enjoy their beauty and see magnificent examples of the very natural building techniques you have been learning about and putting into practice.\nNumerous activities that engage the rich local Tz’utujil culture and that invite you to experience the recreational possibilities of the surrounding environment.\nEducational materials.\n\nMore Information at: \nhttps://utzkaslimaal.org/about-our-workshops/ \nhttps://www.facebook.com/utzkaslimaal/ \ntobiasroberts20@hotmail.com
URL:https://cobworkshops.org/event/a-complete-introduction-to-ecological-building-techniques-cob-wattle-and-daub-earthbags-natural-plasters-2/
LOCATION:Bahia de Santiago\, Santiago Atitlan\, Bahia de Santiago\, Aldea Tzanchaj\, Santiago Atitlan\, Solola\, 503\, Guatemala
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Utz%C2%B4%20K%C2%B4aslimaal%20Collective":MAILTO:tobiasroberts20@hotmail.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191101
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200107
DTSTAMP:20260405T142432
CREATED:20190519T173545Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190519T173545Z
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SUMMARY:Natural Plastering with Earth and Lime
DESCRIPTION:This is a unique opportunity to learn traditional Japanese plastering and contemporary earth and lime finishes at one of Japan’s premier Permaculture sites. An intensive training including history\, plastering procedures\, materials and tools\, with an emphasis on plastering fundamentals. \n\n\n\n\nTechniques include: \nShikkui (lime\, hemp\, seaweed glue) \nNami-Otsu (colored clay\, lime and hemp) \nKirikaeshi (fine clay\, sand and straw) \nNakanuri (earthen brown coat) Arakabe (clay/chopped straw) \nTakekomai (traditional Japanese bamboo lattice) \n\n\n\n\nLanguage: English and Japanese \nParticipation Fee: 75\,000JPY (if paid by June 1 or in conjunction with Natural Building with Michael G. Smith Oct 25-30)\, 85\,000JPY (after May 1). Fee includes instruction\, meals and housing in a traditional Japanese folk house. Participation is limited\, so register early. Full payment reserves your spot. Airport pick-up from Okayama International Airport available. \nRegistration: https://goo.gl/forms/nRFhRurFVJGX6V703Inquiries: PermacultureKamimomi@gmail.com \nSupporting Organizations: Ecology ArchiScape NPO\, Japan Straw Bale House Research Assoc.\, Tokyo Urban Permaculture \n\n\n\n\n\nInstructor Kyle Holzhueter\, PhD works as a builder\, researcher and educator specializing in natural building materials and sustainable systems such light rice husk lime insulation\, natural plasters and energy efficiency. He is a graduate of the Kyoto Plastering Institute and the first westerner in Japan to pass the level one Japanese National Plastering Exam. He also has a PhD in Bioresource Sciences from Nihon University where he researched the hygrothermal environment of straw bale walls and building practices to control moisture. In 2017 Kyle founded Permaculture Center Kamimomi\, one of Japan’s premier permaculture education and demonstration sites\, including no-till rice fields\, organic gardens and orchards\, appropriate technology and natural building. <www.holzhueter.blogspot.com>.
