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SUMMARY:Fundamentals Cob Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Escape winter and start your natural building journey in this 3-Day cob workshop in Southern California. We are continuing with our garden walls project that is the start of our permaculture demonstration site on the campus of University of California in Palm Desert. We will be building a rubble trench foundation\, stem wall and cob structure with built in benches and cubbies. You will be mixing cob\, hand sculpting the structure and practicing lintel installation for windows and doors. Part of this wall will be framed with pallets to practice the Palletable Cobin technique and used to make extra storage for tools and materials.
URL:https://cobworkshops.org/event/fundamentals-cob-workshop/
LOCATION:University California Riverside Palm Desert\, 75080 Frank Sinatra Drive\, Parking Lot B\, Palm Desert\, CA\, 92211\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Cob Pallet Shed Build
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we continue building our 6′ x 6′ Cob Pallet Shed that we started in February. It needs shingles on the roof\, paint on the fascia boards\, a door\, interior shelves\, cob over the straw and pallets plus plaster on both interior and exterior walls. It may be possible to pour the floor but that is TBD. Furthermore\, if we have enough time and students\, we may build benches on the outer east and west walls. For the benches we need to dig a rubble trench\, stem wall and sculpt the bench out of cob mass. 
URL:https://cobworkshops.org/event/cob-pallet-shed-build/
LOCATION:University California Riverside Palm Desert\, 75080 Frank Sinatra Drive\, Parking Lot B\, Palm Desert\, CA\, 92211\, United States
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SUMMARY:Intro to Earthen Building Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Dates: April 17 – April 21\, 2023 (YES. We are still having the workshop as scheduled.)\n \nLocation: Keystone Heights\, Florida \nCome and join us in Florida for our next Introduction to Earthen Building Workshop! We will be constructing a 6 foot tall rammed earth column\, building a cob wall\, and applying lime plaster to the cob cottage. A perfect class for beginners and experts alike! What makes this workshop unique is the opportunity to get hands-on experience with cob\, rammed earth\, and lime plaster! You will get the knowledge to build earthen building 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 rammed earth and cob\, and to get a broad learning overview of natural building techniques. You will get a solid foundation in earthen building fundamentals. We will be constructing an outdoor rammed earth courtyard\, and we will be studying Natural Building together each day. After this workshop\, you will have the basic know-how and confidence to design and build your own earthen constructions or buildings. \n \nHands-On Work Topics: \n– How to make cob (with the traditional tarp method and with a mortar mixer!) \n– Selecting and testing soils for cob and rammed earth (learn several ways to test your soil composition) \n– Building with rammed earth (we will be building a rammed earth 6 foot tall column) \n– How to build foundations (learn hands-on how to build concrete foundations for earthen walls) \n– Earthen and Lime Plaster (learn to mix and apply earthen plaster and lime plaster) \n– Basic carpentry skills (learn how to build rammed earth forms) \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– Foundation Design (how to build strong foundations for heavy\, earthen walls) \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 earthen 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 earthen construction 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 earthen 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! \n \nThe workshop will be taught by Alex Sumerall\, an east coast Earth Building Mason 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 earthen building techniques. Alex has a background in business and advertising\, and has been practicing earthen 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. \n \nListen to the great things that our workshop participants are saying! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\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!” \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 \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 \nEmail me to register with the group or family discount. For regular registrations\, please follow the “Sign Up Now” button above. \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/intro-to-earthen-building-workshop-5/
LOCATION:Keystone Heights\, Florida\, Keystone Heights\, FL\, United States
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SUMMARY:Natural Building Intensive
DESCRIPTION:In this two-week course\, get your hands muddy with Michael G Smith and the Wanosh Family and leave with the skills to build a small structure from the ground up. We will be building the foundation for a  sauna\, then adding earthen walls and a round-pole roof structure for a living roof.  \nDaily hands-on building sessions will be supplemented with lectures on the theoretical background you need to design and build effective natural structures\, including a thorough grounding in both the structural and thermal properties of different natural materials and the fundamentals of passive solar design. \nCamping is included and all meals are prepared for you with food grown on site or locally sourced with your optimal health in mind.
URL:https://cobworkshops.org/event/natural-building-intensive-3/
LOCATION:BC
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SUMMARY:First Mini Complete Cob Build in only 9 days!!! A Cob Playhouse for the McCarall Family in Chattanooga\, Tennessee
DESCRIPTION:HOST & LOCATION \n  \n\n \nLennie\, Ellie\, Jamie and Sean: a beautiful family! \n\n  \nHello everybody! I am Sean and Jamie (my wife)\, Lennox (3)\, Ellie (4 months) and Alfur (my niece who lives with us) are super excited to host our first cob building adventure. Learning about cob building interests us for multiple reasons. The first being we intend to provide affordable housing for friends\, family\, and travellers in the future. I’ve looked into traditional home building and even on a small scale it costs a small fortune to build. We hope to learn the process and be able to continue to construct small shelters with our family and friends. Second\, I am interested in the eco-friendly nature of cob building seemingly made from more sustainable resources\, requiring less upkeep\, and lasting longer than traditional homes. And lastly the potential for lots of aesthetic appeal. Once we understand the fundamentals I feel as though it can be a truly artistic outlet to creating all different designs in buildings. Something I have not tapped into since I was a child. Having received the “Hand-Sculpted House” as a gift from Claudine who we hosted as she biked through Tennessee (how we met)\, we are now even greater cob aficionados and super excited to build with y’all! \n  \n \nTaco Fiesta with the McCarall Family! \n\n  \n\n A little background on us\, we love the outdoors and experiencing new things. In our free time we enjoy  traveling\, meeting new people\, cooking\, biking\, hiking and camping. My wife and I are geologists by trade and spent 10 years in west Texas living out of our motorhome working and saving up. Then we decided to prioritize building a family and moved to Chattanooga\, TN to start that. We now have a VERY funny 2 year old son and an old soul little 6 month daughter who we want to experience some of the cob magic with us too.\n\n\n\n  \nWe are nestled into a home by Raccoon Mtn and only 10 minutes from downtown Chattanooga. There is plenty of space for everyone whether you would like to stay indoors or out. My wife cooks most of our meals and enjoys changing up cuisine\, while trying to stay healthy so there will always be something good to eat. We look forward to hosting and connecting with everyone and hope you are able to join us on our journey of learning this craft. Expect the weather to be hot (90’s) but with plenty of shade and cool breezes. Bugs are not usually an issue. \n\n\nThe McCarrall Family\n\n\n\n \nOur cozy shaded backyard where we will build the playhouse! \n\n\n\n\nMe and the Fam in April\n\n\n\nMy Goodbye Dinner\n\n\n\nJamie n’ Ellie\n\n\n\nTaco Fiesta Dinner!!!\n\n\n\nMom’s happy! Notice Baby Mohawk:)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nTHE PROJECT \n  \n  \n \nA cob cottage and sauna built by a workshop in the Azores \n\n  \nThis is the very first CruzinCobGlobal 9-day Complete Playhouse Build in which students will learn every step of building a cob building on a micro-scale.  From foundation to reciprocal frame roof\, including cob floor and plaster\, sculpting\, electricity and plumbing\, we will build a 30ft2 round playhouse for Lennie and Ellie.  The idea is to give you a taste of what it’s like to build with cob and\, if you are already a builder or super savvy\, you will DEFINITELY be able to transfer this knowledge and experience to building a full-size cottage.  This workshop is ideal for those who are short on time and money for attending our traditional 35-day full build or who want a taster before committing to the extended workshop (we have one happening just 2 hours east in Pulaski\, TN August 27th to October 1 with time to register…https://cruzincobglobal.org/events/complete-cob-bungalow-in-southern-tennessee-pulaski/). \nThis workshop will be easy on the energy as we will build right behind the family’s home in their tree-studded Tennessee backyard\, in the shade\, and as everything will be small-scale\, each step will be completed in about 1/3 of the time of a usual build\, in which there are 25 working days.  The maximum group size will be 8 as opposed to 15 in the longer-term build.  Students will receive a Certificate for a Mini Complete Cob Building Workshop!  Even though this is a Playhouse\, the workshop is strictly for teens and adults as it will still be an intensive training in order to reach our goal! \nPlease be prepared to work hard and have fun doing so\, bring your favorite playlists and comfortable clothing! \n  \n \nSuccess! \n\n  \n  \nWORKSHOP DESCRIPTION \n  \nThe Mini Complete Cob Building Workshop consists of 9 days (Saturday 12pm through Sunday 4pm) of  learning & construction for 4 hours in the morning and 4 hours in the afternoon with theoretical instruction (lectures with graphics)  to complement the hands-on experience. \n  \n \nCabo Verdean student making cob breads \n\n  \nStudents arrive on Saturday morning between 10am and noon to settle in (camping or indoors). The workshop begins with a delicious lunch by Chef Jamie at noon\, followed by our traditional Opening Circle\, a Host Site Orientation\, and an Introduction to the Project by Instructor Krystal Alexander. We will open the hands-on learning by digging the trench and filling it up with the first elements of a foundation on Saturday afternoon. \nA Breakfast buffet will be served from 7:15-8:15am and the morning learning/building session begins at 8:45 am and lasts until 1pm with a 20-minute snack pause at 11am. Lunch break is from 1pm to 2:30pm\, which  includes a rest time before the 3-hour afternoon session begins. \n  \n \nSifting plaster materials \n\n  \nThere will be a lecture each day from 2:30-3:30\, followed by more construction time.  After class in the afternoon there will be a 60-minute break before dinner at 7:30pm\, in which students are encouraged to stretch\, do some type of relaxation/movement practice\, and/or just relax. There is sometimes a student informally leading yoga and movement practice in the mornings or afternoons (depending on student preference). There will also be one or more evenings after dinner for showing slides\, videos and having Course-related discussions. Other evenings are free and sometimes students offer up informal courses in their specialties and passions just for fun. Fire circle\, music\, singing\, dancing…are all part of our workshops!  The last night (Saturday) there will be a Council Circle\, also a CruzinCobGlobal tradition. \n  \nDAILY SCHEDULE \n  \nThe Mini Complete Cob Building Workshop begins on a Saturday at noon and ends on a Sunday at 4pm (a week later) with Lunch and a Closing Circle/Graduation.  If necessary due to long-distance travel\, students may arrive on Friday afternoon to acclimate and settle in (please let us know) but will need to cover their own food needs unless a work trade is approved by Host. \nThe daily schedule (subject to slight modifications due to climate/time of year) will be: \n7:15-8:15 Breakfast\n8:45-1:00 Class\n1:00-2:30 Lunch\n2:30-6:30 Lecture/Class                                                                                                                                                      6:30-7:30 Rest/Yoga\n7:30-8:30 Dinner\n8:30-9:30 Slides/Videos/Discussion (once a week) \nStudents are expected to be on time and participate in all sessions and required activities as the goal of building a full construction depends on the whole group working together! \n  \nCOURSE CONTENTS \n  \nStudents will learn every phase of building a cob building from foundation through the reciprocal roof in hands-on building and lectures/theory. In addition to the lectures\, slideshows and videos will be shown to support and enhance their understanding of cob materials\, cob building\, design\, geography \, and budgeting. \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\, glass and other objects\ninserting electrical wiring and plumbing in walls\nsculpting\npreparing and applying earthen plasters (1 coat)\npouring an earthen floor (1 coat)\npreparing walls for roof connection\nbuilding roof frame\nputting on sheathing and other elements\nbuilding green roof \nIn addition to Cob Building practices\, the Course material\nalso includes: \nlegal cob construction practices & the international cob code\ncost analysis \n  \nREQUIREMENTS & IMPORTANT INFORMATION \n  \nStudents will need to come prepared for physical work from Day 1. \nThis includes bringing: \nWork clothes appropriate for the country and climate we are in\nWork boots or other closed-toe shoes (for foundation and roof)\nFlip-flops (for cobbing/plaster days)\nRubber dishwashing gloves (for lime mortar)\nWork Gloves\nTape Measure\nBox Cutter\nCarving Knife\nWood Hand Saw (cheap)\nHammer (if u can)\nRounded triangular trowel (5 inches long)\nLevel (2-foot)\nEar Plugs (roof week)\nWood Chisel (standard)\n4”-6” Diameter Round Plastic Container Lids (for plastering)\nGood Moisturizer\nHat\nSunglasses\nSafety Glasses\nWater Bottle\nNotebook/Pen/Camera\nSample of Your Soil (Optional) \n  \nINSTRUCTOR \n  \nKrystal Alexander (Cob Instructor & Builder) \n\n \nKrystal is always joyful when she’s cobbin’! \n\nThe desire to incorporate healthier practices into modern day living has led Krystal to a life of natural building. After years of growing her practice as a Massage and Sound Therapist she was ready to take the next step on her journey of creative and self-sufficient living. As an artist clay has always been her medium of choice\, so once her feet hit the mud she was hooked. From that first workshop with CruzinCobGlobal in 2017\, she has dedicated her time to traveling and learning with others (making lifelong friends around the globe). She has assisted\, instructed and helped to build 6 earthen structures as well as 5 cob pizza ovens! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKrystal is fueled by the passion to spread awareness that living consciously and comfortably is an attainable (and sustainable) reality. She believes that through this hands-on work\, we can unlock our creative potential to share our truth with the world around. When she is not cobbin’ she is running her bodywork practice back home in St. Louis\, MO. One day she plans on settling down with her little family on a plot of land and building earthen structures galore. Krystal is eager to share the healing and empowering benefits of cob and community with all!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nMEALS & ACCOMMODATIONS \n  \nStudents will have 3 delicious\, hearty vegetarian/vegan meals every day.  Animal protein (meat or fish) may be added to some meals if there are non-vegetarians in the group.  Also vegan and gluten-free restrictions can be honored. There will be a Welcome Lunch on the first Saturday\, and a Celebration Lunch on the last Sunday\, followed by our Closing Circle. \nAll students can camp onsite or sleep indoors on various pull-out couches and on the floor. Students can also choose to stay in other local accommodations (ask Host for suggestions) but will need to be able to get to the site on time every day.  They can also carcamp. \n  \nTRANSPORTATION \n  \nStudents driving in will receive directions to the workshop site in the Welcome Letter sent two weeks before the start date.  Nearest airports are Chattanooga and Nashville\, and also Atlanta. More information will be sent regarding transportation from the airports to the site\, unless students want to share rental cars. \n  \nREGISTRATION \n  \nThe $900 Fee for the workshop includes tuition\, camping and daily meals. \nTo register\, please email claudine@cruzincobglobal.org or send standard text or Whatsapp text to (831) 212-7225 with your email address to receive the two registration forms.  Payment can be made by Zelle\, Venmo and Paypal using claudinedesiree@gmail.com. With Paypal\, please check the “Send to Family and Friends” box or add 3% for the fee. If you are using a credit card with Venmo or Paypal please add 3% for the transaction fee. Venmo ID is @claudine-desiree. \nEuropeans and others who want to pay internationally can use Wise to pay in USD. Pls ask Claudine for more info and an invite with a free first transfer. \nIt is preferable that you pay in full when you pay however 50% deposit is required to hold your place with the rest due by July 1st at the latest. \nWe will offer 2 work trade discounts of $90 each for an hour of work each class day\, onsite or making breakfast from 6:30-7:30am. Full payment or 50% deposit to hold your spot with final balance due by July 1st. Please see work trader cancellation policy below. \n  \nCANCELLATION POLICY \n  \nStudents who cancel before June 1st\, 2023 will receive a full refund minus a 5% administration fee or a credit for another workshop within 2 years. \nStudents who cancel between June 1st\, 2023 and June 15th\, 2023 will receive a full refund minus 10% admin fee or a credit for another workshop within 2 years. \nStudents who cancel after June 15th will not receive a refund or a credit unless they have proof of  an emergency situation beyond their control\, in which case they will receive a credit to be used within 2 years\, minus 10% fee. \n*Work traders who cancel after June 15th will receive a full refund of what they have paid minus $90. \n  \nEXCITED TO COB WITH YOU IN 2023!!! \n 
URL:https://cobworkshops.org/event/first-mini-complete-cob-build-in-only-9-days-a-cob-playhouse-for-the-mccarall-family-in-chattanooga-tennessee/
LOCATION:Casa Miguel\, 3624 Elder Mtn Rd\, Chattanooga\, TN\, United States
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SUMMARY:Whole Cob Cottage Foundation to Roof in North Carolina\, USA
DESCRIPTION:THE PROJECT \nStudents will be building a 10-15m2 cob cottage (size depends on number of students) for the couple as their first “home” on the land\, which will be outfitted by a rocket heater in a second complementary workshop right after the cob building workshop. \nThe cottage will be built from foundation to reciprocal green roof including floor\, sculpting and plaster\, as well as electrical outlets\, switches and housing and plumbing connection. Students will receive an Advanced Cobber Certification for the 5-week training workshop. \n  \nWORKSHOP DESCRIPTION \n  \n\n \nAzores\, Portugal 2022 “plaster complete” \n\n  \nThe 35-day Advanced Cob Building Workshop consists of 25 days (Monday through Friday) of learning & construction for 4 hours in the morning and 3 hours in the afternoon with theoretical instruction (lectures with graphics) on most Mondays\, Wednesdays and Fridays afternoons to complement the hands-on experience. \nStudents arrive on Sunday between noon and 2pm and settle in. The workshop begins at 4pm with the Opening Circle followed by a Host Site Orientation and Introduction to the Project. Dinner is served at 6pm\, and will be followed by an Introduction to the 5-week Workshop by the Instructors Josh Burg and Paula Carneiro. \n  \n\n \nCasais\, Portugal 2022 “on cloud 9” \n\n  \nMonday morning we begin digging the trench for our Cob Building!!!!\nFollowing Breakfast from 7:30-8:15am\, the morning learning/building session begins at 8:45 am and lasts until 1pm with a 20-minute snack pause at 11am. Lunch break is from 1pm to 2:30pm\, which  includes a rest time before the 3-hour afternoon session begins. Mondays\, Wednesdays and Fridays there is a 60-minute lecture\, followed by construction time. Tuesdays and Thursdays students begin building again 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 some type of relaxation/movement practice\, go swimming if possible\, and just relax. There is sometimes a work trade student officially or informally leading yoga and movement practice in the mornings or afternoons (depending on student\npreference). There will also be 3-4 evenings (once a week) after dinner for showing slides\, videos and having Course-related discussions. Other evenings are free and sometimes students offer informal courses in their specialties and passions. Mondays are reserved for our weekly Council Circle.