URL:https://cobworkshops.org/event/natural-plastering-with-earth-and-lime/
LOCATION:Permaculture Center Kamimomi\, 863 Kamimomi\, Kumenan-cho\, Kume-gun\,  Kume-gun\, Okayama\, 709-3621\, Japan
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Kyle%20Holzheuter":MAILTO:PermacultureKamimomi@gmail.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191025
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191031
DTSTAMP:20260405T142432
CREATED:20190519T172606Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190519T175253Z
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SUMMARY:Natural Building in Japan with Michael G. Smith
DESCRIPTION:Don’t miss this unique opportunity to learn natural building from leading experts at one of Japan’s premier Permaculture education sites. In this course you will learn a wide range of natural wall building techniques including Cob\, Straw Bale\, Light Straw Clay\, Light Rice Husk Lime\, Wattle-and-Daub\, Clay Wattle\, and Earthbag foundations.  Daily hands-on building practice on actual buildings in progress. Lectures cover testing clay soils\, wall system selection\, materials testing\, passive solar design\, composting toilets\, and more. \nLanguage:  English with Japanese interpretation \nParticipation Fee:  90\,000 JPY (if paid by June 1 or taken in conjunction with Natural Plastering with Earth and Lime\, Nov 1-6)\, 100\,000JPY (after May 1). Fee includes instruction\, meals and housing in a traditional Japanese folk house. Participation is limited\, so register early. Full payment reserves your spot. Airport pick-up from Okayama International Airport available. \nRegistration:  https://goo.gl/forms/nRFhRurFVJGX6V703 \nInquiries:  PermacultureKamimomi@gmail.com \nSupporting Organizations:  Ecology ArchiScape NPO\, Japan Straw Bale House Research Association\, Tokyo Urban Permaculture \nAbout the instructors: \nMichael G. Smith is one of the world’s authorities on building with earth and straw with over 25 years of teaching experience. In 1993\, Michael co-founded the Cob Cottage Company\, which reintroduced cob building to the United States. He is the author or co-author of many articles and books\, including “The Art of Natural Building” and “The Hand-Sculpted House.” Michael has designed and/or built over 60 natural structures\, specializing in space- and energy-efficient hybrid designs. Learn more at http://strawclaywood.com \nKyle Holzhueter\, PhD works as a builder\, researcher and educator specializing in natural building materials and sustainable systems such as light rice husk lime insulation\, natural plasters and energy efficiency. He is a graduate of the Kyoto Plastering Institute and the first westerner in Japan to pass the level one Japanese National Plastering Exam. In 2017 Kyle founded Permaculture Center Kamimomi\, a Permaculture demonstration and education site in Okayama\, Japan.
URL:https://cobworkshops.org/event/natural-building-in-japan-with-michael-g-smith/
LOCATION:Permaculture Center Kamimomi\, 863 Kamimomi\, Kumenan-cho\, Kume-gun\,  Kume-gun\, Okayama\, 709-3621\, Japan
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Kyle%20Holzhueter":MAILTO:PermacultureKamimomi@gmail.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191011
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191018
DTSTAMP:20260405T142432
CREATED:20190520T024229Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190520T025750Z
UID:7826-1570752000-1571356799@cobworkshops.org
SUMMARY:Batch Rocket Thermal Mass Heaters
DESCRIPTION:This is the last of a series of comprehensive workshops in which we will construct a hybrid natural building using many site-sourced materials and permaculture principles. This workshop will focus on inexpensive\, efficient ways to heat space and water that you can construct yourself. Learn the essential points to clean combustion. Why Batch Heaters? Differences and similarities between Batch Rocket Mass Heaters and classic\, J-tube Rocket Mass Heaters. Learn how thermal mass improves heating and how\, with the bell system\, thermal mass can be utilized flexibly and easily. Build a Batch Box RMH and fire it! \n​Check out these videos for more info! \nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7kqu1XvsXY&t=5s\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aX5DTNNZ9sg&t=15s \nEach workshop is organized into two parts\, the weekend Intensive (Friday through Sunday) will include the bulk of theoretical and practical training\, followed by a 4-day Practicum (Monday through Thursday) focused on hands-on building experience. Participants are encouraged to attend both the workshop and practicum for the full experience\, which is incentivized by a reduced workshop tuition. Workshops fees include an all-organic lunch and dinner as well as camping/housing options and an early morning yoga class. \nFor friends interested in going deep we are inviting 6 people to do an immersion through the Natural Building series. This immersion allows participants to attend workshops for free and have all meals provided in exchange for weekly work hours\, primarily toward building\, but also other supportive tasks for workshop prep and facility maintenance. ​ \nLead instructors is Kirk Robert of Sundog School of Natural Building.