\nWeekends students are free to explore the area\, rest onsite\, and even continue building\, with Instructor approval. \nThe 35-day Course will offer practical learning by building a complete 10m2-15m2 (depending on number of students) curvilinear building from foundation to roof\, as described in the “Project” section. Those who complete the 35-day Workshop will receive an Advanced Cobber Certificate of Completion for Foundation\, Cob Walls (which includes Door\, Windows\, Shelves\, Art\, Electrical & Plumbing installation)\, Floor\, Plaster & Roof. \n  \nDAILY SCHEDULE \n  \nThe Advanced Cob Building Workshop begins on a Sunday at 4pm and ends on a Sunday\, 5 weeks later\, after the morning Closing Circle & Brunch. Students can arrive a day or two before to acclimate and settle in (please let us know) but will need to cover their own food needs unless a work trade is approved by Host. \nThe daily schedule (subject to slight modifications due to climate/time of year) will be: \n8:00-8:45 Breakfast\n9:00-1:00 Class\n1:00-2:30 Lunch\n2:30-5:30 Class (Lecture on MWF’s)\n5:30-7:00 Rest/Yoga\n7:00-8:00 Dinner\n8:00-9:00 Slides/Videos/Discussion (once a week) \nStudents are expected to be on time and participate in all sessions and required activities as the goal of building a full construction depends on the whole group working together! \n  \nCOURSE CONTENTS \nStudents will learn every phase of building a cob building from foundation through the reciprocal roof in hands-on building and lectures/theory. In addition to the lectures\, slideshows and videos will be shown to support and enhance their understanding of cob materials\, cob building\, design\, geography \, budgeting\, business 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\, glass and other objects\ninserting electrical wiring and plumbing in walls\nsculpting\npreparing and applying earthen plasters (1 coat)\npouring an earthen floor (2 layers)\npreparing walls for roof connection\nbuilding roof frame\nputting on sheathing and other elements\nbuilding green roof \nIn addition to Cob Building practices\, the Course material\nalso includes: \nlegal cob construction practices & the international cob\ncode\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 demanding physical work from Day 1. \nThis includes bringing: \nWork clothes appropriate for the country and climate we are in\nWork boots or other closed-toe shoes (for foundation and roof)\nFlip-flops (for cobbing/plaster days)\nRubber dishwashing gloves (for lime mortar)\nWork Gloves\nTape Measure\nBox Cutter\nCarving Knife\nWood Hand Saw (cheap)                                                                                                     Level(2ft)\nWood Chisel\nTrowel (triangular rounded)\nHammer (if possible)\n4”-6” Diameter Round Plastic Container Lids (for plastering)\nGood Moisturizer\nHat\nSunglasses\nSafety Glasses\nWater Bottle\nNotebook/Pen/Camera\nSample of Your Soil (Optional) \n***VERY IMPORTANT*** \n  \n\n \nCasais\, Portugal 2022 “hardcore roofers” \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\nwith 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. \n  \n\n \nCasais\, Portugal 2022 “ahhh\, plaster bliss” \n\n  \nThat being said\, the workshop intensity also changes from week 1 to week 5. The first foundation week breaks people in with the work of moving\, lifting\, rolling and placing rocks and is a new and demanding physical experience for most students. It also includes the first layers and coat of cob floor. The second and third weeks 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. The\nfourth week finally 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 more 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 fifth week\, the roof is the beginning of a change of pace from the\nearthen building work to carpentry skills\, power tools\, drilliing\, 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 and closing of the wall\, the grand finale on the last day. \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 with other organizations that are usually for a shorter period building a garden wall\, a bench\, a compost toilet or some other smaller-scale project. \n  \n\n \nCasais\, Portugal 2022 “the gold” \n\n  \nStudents are required to read “The Hand-Sculpted House” before the workshop begins and any other books they find\, as well as watching our “International Cob Workshop”\nvideos on Claudine’s YouTube channel\, and the ones posted on CruzinCobGlobal’s website under Gallery\, to get an idea of what is expected. Also it is a great idea to watch as many other videos on cob and reciprocal roofs as you can to come mentally prepared.  Please bring your book(s). \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 when registering so we can make sure the workshop is a good fit.  If approved before the workshop begins\, 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!!!! \n  \n\n \nAzores\, Portugal 2022 “another job well done!” \n\n  \nFinally\, please bring a watch or use your phone to be prompt and ready for each part of the Course\nincluding meals. Please share your dietary restrictions/allergies with CCG as soon as you register.  Note that very demanding dietary needs will not be able to be met (vegan & non-gluten ok) and those students may be recommended not to participate unless they are willing to meet their special needs on their own\, which may not include kitchen access on weekdays. Please discuss with Claudine at time of desire to register.  Also please bring your essential 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. \nWe look forward to opening you to a whole new world of experience\, skill\, growth and transformation as you bond with your new COB family for life! \n  \nINSTRUCTORS \n  \nJosh Burg \n\n \nAlways a smile! \n\n  \nJosh is a carpenter and residential remodeler based out of Portland\, OR\, who has been transitioning out of conventional construction into the world of natural building after two workshops with CruzinCobGlobal. Growing up in an adobe home in central New Mexico\,\nearthen architecture has always held a special place in Josh’s soul. Years of conventional building have convinced him that the way forward is really to look backwards…to our collective heritage as humans making homes from natural materials. As a teaching assistant\, Josh brought his carpentry experience to help build a community space at Quinta da Vida Beleza in the Azores\, and is currently designing a high school humanities class based partly around natural building with students in an alternative charter school. He can’t wait for another exciting experience with CCG as a co-teacher with Paula\, who he met on their first build in 2018. Vamos! \n  \nPaula Carneiro (Moçabarro\, Brazil) \n\n \nAlways a smile too! \n\n  \nI was born in Campo Grande\, raised in Curitiba and Salvador\, and now I live in the countryside in the mountains of Mantiqueira\, Minas Gerais\, Brasil\, where I’m eco building my own house. I’m also a professional dancer\, graduated from Bahia Federal University in 2012\, and have worked with performing and visual arts\, cinema and cultural centre management. Meeting Claudine and cob building in 2018 simply transformed my life. I started a natural building business after my first advanced cob workshop with CruzinCobGlobal in Guatapé\, Colombia. I continued learning with a full build workshop in Colorado\, later that year. In the beginning of 2019\, I joined with Naiana Maximo and Priscila Bogéa to create the first female eco-building collective in Brazil called Moçabarro (Clay Gals is a translation we love!). We began teaching cob workshops and expanded to other natural building techniques and finishings. In our very first year of work we had the opportunity to build a full 100m2 house (@terra.333) using a variety of earthen building processes in this very successful project. Since then we have been working collectively on eco-refurbishing\, rocket stoves\, cob ovens\, cob furnishings\, tadelakt\, plastering and other finishings. We have also taught short-length workshops at my building site as well as for other hosts in Brasil. Cob building is now a way I find to express gestures and print them on earth. Here is the link to our successful all-women cob business: www.mocabarro.com.br\n@mocabarro on Instagram and Facebook \n  \n  \nMEALS & ACCOMMODATIONS \nStudents will have 3 delicious\, hearty vegetarian meals a day Monday through Friday.  There will also be a Welcome Dinner on the first Sunday night\, a Celebration Dinner on the last Saturday night\, and a Goodbye Brunch on Sunday morning after the Closing Circle. \nOn weekends students are on their own for food\, and can travel and explore the area\, go camping or stay onsite. They will have access to the kitchen and any leftovers from the week. Otherwise they will need to get their own food for the weekend and can collaborate to get rides to the food stores in town. \nAll students will be camping onsite for this workshop.  Students who don’t want to camp can find other local accommodations (ask Host for suggestions) but will need to be able to get to the site on time every weekday.  They can also carcamp obviously. \n  \nTRANSPORTATION \nStudents driving in will receive directions to the workshop site in the Welcome Letter sent a month before the start date.  Nearest airports are Atlanta\, Chatanooga and Knoxville. More information will be sent regarding transportation from the airports to the site\, unless students share rental cars. \n  \nREGISTRATION \n  \nThrifty Bird Rate :$2500\, pay in full by January 15th\, 2023 \nChill Bird Rate: $2600\, pay in full by March 12th\, 2023 \nSuper Chill Bird Rate: $2700\, pay in full by April 9th\, 2023 \nPayment includes tuition\, camping and weekday meals plus first and last dinners and last brunch. \nTo register\, please email claudinedesiree@gmail.com or send standard text or Whatsapp text to (831) 212-7225 with your email address to receive the two registration forms.  Payment can be made by Zelle\, Venmo and Paypal using claudinedesiree@gmail.com. With Paypal\, please check the “Send to Family and Friends” box or add 3% for the fee. If you are using a credit card with Venmo or Paypal please add 3% for the transaction fee. Venmo ID is @claudine-desiree. \nIt is preferable that you pay in full when you pay however 50% deposit is required to hold your place with the rest due by April 9th at the latest. \nWe always offer four work trade discounts of $250 each for an hour of work each class day.  There are two kitchen work traders who prepare breakfast from 6:30-7:30am and two work traders that do site prep from 6:30 to 7:30am.  In this workshop we are offering two more kitchen work trade positions for dinner help. If you want a work trade\, please email or text Claudine (contact info above). These are first come first serve.  Payment should be made in full for work trade positions. \n  \nCANCELLATION POLICY \nStudents who cancel before March 12th\, 2023 will receive a full refund minus a 5% administration fee or a credit for another workshop within 2 years (no admin fee deducted). \nStudents who cancel after March 12th\, 2023 and before April 9th\, 2023 will receive a full refund minus 10% admin fee or a credit for another workshop within 2 years (no admin fee). \nStudents who cancel after April 9th will not receive a refund or a credit unless they have proof of  an emergency situation beyond their control\, in which case they will receive a credit to be used within 2 years\, minus 10% fee. \n  \nEXCITED TO COB WITH YOU IN 2023!!!
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LOCATION:Earthsong Regenerative Farm\, Murphy\, NC\, United States
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Cob Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Dates: May 15 – May 19\, 2023 (YES. We are still having the workshop as scheduled.)\n \nLocation: Greeneville\, 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\, mixing and applying lime plaster\, building with cob\, 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 buildings. \n \nHands-On Work Topics: \n– How to make cob (learn how to make cob with the tarp method and with a mortar mixer!) \n– How to build cob walls using traditional hand-sculpting and using innovative slipforms (learn all the great advantages of building cob walls with forms) \n– Selecting and testing soils for cob (learn several ways to test your soil composition) \n– Lime Plaster and Earth Plaster (learn how to mix and apply lime plaster and earth plaster) \n– Creating window and door frames (learn how to install frames into cob walls) \n– Rammed Earth Demonstration (building rammed earth forms and compaction process) \n  \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– Building Solid Foundations (Learn all about constructing proper building foundations) \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 \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! \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 Greeneville\, 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\, straw\, and natural building topics. We will break for lunch between 12:00 to 1:00 PM\, and we will complete each day at around 4:00 PM. They will be full-packed days! Worth your every penny! \n \nThe workshop will be taught by Alex Sumerall\, an east coast Earth Building Mason 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 earthen building techniques. Alex has a background in business and advertising\, and has been practicing earthen 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. \n \nListen to the great things that our workshop participants are saying! \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\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!” \nMarybeth Babos\, Tennessee \nLodging \nThere are two options for lodging: free camping on site\, or making reservations at one of the local hotels or AirBnBs. Hotels are available in the neighboring towns of Greeneville\, Newport\, Parrottsville\, and Hot Springs. \nNearby are the Meadow Creek Moundation Lodge in Parrottsville\, TN\, and the Hot Springs Resort in Hot Springs\, North Caolina. \nCampers will have access to a private compost toilet and a private outdoor shower. \nThe workshop location has running water available\, but no electricity yet. Please bring your own solar generator if needed. \n \nFood \nMeals will not be included in this workshop so participants will need to provide their own food and drinks. There are several local restaurants and grocery stores nearby the workshop site. We even have an amazing corner-store within a walkable distance from the workshop site! \nEach student is responsible for their own meal preparation. An hour for lunch is provided\, allowing adequate time for food\, a quick nap\, or trip into town. There is no official kitchen on site yet. Coolers are welcome and encouraged! \nRecreation & Surroundings \nGreeneville 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 one hour driving time from the workshop site. \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 \n\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 \nPlease email me to register with the group/family discount. For normal registration\, please click the “Sign Up Now” button above.\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/
LOCATION:This Cob House\, Greeneville\, TN\, 37743\, United States
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SUMMARY:VersaTerra 10-day Complete Cob & Natural Building Intensive
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, 5/24/2023 – Saturday\, 6/3/2023 (10 days) \nNumber of Students: up to 12 \nCost: $1550 \nThe Building Project \nDuring this ten day workshop we will build a beautiful garden wall and an earthen bread/pizza oven. Within the garden wall\, we will incorporate all the features of a wall in an earthen house: windows\, doors\, electricity\, plumbing\, arches\, niches\, and artwork. \n(We don’t 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] while not being able to learn the other important aspects of natural building in a meaningful way\, such as roof variations\, natural plasters\, earthen floors and design.) \nOverview \nThis is one of the most comprehensive natural building workshops you can find. Together\, VersaTerra instructors have decades of experience on four different continents. This has helped us design rich learning experiences 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.  \nWhat you will learn \nAfter this workshop\, you will feel confident that you can \n\n\nDesign and build yourself a cob cottage \n\n\nRemodel or renovate an existing home\, using natural materials \n\n\nBuild and use an earthen oven \n\n\nUse cob to create garden walls and hot tubs \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 \n\n\nMaking adobe bricks and using straw bales (“balecob”) and cordwood cob \n\n\nBuilding with cob: strong sculptural walls\, arches\, windows and doors\, niches\, and sculptural artwork \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 technique 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 with and around them \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. \nKyle’s book\, “Build it with Earth: the Cob Pizza Oven” and Conrad’s\, “House of Earth” are both included with the workshop and will be mailed before we being. They will serve as guidebooks for the workshop. \nAbout the Site \nThe Be the Change Project is a Reno-based nonprofit\, centered on our half-acre urban homestead where we have offered classes\, tours\, and workshops since 2011. That year we were able to buy what was a run down and neglected house on a half-acre through fundraising and crowdfunding. Since then we have enjoyed living an alternative and off-the-grid lifestyle while transforming the property into a verdant oasis. It has become a center for neighborhood uplift as well as a model for simpler living in the urban/suburban context. We were a Mother Earth News Magazine Homestead of the Year in 2013. \nReno is in the high desert on the western edge of the Great Basin. The weather in May and June is usually warm\, clear\, and sunny during the days with much cooler nights. It can get hot\, and rain is unlikely. \nAlong with earthen cabins\, landscape walls\, ovens\, and plasters on site\, we’ve developed and use many systems for living more sustainably in town which you’ll get to know and use during the workshop: \n\n\nSolar cooking and wall heaters \n\n\nSmall scale solar PV \n\n\nWood stove  and solar thermosiphon water heating \n\n\nComposting – vermicomposting and conventional aerobic piles \n\n\nAlternative septic system – the Watson Wick \n\n\nBasic principles and practices of Permaculture \n\n\nOrganic small plot intensive gardening including season extenders like hoop houses\,  root cellaring and solar dehydrating \n\n\nScAvenging! – upcycling and salvaging materials from the urban waste stream \n\n\nLiving with little electricity and fossil fuels \n\n\nWood-fired hot tub \n\n\nLodging \nWe have a variety of lodging options including cob cabins\, rooms\, and tent sites\, and parking for camper vans. \nRegistration\, Payment\, & Refunds  \nThis workshop requires a $500 deposit to hold your space. When a deposit is made\, Kyle will reach out to you\, welcome you to the course\, and get you in the email loop with all the details. \nGo here to make a Venmo deposit or send a check for $500 made out to Cobitat and mailed to 2055 McCloud Avenue\, Reno\, NV 89512. Full payments are also gladly accepted. \nDeposit is refundable (minus $50 for books and mailing cost if they’ve already been shipped to you) until 6 weeks before the start of the class. If you cancel with less than six weeks before the start of the class and your spot can be filled\, we will issue a refund minus book costs. If it can’t be filled\, your deposit will not be refunded. \nFull payment is requested by two weeks before the start of each class. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister by Making a $500 Deposit\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPickup and Dropoff \nAirport pickup and dropoff is available from the Reno Airport\, Amtrak and Greyhound stations. Contact Kyle to arrange a lift. \nInstructors \nLead instructor Kyle Isacksen has been building with earth since 2010 and teaching natural building since 2011 with House Alive and the Be the Change Project. Kyle has a background in construction\, teaching\, and simple living.  He’s worked as a framer\, carpenter\, and commercial roofer and recently finished building a “green” conventional house in his neighborhood in Reno. He was a science teacher for 7 years\, is a frequent speaker on sustainable living\, and is a contributing writer for Mother Earth News magazine and blog. Kyle enjoys basketball\, hiking\, reading\, and martial arts. \nKathleen O’Brien started natural building with two VersaTerra workshops several years ago and has gone on to teach with us in India\, Mexico\, Oregon and Reno. She has extensive carpentry experience\, is a certified permaculture designer and talented grower\, and has over 20 years of public school teaching experience. She is an avid reader and writer and is currently building her own off-grid home at Long Ranch in Surprise Valley\, Nevada. \nKaty Chandler is the co-founder of the Be the Change Project and has lived in and played with natural building materials for many years. She is a prolific gardener\, certified permaculture designer\, urban garlic farmer\, and former math teacher and school designer.  She loves to dance\, laugh\, and pore over seed catalogs while cozied up to the wood stove on long winter nights. Kyle and Katy also have two teenage sons.