URL:https://cobworkshops.org/event/batch-rocket-thermal-mass-heaters-2/
LOCATION:Abuela Gardens\, 4649 Bear Canyon Rd.\, Willits\, CA\, 95490\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Blair%20Phillips":MAILTO:info@abuelagardens.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191007
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191012
DTSTAMP:20260405T142432
CREATED:20190828T175650Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190828T175802Z
UID:7843-1570406400-1570838399@cobworkshops.org
SUMMARY:Introduction to Cob Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Location: Keystone Heights\, Florida\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister here: https://www.thiscobhouse.com/introduction-cob-workshop-keystone-heights-florida/\n\n\n\n\n\nCome and join us in Florida for our next Introduction to Cob Workshop! We will be constructing a cob bench and covered sitting area. A perfect project for beginners and experts alike! You will get the knowledge to build cob projects scaling from smaller things\, such as cob ovens and benches\, up to large projects like homes and buildings. You will also get the opportunity to experience a completed cob building\, which was built on-site from previous workshop students.\n\n\n\n\n\nThis workshop is a great experience to learn how to build with cob and to get a broad learning overview of natural building techniques. You will get a solid foundation in cob building fundamentals. We will be constructing an outdoor cob sitting area and studying Natural Building together each day. After this workshop\, you will have the basic know-how and confidence to design and build your own simple cob constructions or cob building.\n\n\n\n\n\nHands-On Work Topics:\n\n\n\n\n\n– How to make cob (with the traditional tarp method)\n\n\n\n\n\n– Selecting and testing soils for cob (learn several ways to test your soil composition)\n\n\n\n\n\n– Building cob walls (learn my four steps to efficient cob wall building)\n\n\n\n\n\n– Creating window and door frames (how to build and attach frames to cob walls)\n\n\n\n\n\n– Basic Roofing Construction\n\n\n\n\n\n– Rammed Earth Demonstration (building rammed earth forms and compaction process)\n\n\n\n\n\n– Earthen Plaster Demonstration (learn to mix and apply earth plaster)\n\n\n\n\n\nClassroom and Discussion Topics:\n\n\n\n\n\n– Site selection and design (includes Passive Solar design principles)\n\n\n\n\n\n– Materials and tools (covers traditional and modern cob building toolset and materials)\n\n\n\n\n\n– Rubble trench foundations (Plus general foundation building)\n\n\n\n\n\n– Drainage principles (Important: water can be cob’s worst enemy)\n\n\n\n\n\n– Basic Electrical and Plumbing integration for cob homes\n\n\n\n\n\n– Installing windows and doors\n\n\n\n\n\n– Roofing and Bond Beams\n\n\n\n\n\n– Natural plasters and finishes (Vapor Permeable / “Breathable” finishes)\n\n\n\n\n\n– Overview of Natural Building materials\n\n\n\n\n\nThis workshop is a unique experience for people to learn about building cob homes and to get an overview of Natural Building. Not only are there plenty of hands-on lessons to learn from\, but we will also have ample discussion and informal classroom time. Most cob workshops don’t cover this many topics. But here\, you will learn all the core lessons needed to start building from this one workshop!\n\n\n\n\n\nPlus – there will be many hours of discussions about building cob homes and natural building throughout the workshop. Its a great way to get your questions answered and brainstorm your building ideas!\n\n\n\n\n\nThe workshop will be held at a private property in Keystone Heights\, Florida.\n\n\n\n\n\nEach day will begin at 8:00 AM\, and the days will include hands-on building\, classroom sessions\, discussions\, and learning activities related to cob and natural building topics. We will break for lunch between 12:00 to 1:30 PM\, and we will complete each day at around 4:00 PM. They will be full-packed days! Worth your every penny!\n\n\n\n\n\nThe workshop will be taught by Alex Sumerall\, an east coast Natural Builder who has a focus on creating earthen structures that are healthy\, aesthetically pleasing\, and functional for modern life. He is the owner of This Cob House\, LLC\, which is dedicated to teaching people about cob and natural building techniques. Alex has a background in business and advertising\, and has been practicing Natural Building since 2011. He graduated from the Aprovecho School of Natural Building in 2013 in Cottage Grove\, Oregon\, and continues to teach\, present\, consult\, and construct.\n\n\n\n\n\nEarn A Certificate of Cob Building!\n\n\n\n\n\nUpon completion of this workshop\, you will be awarded with a certificate of cob building. This certificate is earned by all of our 5-day workshop students. It will be printed and signed by Alex for you to take home with you at the end of the week.\n\n\n\n\n\nFree Bonus!\n\n\n\n\n\nEveryone who signs up for the workshop will receive a printed copy of Alex’s book\, “Build a Cob House: A Step-By-Step Guide”\, and the downloadable PDF version\, FREE! We only make printed copies for workshop students\, so this is your chance to get one. We will be using the book as a lesson guide throughout the workshop too so you can follow along with your book in hand.\n\n\n\n\n\nListen to the great things that our workshop participants are saying!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“The cob workshop was a life-changing experience. I learned a lot about natural building\, not only from Alex’s instruction\, experience and demonstrations\, but from interacting with people from different backgrounds who were a great source of collective knowledge. The hands-on experience was priceless!” Tony Romo\, Texas\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“The Cob Building Workshop was a great investment of my time! It was well organized\, extremely inspiring\, and FUN! Alex was able to explain construction basics to neophytes like me\, yet he could also answer the complex questions asked by the more experienced workshop attendees. I can’t wait until the next workshop!”\n\n\n\n\n\nMarybeth Babos\, Tennessee\n\n\n\n\n\nLodging\n\n\n\n\n\nThere are two options for lodging: free camping on site\, or making reservations at one of the local hotels or AirBnB. Hotels are available in the neighboring towns of Stark and Waldo\, per Google maps\, and possibly in Keystone Heights.\n\n\n\n\n\nCamping is FREE and is available throughout the property. There are plenty of great locations to set up a tent here. Multiple camp areas are available with oak trees shading the majority of the property. Trees can be used appropriately for hammocks & camp gear. Campers will have access to a clean bathroom and private outdoor shower.\n\n\n\n\n\nA modernized\, yet simple\, building contains a flushable toilet with a private outdoor shower that’s tucked away. It is spacious with room to keep things up and dry.\n\n\nOur location has electricity & water. Electric outlets are minimal\, with the ability to charge phones & power tools\, in a single location. The water is well water and is drinkable\, yet you may wish to bring your own.\n\n\n\n\n\nFood\n\n\n\n\n\nMeals will not be included in this workshop so participants will need to provide their own food. There are several local restaurants and grocery stores nearby the workshop site.\n\n\n\n\n\nEach is responsible for their own meal preparation\, unless decisions are made to share or combine. An hour for lunch is provided\, allowing adequate time for a quick nap\, a trip into town\, fast food\, cooking over the fire\, or utilizing the grill. There is no official kitchen on site\, but there is a small operational microwave\, and a few pieces of kitchen camp gear available for use. Coolers are welcome and encouraged.\n\n\n\n\n\nLocal Places to Eat: McHenry’s (food & pub)\, Keystone Inn (country buffet\, known for chicken) Hardee’s\, McDonald’s\, Subway\, Johnny’s BBQ\n\n\n\n\n\nRecreation & Surroundings\n\n\n\n\n\nBring a camp chair for some quality R&R. Build a community camp fire\, while reflecting on the day. Enjoy the grassy area to throw a ball\, walking trails through the woods\, blackberry bushes\, slightly traveled road that’s great for a leisurely walk\, and the open field in the distance to spot deer\, crane\, & rabbits in the early mornings.\n\n\n\n\n\nFamily & Groups\n\n\n\n\n\nAsk about discounts. We encourage group & family activities because it enhances learning among your support group. Email me at alex@thiscobhouse.com for custom group/family invoice.\n\n\n\n\n\nChildren/young people of any age are welcome to join in and learn. Please be aware that some areas are under construction\, as is the purpose of this workshop. Previous workshop parents have brought playpens\, pop up tents\, outside toys\, and so forth. Children are welcome to explore through “hands-on” learning. It’s okay if they play in the dirt.\n\n\n\n\n\nPrices\n\n\n\n\n\nPrice: $499\n\n\n\n\n\nAdditional Discounts: 10% for family and friends participating together.\n\n\n\n\n\nTeens accompanying a parent/guardian are half price. Children under 13 accompanying a parent/guardian are free.\n\n\n\n\n\nSign up here: https://www.thiscobhouse.com/introduction-cob-workshop-keystone-heights-florida/\n\n\n\n\n\nIf you have any other questions about the workshop\, please feel free to email me at alex@thiscobhouse.com\n\n\n\n\n\nIf you have a large party of people registering\, they can all register separately\, or contact me for a custom invoice.