URL:https://cobworkshops.org/event/versaterra-10-day-complete-cob-natural-building-intensive-4/
LOCATION:Be the Change Project\, 2055 McCloud Avenue\, Reno\, NV\, 89512\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Womens Carpentry with Avani Leitz
DESCRIPTION:This course is designed for both carpentry novices who want to break the ice using power tools\, as well as women who have some carpentry experience but want to increase their confidence and knowledge base. The skills we will be learning will leave you with a feeling of empowerment to approach and build the projects that have inspired you to learn this craft. Over the span of three days we will cover the basics of tool safety and operation\, how to read and create carpentry plans\, hands-on building\, learn creative problem solving\, talk about workspace setup and essential tools for your home shop\, and more. \nTo develop your skills we will build a small outhouse for a bucket compost toilet and yoni steam boxes that will be yours to take home. These projects will empower you with the basics to build a small structure you could tailor for your needs as well as smaller projects like drawers\, shelves\, toy box\, etc. Throughout the weekend we will be combining learning opportunities through lecture format as well as hands-on instruction. \nChildcare- Childcare is included in the costs of the workshop. We provide a family friendly environment and space for mothers to come learn new skills.
URL:https://cobworkshops.org/event/womens-carpentry-with-avani/
LOCATION:Wanosh Forest Gardens\, Willits\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Natural Building Cob Certification Course
DESCRIPTION:This action-packed\, hands-on/feet-on workshop is for adults who wish to begin their learning journey toward helping others realize their natural building dreams as part of a build crew or to supervise their own home build! Natural building is tough. Are you tougher? Find out during 21 days at Cob Hill Natural Building School\, as Cat Taylor teaches the techniques and skills you will need to get from the foundation to the roofing system. \nHands on experience covering \n\nsite selection\nhome designing\npassive solar\nsoil testing\nfoundations\n\ndig a rubble trench\npier and beam\nstack a stone stem wall (dry stacking)\n\n\ncob building\nbale cob\nstraw bale\npalletable cob\ntimber framing\nwindows and doors\nLSC – light straw clay insulation\nroof designs\nliving roofs\nroof sheathing\ntree felling\nlog peeling\nlog milling (saw mill)\nearthen plasters\nShou Sugi Ban(Japanese art of waterproofing wood)\nLeading a team\nReal time home build experience\nclass time\n\nbasic electric\nbasic plumbing\nfacts and myths in natural building\ncommon mistakes in natural building\nchoosing build style\nproject planning\nbudgeting\nacquiring materials\npurchasing property and permits\ncorrect placement of building\nwater catchment\ncomposting toilets\n\n\n\nEnroll here
URL:https://cobworkshops.org/event/natural-building-cob-certification-course-2/
LOCATION:Cob hill natural building school\, hughes springs\, TX\, 75656\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Artistry with Clay and Lime
DESCRIPTION:The Project \nDuring this six day workshop we will cover the essentials of natural and earthen plasters and dive deeper into the more specific finishes for your home. Each participant will have their own practice panel to learn these methods with ease and repetition. \nThis workshop will cover a large range of natural wall finishes including: \n\n\nSimple clay & lime basecoats \n\n\nSmoothed and polished clay finishes \n\n\nClay paint \n\n\nLime finishes & fresco \n\n\nStabilized exterior plasters \n\n\nThis course is suitable for both beginners and experts. You will learn everything from the basics\, such as finding soil\, how to compose a mix\, and applying that mix\, and then the more advanced practices\, such as water-resistant lime tadelakt. You will leave with a confidence and understanding of how to coat walls in your own home with beautiful\, creative earth finishes. \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. \nKyle’s book\, “Build it with Earth: the Cob Pizza Oven” and Conrad’s\, “House of Earth” are both included with the workshop and will be mailed before we begin. \nAbout Athena \nAthena Steen grew up building with clay and adobe. She loves creating sculpted spaces that connect form with function\, and walls rich with pattern\, texture and color. Through the Canelo Project\, a small non-profit organization\, Athena and Bill\, her husband\, have been teaching workshops for over thirty years\, in strawbale construction and earthen building. Focused on simple\, low-skill\, low-cost methods that build community between people\, culture and nature. Co-authors of “The Straw Bale House\,” “Small Strawbale\,” and “Built by Hand\,” Their influence in the natural building world has been widespread. When Athena does not have her hands in the mud\, she also enjoys publishing and designing books. \nOso\, her son and co-teacher for this workshop\, has been immersed in natural building\, including working with clay. He has built several clay-plastered strawbale\, adobe\, and timber frame structures from start to finish. He is an excellent hands-on teacher. \nAbout the Site \nThe Be the Change Project is a Reno-based nonprofit\, centered on our half-acre urban homestead where we have offered classes\, tours\, and workshops since 2011. That year we were able to buy what was a run down and neglected house on a half-acre through fundraising and crowdfunding. Since then we have enjoyed living an alternative and off-the-grid lifestyle while transforming the property into a verdant oasis. It has become a center for neighborhood uplift as well as a model for simpler living in the urban/suburban context. We were a Mother Earth News Magazine Homestead of the Year in 2013. \nReno is in the high desert on the western edge of the Great Basin. The weather in May and June is usually warm\, clear\, and sunny during the days with much cooler nights. It can get hot\, and rain is unlikely. \nAlong with earthen cabins\, landscape walls\, ovens\, and plasters on site\, we’ve developed and use many systems for living more sustainably in town which you’ll get to know and use during the workshop: \n\n\nSolar cooking and wall heaters \n\n\nSmall scale solar PV \n\n\nWood stove  and solar thermosiphon water heating \n\n\nComposting – vermicomposting and conventional aerobic piles \n\n\nAlternative septic system – the Watson Wick \n\n\nBasic principles and practices of Permaculture \n\n\nOrganic small plot intensive gardening including season extenders like hoop houses\,  root cellaring and solar dehydrating \n\n\nScAvenging! – upcycling and salvaging materials from the urban waste stream \n\n\nLiving with little electricity and fossil fuels \n\n\nWood-fired hot tub \n\n\nLodging \nWe have a variety of lodging options including cob cabins\, rooms\, tent sites\, and parking for camper vans. Couples get priority for the cabins. \nRegistration\, Payment\, & Refunds  \nThis workshop requires a $400 deposit to hold your space. When a deposit is made\, Kyle will reach out to you\, welcome you to the course\, and get you in the email loop with all the details. \nGo here to make a Venmo deposit or send a check for $400 made out to Cobitat and mailed to 2055 McCloud Avenue\, Reno\, NV 89512. Full payments are also gladly accepted. \nDeposit is refundable (minus $50 for books and mailing cost if they’ve already been shipped to you) until 6 weeks before the start of the class. If you cancel with less than six weeks before the start of the class and your spot can be filled\, we will issue a refund minus book costs. If it can’t be filled\, your deposit will not be refunded. \nFull payment is requested by two weeks before the start of each class. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister by Making a $400 Deposit\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\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. On some 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. \n7:30am-Breakfast \n8:30am-Talk/discussion \n9am – Hands-on \n10:30 or 11am- Snack break \n1pm – Lunch \n2pm – Hands-on \n4:30pm – Clean -up \n5pm -Class ends \n7pm – Dinner \n8pm -Optional slideshow7:30 breakfast \nDelicious home-cooked meals are provided and will be vegetarian with occasional meat options. \nPickup and Dropoff \nAirport pickup and drop off is available from the Reno Airport on only the Sunday or Monday morning before the start of the workshop and the Saturday at the end of the workshop. \nSupport Staff \nKyle Isacksen has been building with earth since 2010 and teaching natural building since 2011 with House Alive\, Be the Change Project\, and now Cobitat. Kyle has a background in construction\, teaching\, and simple living.  He’s worked as a framer\, carpenter\, and commercial roofer and recently finished building a “green” conventional house in his neighborhood in Reno. He was a science teacher for 7 years\, is a frequent speaker on sustainable living\, and is a contributing writer for Mother Earth News magazine and blog. Kyle enjoys basketball\, hiking\, reading\, and martial arts. \nKaty Chandler is the co-founder of the Be the Change Project and has lived in and played with natural building materials for many years. She is a prolific gardener\, certified permaculture designer\, urban garlic farmer\, and former math teacher and school designer.  She loves to dance\, laugh\, and pore over seed catalogs while cozied up to the wood stove on long winter nights. Kyle and Katy also have two teenage sons.