URL:https://cobworkshops.org/event/introduction-to-cob-workshop-16/
LOCATION:Unnamed Venue\, Keystone Heights\, FL\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20190923T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20190927T130000
DTSTAMP:20260405T142432
CREATED:20190913T192904Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190913T193441Z
UID:7848-1569222000-1569589200@cobworkshops.org
SUMMARY:soil magic week~Sept. 23-27\, 2019
DESCRIPTION:gardening\, hugelkultur\, earthworks\, and natural building \nActivities could include (these are just the start of the ideas\, see the gardening PEP badge thread\, the natural building PEP badge thread\, and the earthworks PEP badge thread for more ideas): \n\nbuild a hugelkultur\nexperience chop and drop gardening\ntry your hand at Ruth Stout style composting\nmake cob to fill in between logs in a wofati\ncreate a small dry stack retaining wall\ntake three scoops with an excavator\n\n5 days $300\nclick here to return to the OP where there are links to register based on the number of days/events you wish to attend. \n 
URL:https://cobworkshops.org/event/soil-magic-weeksept-23-27-2019/
LOCATION:Wheaton Labs\, near missoula \, missoula\, MT\, 59806\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Coco%20Newlon":MAILTO:wheatonlabs@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20190920T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20190922T150000
DTSTAMP:20260405T142432
CREATED:20190904T175653Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190904T175653Z
UID:7846-1568966400-1569164400@cobworkshops.org
SUMMARY:Cob Oven Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Join instructor Michael McDonough in the construction of a wood fired cob oven. We’ll also take time to explore clay and lime based plasters and floors. \nWhat to expect:\nOur days will be spent engaged in hands-on building and learning with natural materials. Expect a rich\nweekend of natural and community building with the group. We’ll work\, learn\, eat\,and relax with each other in\na positive\, hard-working\, fun atmosphere. Conversation on natural building will provide constant\nbackground chatter throughout the weekend. \nThe Site:\nOur site is Heart Song Sanctuary\, a beautiful 45 acre property with two completely finished natural\nbuildings. The site featuring many acres of woods\, a cleared meadow\, swimming creek and pond.\nAccommodations for camping include an outdoor shower\, compost toilet outhouse\, and fire pit/gathering\narea. \nMeals/Food preferences:\nWe will serve three meals daily\, cooked on site by our staff. The food will be mostly vegetarian with a\nvegan option. Many of the ingredients will be sourced from local farms. Please indicate any food allergies\nupon registration. \nInstructor:\nMichael McDonough is a Troy\, NY based building contractor\, designer\, and educator. His work can be\nfound at the NC Museum of Life and Science\, Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival\, Oxmoor Farm\, and a\nnumber of happy homesteads around the east coast. \nWhat to bring:\n* Camping equipment including tent\, sleeping bag\, flashlight.\n* Work clothes and shoes. Short rubber boots or old sneakers for cob\, gloves\n* Sunscreen\, bug spray\, hat\, water bottle\, rain gear\n* Tool kit including tool belt\, knife\, tape measure\, pencil\, hammer.\n* Notebook\, building plans or sketches to discuss. \nTo Register:\nTuition includes a week of camping\, workshop experience\, meals.\nGroup rates\, discounts for previous students\, or taking multiple courses are possible.\nMail your tuition check to the address below and we will confirm your registration via email.\nRising Earth Natural Building\n40 Springwood Manor
URL:https://cobworkshops.org/event/cob-oven-workshop-9/
LOCATION:Heart Song Sanctuary\, 658 Co. Rt. 6\, High Falls\, NY\, 12440\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Rising%20Earth%20Natural%20Building":MAILTO:risingearthbuilding@gmail.com
GEO:41.7956798;-74.17347
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190906
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190913
DTSTAMP:20260405T142433
CREATED:20190520T015920Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190520T015920Z
UID:7820-1567728000-1568332799@cobworkshops.org
SUMMARY:Natural Building Part 2: Adobe\, Cob\, Wattle and Daub\, Arches & Clay Plasters
DESCRIPTION:More fun with clay\, straw\, and sticks! This is one of a series of comprehensive workshops in which we will be constructing a hybrid natural building using many site-sourced materials and permaculture principles. Building on what we learned in the previous workshop\, we will branch out into other earthen wall systems and begin the finishing process. \n• Make adobe blocks from clay soil mixed with straw or other fibers \n• Build different styles of earthen arches\, with and without forms \n• Make several types of wattle and daub\, a sculptural\, thin earthen wall made of sticks\, clay and straw \n• Learn the steps to turn a raw earthen or straw bale wall into a finished\, durable wall by applying plasters made of clay and lime. \n• Understand how to connect multiple natural wall systems together in a strong\, efficient hybrid home \nThe extended practicum will include more wall building and much more