URL:https://cobworkshops.org/event/artistry-with-clay-and-lime/
LOCATION:Be the Change Project\, 2055 McCloud Avenue\, Reno\, NV\, 89512\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Natural Building Basics Cob Workshop
DESCRIPTION:This action-packed\, hands-on/feet-on workshop is for adults and youth ages 12 and up accompanied by parents who intend to build their own cob home! Test your grit during 10 days at Cob Hill Natural Building School\, as Cat Taylor teaches the techniques and skills you will need to get from the foundation to the roofing system. We will learn about various building styles: cob; bale cob; palletable cob. We will also cover many other natural building concepts like: site placement and preparation; dig a rubble trench; stack a stone stem wall; tamp subfloors; set windows; build up our walls and of course cob\, cob\, cob! \n\n\n\n\nHands on experience covering \n\n\nsoil testing \n\n\nfoundations \n\n\ndig a rubble trench \n\n\npier and beam \n\n\n\n\nstack a stone stem wall (dry stacking) \n\n\ncob building \n\n\nbale cob \n\n\npalletable cob \n\n\ntimber framing \n\n\nwindows and doors \n\n\nroof designs \n\n\nliving roofs \n\n\nroof sheathing \n\n\ntree felling \n\n\nlog peeling \n\n\nlog milling (saw mill) \n\n\nShou Sugi Ban(Japanese art of waterproofing wood) \n\n\nclass time \n\n\nsite selection \n\n\nhome design \n\n\npassive solar \n\n\nearthen plasters \n\n\nstraw bale \n\n\nLSC – light straw clay insulation \n\n\nbasic electric \n\n\nbasic plumbing \n\n\nfacts and myths in natural building \n\n\ncommon mistakes in natural building \n\n\nchoosing build style \n\n\nproject planning \n\n\nbudgeting \n\n\nacquiring materials \n\n\npurchasing property and permits \n\n\ncorrect placement of building \n\n\nwater catchment \n\n\ncomposting toilets \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPrimitive tent camping sites are available near the build including access to hot showers\, plus 3 plant-based meals a day are included in your tuition! You will need to bring your own camping gear. (See FAQ section of naturalbuildingorg.com) Prospective attendees\, please be advised that we are unable to accommodate guests\, unregistered children under 12 or pets on site for the duration of the workshop; however\, there are nearby lodging options available for them including Daingerfield State Park\, as well as two boarding options within 30 minutes of Cob Hill.
URL:https://cobworkshops.org/event/natural-building-basics-cob-workshop-3/
LOCATION:Cob hill natural building school\, hughes springs\, TX\, 75656\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Cob Rocket-Heated Cook Stove in North Carolina (Murphy\, NC\, USA)
DESCRIPTION:OUR HOSTS \n\n \nDaniel & Molly at Buck Bald Sunset \n\nMolly and Daniel will be the hosts of our workshop\, a lovely young couple starting a new life sharing Earthsong Regenerative Farm\, a 40-acre homestead in beautiful rural southwestern North Carolina\, with Molly’s parents and godmother since August 2021. Murphy lies between the Nantahala and Chattahoochee Oconee National Forests\, a couple of hours from Atlanta\, Asheville\, Chattanooga and Knoxville.  It is the county seat of Cherokee County and at the confluence of the Hiwassee and Valley rivers.  \nOver the last two years\, they have fallen in love with the lush forests\, rolling green hills\, red clay soil\, abundant fresh water\, and loving people of the Appalachian mountains. Molly is a\npassionate zero waste activist\, visual and performing artist\, and permaculture\npractitioner. Daniel is a newly trained massage therapist\, Waldorf teacher\, and has a\nreal soft spot \n  \n\n \nThe Barn \n\nfor animals of all kinds. Along with Molly’s parents\, Mary and Peter\, the two have steadily improved the land’s infrastructure over the past two years\, building a community building with kitchen\, bathroom\, and living room\, putting in a well\, creating mixed perennial/annual gardens\, and building platforms for wall tents. They envision a robust mixture of fruit orchards\, gardens\, cob dwellings\, farm animals\, communal spaces\, and outdoor kitchens manifesting within the next 5 years.  Their dream is to build their farm into a communal hub for sustainability\, spirituality\, and arts education. \n  \n\n \nMary\, Molly\, Daniel and Peter \n\n  \nDaniel and Molly are so excited to be receiving the gift of a cob home through this workshop\, having fallen in love with the beauty of cob structures many years ago. Molly and Daniel have lived in a wall tent since moving to NC\, so this project will provide them with an insulated\, sturdy dwelling for the first time since 2021. \n  \n  \nTHE LOCATION \n\n \nsunset over the barn \n\nEarthsong Regenerative Farm is located at the end of a dirt road in the Great Smoky Mountains of southwestern North Carolina. The land is very peaceful and quiet – you will be lulled to sleep by the songs of the cicadas and peepers. It is a lovely mixture of forest and open pasture with many creeks and springs flowing throughout\, and an eight-stall horse barn at its center. There are walking paths throughout the forest that provide endless enjoyment and solitude for the walker. This area of the Appalachian Mountains is one of the most biodiverse in North America. The array of different insects\, birds\, flowers\, and animals on the Farm is a constant joy to behold! From early May to late June\, the fireflies fill the evening air with dancing\, twinkling lights\, just like a fairy ball. \n  \n\n \nforest in bloom \n\nThe Farm is 20 minutes from the town of Copperhill\, TN\, where there are restaurants on the river\, a coffee shop\, craft breweries\, and assorted gift stores. The farm is 40 minutes from the larger towns of Murphy\, NC\, Blue Ridge\, GA\, and Blairsville\, GA\, all of which offer grocery stores\, cafes\, shops\, high quality restaurants\, and craft breweries. The nationally renowned John C. Campbell Folk School is located in Murphy\, NC\, and offers a robust curriculum of traditional arts and crafts courses as well as free community events throughout each week: live music\, contra dancing\, communal singing\, etc. There is an abundance of nature hikes and swimming spots in the area. \nMolly and Daniel’s favorites are Cherokee Lake\, a huge lake where on almost any day of the weekend you will find no other swimmers\, and Turtle Creek Falls\, a beautiful hike through the forest that visits two large waterfalls\, both of which have swimming holes at their bases. There are also many places to swim along the nearby Ocoee River\, and a stunning overlook called Buck Bald where you can go to take in a 360 degree view of the surrounding mountains at sunset or sunrise. \n  \n\n\n\nMurphy\, NC\n\n\n\n\n\n\nour lovely hosts\n\n\n\nthe great barn\n\n\n\n\n\n\nbarn and main pasture\n\n\n\nswallowtail butterfly\n\n\n\nour hosts\n\n\n\nforest in bloom\n\n\n\nturtletown creek falls\n\n\n\npond and permaculture garden\n\n\n\n\n\n\napple trees in bloom\n\n\n\nmain pasture\n\n\n\nspring wildflowers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \nTHE PROJECT \n  \n \nBeautiful All-Natural Earthen Rocket Stove with a silky smooth Finish in Brazil \n\n  \n \nCob Rocket Stove Workshop participants in Brazil\, 2020 \n\n  \nSix students will build a high-efficiency (low fuel consumption and maximum burning efficiency) rocket stove for cooking in the cob cottage that will be completed in the previous workshop.  Rocket stoves were developed for ecological and economic sustainability\, especially targeting the poor countries where access to wood has become harder.  The rocket stove system’s efficiency is due to the thermal insulation together with the double combustion and retro-heating of the airflow producing a longer duration of the heat inside the system and thus less heat loss to the outside.  The enclosed chimney prevents cold air from coming in and directs any smoke to the outside\, though since all the fuel is burned so efficiently\, hardly any smoke or heat leaves the exit chimney\, and is all directed to the cooking.  While rocket stoves can be used for many different functions\, ie air heating\, water heating\, stove\, oven\, smoker\, furniture heating\, floor heating\, etc\, we will focus on channeling the heat for cooking on a stovetop.  Of course a by-product of the cooking heat in the cottage will be air heating. \n  \nWORKSHOP DESCRIPTION \n  \nThis 7-day Rocket Stove workshop consists of learning & construction for 4 hours in the morning and 3 hours in the afternoon with theoretical instruction (lectures with graphics) after lunch/rest time to complement and support the hands-on experience. \nStudents arrive on Sunday between noon and 2pm and settle in. The workshop begins at 4pm with the Opening Circle followed by a Host Site Orientation and Introduction to the Project. Dinner is served at 6pm\, and will be followed by an Introduction to the Workshop by Instructor  Paula Carneiro. \n  \n \nPaula’s Cob Rocket Stove Workshop in Minas Gerias\, Brazil\, 2021 \n\n  \nFollowing Breakfast from 7:30-8:15am\, the morning learning/building session begins at 8:45 a and lasts until 1pm with a 20-minute snack pause at 11am. Lunch break is from 1pm to 2:30pm\, which  includes a rest time before the 3-hour afternoon session begins\, with a 60-minute lecture\, followed by construction time.  