experience with earthen plasters. \nEach workshop is organized into two parts\, the weekend Intensive (Friday through Sunday) will include the bulk of theoretical and practical training\, followed by a 4-day Practicum (Monday through Thursday) focused on hands-on building experience. Participants are encouraged to attend both the workshop and practicum for the full experience\, which is incentivized by a reduced workshop tuition. Workshops fees include an all-organic lunch and dinner as well as camping/housing options and an early morning yoga class. \nFor friends interested in going deep we are inviting 6 people to do an immersion through the Natural Building series. This immersion allows participants to attend workshops for free and have all meals provided in exchange for weekly work hours\, primarily toward building\, but also other supportive tasks for workshop prep and facility maintenance. ​ \nLead instructor Michael G. Smith is one of the world’s authorities on building with earth and straw with over 25 years of teaching experience. In 1993\, Michael co-founded the Cob Cottage Company\, which reintroduced cob building to the United States. He is the author or co-author of many articles and books\, including “The Art of Natural Building” and “The Hand-Sculpted House.” Michael has designed and/or built over 60 natural structures\, specializing in space- and energy-efficient hybrid designs. Learn more at http://strawclaywood.com
URL:https://cobworkshops.org/event/natural-building-part-2-adobe-cob-wattle-and-daub-arches-clay-plasters/
LOCATION:Abuela Gardens\, 4649 Bear Canyon Rd.\, Willits\, CA\, 95490\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Blair%20Phillips":MAILTO:info@abuelagardens.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190826
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190830
DTSTAMP:20260405T142433
CREATED:20190722T194125Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190722T194257Z
UID:7830-1566777600-1567123199@cobworkshops.org
SUMMARY:Introduction to Cob Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Dates: August 26 – August 29\, 2019 \nLocation: Keystone Heights\, Florida \nCome and join us in Florida for our next Introduction to Cob Workshop! We will be constructing a cob bench and covered sitting area. A perfect project for beginners and experts alike! You will get the knowledge to build cob projects scaling from smaller things\, such as cob ovens and benches\, up to large projects like homes and buildings. You will also get the opportunity to experience a completed cob building\, which was built on-site from previous workshop students. \nThis workshop is a great experience to learn how to build with cob and to get a broad learning overview of natural building techniques. You will get a solid foundation in cob building fundamentals. We will be constructing an outdoor cob sitting area and studying Natural Building together each day. After this workshop\, you will have the basic know-how and confidence to design and build your own simple cob constructions or cob building. \nHands-On Work Topics: \n– How to make cob (with the traditional tarp method) \n– Selecting and testing soils for cob (learn several ways to test your soil composition) \n– Building cob walls (learn my four steps to efficient cob wall building) \n– Creating window and door frames (how to build and attach frames to cob walls) \n– Basic Roofing Construction \n– Rammed Earth Demonstration (building rammed earth forms and compaction process) \n– Earthen Plaster Demonstration (learn to mix and apply earth plaster) \nClassroom and Discussion Topics: \n– Site selection and design (includes Passive Solar design principles) \n– Materials and tools (covers traditional and modern cob building toolset and materials) \n– Rubble trench foundations (Plus general foundation building) \n– Drainage principles (Important: water can be cob’s worst enemy) \n– Basic Electrical and Plumbing integration for cob homes \n– Installing windows and doors \n– Roofing and Bond Beams \n– Natural plasters and finishes (Vapor Permeable / “Breathable” finishes) \n– Overview of Natural Building materials \nThis workshop is a unique experience for people to learn about building cob homes and to get an overview of Natural Building. Not only are there plenty of hands-on lessons to learn from\, but we will also have ample discussion and informal classroom time. Most cob workshops don’t cover this many topics. But here\, you will learn all the core lessons needed to start building from this one workshop! \nPlus – there will be many hours of discussions about building cob homes and natural building throughout the workshop. Its a great way to get your questions answered and brainstorm your building ideas! \nThe workshop will be held at a private property in Keystone Heights\, Florida. \nEach day will begin at 9:00 AM\, and the days will include hands-on building\, classroom sessions\, discussions\, and learning activities related to cob and natural building topics. We will break for lunch between 12:00 to 1:30 PM\, and we will complete each day at around 4:00 PM. They will be full-packed days! Worth your every penny! \nThe workshop will be taught by Alex Sumerall\, an east coast Natural Builder who has a focus on creating earthen structures that are healthy\, aesthetically pleasing\, and functional for modern life. He is the owner of This Cob House\, LLC\, which is dedicated to teaching people about cob and natural building techniques. Alex has a background in business and advertising\, and has been practicing Natural Building since 2011. He graduated from the Aprovecho School of Natural Building in 2013 in Cottage Grove\, Oregon\, and continues to teach\, present\, consult\, and construct. \nEarn A Certificate of Cob Building!