After class in the afternoon there is a 90-minute break before dinner\, in which students are encouraged to stretch\, do some type of relaxation/movement practice\, go swimming if possible\, and just relax. There is sometimes a work trade student officially or informally leading yoga and movement practice in the mornings or afternoons (depending on student preference). There will also be one or more evenings for showing slides\, videos and having Course-related discussions. Other evenings are free and sometimes students offer informal courses in their specialties and passions. \nThis 7-day workshop will be structured with lectures and hands-on building. \nThe lectures will include: \n-Hot air physics \n-Rocket Stove design\, structure\, proportions\, materials \n-Use of Heat \n-Thermal Insulation \n-Multifunctionality \n  \nHands-on work will include: \n-foundation \n-cob structure \n-preparation of refractory mortar \n-installation of refractory bricks \n-thermal insulation layers \n-installation of iron parts (plate\, cookers\, door) \n-chimney and pipe installation \n-earthen plaster \n  \nWEEK SCHEDULE & COURSE CONTENTS \n  \nDay 1 \nFoundation\nAsh chamber construction\nConstruction of the first chamber (combustion)\nConstruction of stove walls \n  \nDay 2 \nConstruction of the second chamber\nContinuation of the walls\nFiller for thermal insulation\nBeginning of the third chamber \n  \nDay 3 \nContinuation of the walls\nConstruction of the fourth chamber (furnace) \n  \nDay 4 \nInstallation of iron parts\nFinishing the walls\nStove closure (slab)\nChimney installation \n  \nDay 5 \nSculpting\, Decoration\, Mosaics \n  \nDay 6 \nPlaster & Finishes \n  \nDAILY SCHEDULE \n  \nThe Rocket Stove Workshop begins on a Sunday at 4pm and ends on a Sunday\, 5 weeks later\, after the morning Closing Circle & Brunch. Students can arrive a day or two before to acclimate and settle in (please let us know) but will need to cover their own food needs unless a work trade is approved by Host. \nThe daily schedule (subject to slight modifications due to climate/time of year) will be: \n8:00-8:45 Breakfast\n9:00-1:00 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 or twice) \nStudents are expected to be on time and participate in all sessions and required activities as the goal of building a full construction depends on the whole group working together! \n  \nREQUIREMENTS & IMPORTANT INFORMATION \n  \nStudents will need to come prepared for physical work from Day 1. \nThis includes bringing: \nWork clothes appropriate for the country and climate we are in\nWork boots or other closed-toe shoes (for foundation and roof)\nFlip-flops (for cobbing/plaster days)\nRubber dishwashing gloves (for lime mortar)\nWork Gloves\nTape Measure\nLevel\nTriangular trowel\nCarving Knife\nWood Hand Saw (cheap)\n4”-6” Diameter Round Plastic Container Lids (for plastering)\nGood Moisturizer\nHat\nSunglasses\nSafety Glasses\nWater Bottle\nNotebook/Pen/Camera \n  \nINSTRUCTOR \nPaula Carneiro (Moçabarro\, Brazil) \n  \n \nalways smiling! \n\n  \nI was born in Campo Grande\, raised in Curitiba and Salvador\, and now I live in the countryside in the mountains of Mantiqueira\, Minas Gerais\, Brasil\, where I’m eco building my own house. I’m also a professional dancer\, graduated from Bahia Federal University in 2012\, and have worked with performing and visual arts\, cinema and cultural centre management. Meeting Claudine and cob building in 2018 simply transformed my life. I started a natural building business after my first advanced cob workshop with CruzinCobGlobal in Guatapé\, Colombia. I continued learning with a full build workshop in Colorado\, later that year. In the beginning of 2019\, I joined with Naiana Maximo and Priscila Bogéa to create the first female eco-building collective in Brazil called Moçabarro (Clay Gals is a translation we love!). We began teaching cob workshops and expanded to other natural building techniques and finishings. In our very first year of work we had the opportunity to build a full 100m2 house (@terra.333) using a variety of earthen building processes in this very successful project. Since then we have been working collectively on eco-refurbishing\, rocket stoves\, cob ovens\, cob furnishings\, tadelakt\, plastering and other finishings. We have also taught short-length workshops at my building site as well as for other hosts in Brasil. Cob building is now a way I find to express gestures and print them on earth. Here is the link to our successful all-women cob business: www.mocabarro.com.br\n@mocabarro on Instagram and Facebook \n  \nMEALS & ACCOMMODATIONS \n  \nStudents will have 3 delicious\, hearty vegetarian meals a day Monday through Friday.  There will also be a Welcome Dinner on the first Sunday night\, a Celebration Dinner on the last Saturday night\, and a Goodbye Brunch on Sunday morning after the Closing Circle. \nAll students will be camping onsite for this workshop.  Students who don’t want to camp can find other local accommodations (ask Host for suggestions) but will need to be able to get to the site on time every weekday.  They can also carcamp obviously. \n  \nTRANSPORTATION \n  \nStudents driving in will receive directions to the workshop site in the Welcome Letter sent a month before the start date.  Nearest airports are Atlanta\, Chatanooga and Knoxville. More information will be sent regarding transportation from the airports to the site\, unless students share rental cars.  There are shuttle buses that can be shared with other students\, info will be sent in Welcome Letter. \n  \nREGISTRATION \n  \nThrifty Bird Rate :$650\, pay in full by February 19th\, 2023 \nChill Bird Rate: $700\, pay in full by April 16th\, 2023 \nSuper Chill Bird Rate: $750 pay in full by May 21st\, 2023 \nPayment includes tuition\, camping and weekday meals plus first and last dinners and last brunch. \nTo register\, please email claudinedesiree@gmail.com or send standard text or Whatsapp text to (831) 212-7225 with your email address to receive the two registration forms.  Payment can be made by Zelle\, Venmo and Paypal using claudinedesiree@gmail.com. With Paypal\, please check the “Send to Family and Friends” box or add 3% for the fee. If you are using a credit card with Venmo or Paypal please add 3% for the transaction fee. Venmo ID is @claudine-desiree. \nIt is preferable that you pay in full when you pay however 50% deposit is required to hold your place with the final balance due by May 21st at the latest. \nWe will offer 2 work trade discounts of $70 each for an hour of work each class day in the kitchen or onsite.  The kitchen work trader will prepare breakfast from 6:30-7:30am and site work trader will do site prep from 6:30 to 7:30am.  If you want a work trade\, please email or text Claudine (contact info above). These are first come first serve.  Note that the work trade discount is applied to the amount that is being paid off in full.  So if you are making your payment in full by the Thirfty Bird date\, it will be deducted form that rate. If you pay in full after the Chill Bird deadline\, then it will be deducted from the Super Chill Bird rate. To hold a work trade please pay in full or with a 50% deposit. Please see work trader cancellation policy below. \n  \nCANCELLATION POLICY \n  \nStudents who cancel before April 16th\, 2023 will receive a full refund minus a 5% administration fee or a credit for another workshop within 2 years (no admin fee deducted). \nStudents who cancel after April 16th\, 2023 and before May 21st\, 2023 will receive a full refund minus 10% admin fee or a credit for another workshop within 2 years (no admin fee). \nStudents who cancel after May 21st will not receive a refund or a credit unless they have proof of  an emergency situation beyond their control\, in which case they will receive a credit to be used within 2 years\, minus 10% fee. \nWork traders who cancel after April 16th\, 2023 will receive a full refund minus the $70 discount. \n  \nEXCITED TO COB WITH YOU IN 2023!!! \n \n  \n\n  \n\n 
URL:https://cobworkshops.org/event/cob-rocket-heated-cook-stove-in-north-carolina-murphy-nc-usa/
LOCATION:Earthsong Regenerative Farm\, Murphy\, NC\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="CruzinCobGlobal":MAILTO:claudine@cruzincobglobal.org
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230612
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230617
DTSTAMP:20260403T134128
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Cob Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Dates: June 12 – June 16\, 2023 (YES. We are still having the workshop as scheduled.)\n \nLocation: Greeneville\, 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\, mixing and applying lime plaster\, building with cob\, 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 buildings. \n \nHands-On Work Topics: \n– How to make cob (learn how to make cob with the tarp method and with a mortar mixer!) \n– How to build cob walls using traditional hand-sculpting and using innovative slipforms (learn all the great advantages of building cob walls with forms) \n– Selecting and testing soils for cob (learn several ways to test your soil composition) \n– Lime Plaster and Earth Plaster (learn how to mix and apply lime plaster and earth plaster) \n– Creating window and door frames (learn how to install frames into cob walls) \n– Rammed Earth Demonstration (building rammed earth forms and compaction process) \n  \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– Building Solid Foundations (Learn all about constructing proper building foundations) \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 \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! \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 Greeneville\, 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\, straw\, and natural building topics. We will break for lunch between 12:00 to 1:00 PM\, and we will complete each day at around 4:00 PM. They will be full-packed days! Worth your every penny! \n \nThe workshop will be taught by Alex Sumerall\, an east coast Earth Building Mason 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 earthen building techniques. Alex has a background in business and advertising\, and has been practicing earthen 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. \n \nListen to the great things that our workshop participants are saying! \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\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!” \nMarybeth Babos\, Tennessee \nLodging \nThere are two options for lodging: free camping on site\, or making reservations at one of the local hotels or AirBnBs. Hotels are available in the neighboring towns of Greeneville\, Newport\, Parrottsville\, and Hot Springs. \nNearby are the Meadow Creek Moundation Lodge in Parrottsville\, TN\, and the Hot Springs Resort in Hot Springs\, North Caolina. \nCampers will have access to a private compost toilet and a private outdoor shower. \nThe workshop location has running water available\, but no electricity yet. Please bring your own solar generator if needed. \n \nFood \nMeals will not be included in this workshop so participants will need to provide their own food and drinks. There are several local restaurants and grocery stores nearby the workshop site. We even have an amazing corner-store within a walkable distance from the workshop site! \nEach student is responsible for their own meal preparation. An hour for lunch is provided\, allowing adequate time for food\, a quick nap\, or trip into town. There is no official kitchen on site yet. Coolers are welcome and encouraged! \nRecreation & Surroundings \nGreeneville 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 one hour driving time from the workshop site. \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 \n\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 \nPlease email me to register with the group/family discount. For normal registration\, please click the “Sign Up Now” button above.\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-3/