\n \nUpon completion of this workshop\, you will be awarded with a certificate of cob building. This certificate is earned by all of our 5-day workshop students. It will be printed and signed by Alex for you to take home with you at the end of the week. \nFree Bonus! \nEveryone who signs up for the workshop will receive a printed copy of Alex’s book\, “Build a Cob House: A Step-By-Step Guide”\, and the downloadable PDF version\, FREE! We only make printed copies for workshop students\, so this is your chance to get one. We will be using the book as a lesson guide throughout the workshop too so you can follow along with your book in hand. \nListen to the great things that our workshop participants are saying! \n“The cob workshop was a life-changing experience. I learned a lot about natural building\, not only from Alex’s instruction\, experience and demonstrations\, but from interacting with people from different backgrounds who were a great source of collective knowledge. The hands-on experience was priceless!” Tony Romo\, Texas \n“The Cob Building Workshop was a great investment of my time! It was well organized\, extremely inspiring\, and FUN! Alex was able to explain construction basics to neophytes like me\, yet he could also answer the complex questions asked by the more experienced workshop attendees. I can’t wait until the next workshop!” \nMarybeth Babos\, Tennessee \nLodging \nThere are two options for lodging: free camping on site\, or making reservations at one of the local hotels or AirBnB. Hotels are available in the neighboring towns of Stark and Waldo\, per Google maps\, and possibly in Keystone Heights. \nCamping is FREE and is available throughout the property. There are plenty of great locations to set up a tent here. Multiple camp areas are available with oak trees shading the majority of the property. Trees can be used appropriately for hammocks & camp gear. Campers will have access to a clean bathroom and private outdoor shower. \nA modernized\, yet simple\, building contains a flushable toilet with a private outdoor shower that’s tucked away. It is spacious with room to keep things up and dry.\nOur location has electricity & water. Electric outlets are minimal\, with the ability to charge phones & power tools\, in a single location. The water is well water and is drinkable\, yet you may wish to bring your own. \nFood \nMeals will not be included in this workshop so participants will need to provide their own food. There are several local restaurants and grocery stores nearby the workshop site. \nEach is responsible for their own meal preparation\, unless decisions are made to share or combine. An hour for lunch is provided\, allowing adequate time for a quick nap\, a trip into town\, fast food\, cooking over the fire\, or utilizing the grill. There is no official kitchen on site\, but there is a small operational microwave\, and a few pieces of kitchen camp gear available for use. Coolers are welcome and encouraged. \nLocal Places to Eat: McHenry’s (food & pub)\, Keystone Inn (country buffet\, known for chicken) Hardee’s\, McDonald’s\, Subway\, Johnny’s BBQ \nRecreation & Surroundings \nBring a camp chair for some quality R&R. Build a community camp fire\, while reflecting on the day. Enjoy the grassy area to throw a ball\, walking trails through the woods\, blackberry bushes\, slightly traveled road that’s great for a leisurely walk\, and the open field in the distance to spot deer\, crane\, & rabbits in the early mornings. \nFamily & Groups \nAsk about discounts. We encourage group & family activities because it enhances learning among your support group. Email me at alex@thiscobhouse.com for custom group/family invoice. \nChildren/young people of any age are welcome to join in and learn. Please be aware that some areas are under construction\, as is the purpose of this workshop. Previous workshop parents have brought playpens\, pop up tents\, outside toys\, and so forth. Children are welcome to explore through “hands-on” learning. It’s okay if they play in the dirt. \nPrices \nPrice: $399\n \nAdditional Discounts: 10% for family and friends participating together.  \nTeens accompanying a parent/guardian are half price. Children under 13 accompanying a parent/guardian are free.\n \nClick here to register: https://thiscobhouse.samcart.com/products/introduction-to-cob-workshop-florida-august-2019/ \nIf you have any other questions about the workshop\, please feel free to email me at alex@thiscobhouse.com \nIf you have a large party of people registering\, they can all register separately\, or contact me for a custom invoice.
URL:https://cobworkshops.org/event/introduction-to-cob-workshop-15/
LOCATION:Unnamed Venue\, Keystone Heights\, FL\, United States
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