LOCATION:This Cob House\, Greeneville\, TN\, 37743\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20230618T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20230628T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T134128
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SUMMARY:Round Pole Timber Framing with Eric Lasotavitch and Blair Phillips
DESCRIPTION:In this two-week hands-on round pole timber frame workshop we will show you how to set concrete piers according to plan and build the frame for a 10×12 gable roofed building. Round Poles have been previously harvested during forest health and fire remediation work onsite. The workshop will briefly cover pole selection and pole peeling\, with the primary focus being framing and chiseling of mortise and tenon joinery. We will share with you how to read simple building plans and will also have slide show nights giving overview of other projects and earthen infill options to inspire your creativity. On the final day of the workshop we will assemble the frame in its forever home.
URL:https://cobworkshops.org/event/round-pole-timber-framing-with-eric-lasotavitch-and-blair-phillips/
LOCATION:Wanosh Forest Gardens\, Willits\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Wanosh":MAILTO:info@wanosh.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230625T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230630T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T134128
CREATED:20230511T034659Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230511T034848Z
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SUMMARY:Cob Outdoor Kitchen
DESCRIPTION:This workshop is a great introduction to natural building materials and methods. We will build a wood-fired cob bread/pizza oven from start to finish. Students will build the stone foundation\, firebrick hearth\, cob structure\, and finish the oven with earthen plasters. We will also build an attached straw bale and cob wall and a cast-in-place concrete countertop. You will learn the skills to go home and build your own oven\, as well as take on other building projects with natural materials! \nWhat to expect: \nOur days will be spent engaged in hands-on building and learning with natural materials. Expect a rich weekend of natural and community building with the group. We’ll work\, learn\, eat\, and relax with each other in a positive\, hard-working\, fun atmosphere. Conversation on natural building will provide constant background chatter throughout the weekend. Evenings are typically unscheduled so folks have time to enjoy the site\, explore nearby towns\, or relax around the fire. \nWe will make time for a few focused discussions on related natural building subjects such as straw-bale construction\, passive solar design\, wood framing\, roofing\, permits and codes\, and more. Michael may give an interesting slideshow presentation. \nThe Site:  \nOur site is Chisels & Ginger\, a 22 acre property in Richfield\, Springs\, NY. It is part of the Black Land Ownership Eco Hub. The property was purchased just over a year ago. Hosts Melissa and Chris have been working with the help of community and grants\, to renovate and build a nature institute and artist residency for exploration\, learning\, and creative endeavors that empower change. They are dedicated to working with natural materials and learning/implementing alternative design and building methods that support integration and connection to nature. They are excited for you to be a part of their project! \nMeals/Food preferences:  \nWe will serve three meals daily\, cooked on-site by staff. The food will be mostly vegetarian with a vegan option. Many of the ingredients will be sourced from local farms. Please indicate any food allergies upon registration. \nSchedule:  \nThe workshop will begin at 9am on Sunday the 25th. We will break for lunch around 1pm and work again until 5pm. The evening is informal and unscheduled\, although a campfire hang-out will be available. Breakfast will be served at 8am with the workshop to follow. Participants may arrive Saturday evening to set up camp\, but no meals will be provided until breakfast on Sunday. \nInstructor:  \nMichael McDonough is a Troy\, NY based building contractor\, designer\, and educator. His work can be found at the North Carolina Museum of Life and Science\, Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival\, Oxmoor Farm\, and a number of happy homesteads around the east coast. He has taught about 20 natural building workshops. \nWhat to bring:  \n* Camping equipment including tent\, sleeping bag\, flashlight \n* Work clothes and shoes. Slip on/off shoes are recommended\, such as crocks\, sandals\, etc. \n* Work gloves \n* Sunscreen\, bug spray\, hat\, water bottle\, rain gear \n* Notebook\, building plans or sketches to discuss \nTo Register:  \nTuition is $850 and includes the camping fee\, workshop experience and materials\, and all meals. Group rates\, discounts for previous students\, or for taking multiple courses are possible. \nYou may register via paypal by sending the tuition to michael@risingearthbuilding.com \nOr mail your tuition check to the address below and we will confirm your registration via email. \nRising Earth Natural Building \n363 3rd St. \nTroy\, NY 12180 \nCall or email with questions:  \n(919) 685-0123  \nmichael@risingearthbuilding.com
URL:https://cobworkshops.org/event/cob-outdoor-kitchen/
LOCATION:BC
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ORGANIZER;CN="Rising%20Earth%20Natural%20Building":MAILTO:risingearthbuilding@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20230701T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20230703T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T134128
CREATED:20221226T234036Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230604T202508Z
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SUMMARY:Humboldt Eco-Cob Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Beat the summer heat and join us in beautiful Carlotta\, California for a 3-day natural building workshop for $450\, followed by an optional 10-day permaculture summer camp. Sign up for the natural building and stay for the permaculture camp for as many days as you like for an affordable donation that fits your budget. \nWe will be learning the fundamental skills of natural building as we build a garden bench in the palletable cobin method that is translatable into a shed or small living structure. Then we will be working on the 12 permaculture principles in application and exercises. \nWe will start our 3-day cob workshop by constructing a rubble trench foundation and stacking a stem wall. We’ll continue hand sculpting a garden wall with cob\, including built in benches and candle cubbies for the meditation garden. Then we will take a day off to enjoy the river and explore the redwood forest before we start our permaculture camp. \nHumboldt Experience Farmstay is our venue\, providing camping spots plus 3 vegetarian meals daily.  Our host is known for their locally grown delicious nutrient dense food.  Please bring camping gear and comforts plus any special dietary needs. \nArrive on June 30\, 2023 for the cob workshop and depart on July 4th unless you decide to stay for the permaculture summer camp. \nIf you are driving\, follow directions to Carlotta\, CA and once you register\, you will receive detailed directions to the venue. \nIf you are flying\, book your ticket to Arcata Eureka Airport in McKinleyville California. Transportation to and from the site will be provided once on June 30th\, once on July 4th and once on July 16th for $100 per van load. Cost is split between riders. Depending on your flight times\, you may be spending time at the airport. \nI look forward to seeing you for either or both.
URL:https://cobworkshops.org/event/humboldt-cob-workshop/
LOCATION:Humboldt Experience Farmstay\, Carlotta\, 95528\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Susan%20Krings":MAILTO:dihgeco@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20230701T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20230704T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T134128
CREATED:20221108T142708Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221108T142849Z
UID:8748-1688209200-1688484600@cobworkshops.org
SUMMARY:4 day straw and cob immersion
DESCRIPTION:4 Day Natural Building Immersion\n\n\nThis four day workshop is the first half of our offered 9 day workshop. Sign up for our full nine day course here and save 10%! \n​ \nDuring this four day immersion workshop you will learn the ins and outs of building a structure with natural materials. Working on a small guest house\, participants will help build the earthbag foundation and strawbale and cob walls of the building. Roofs\, floors\, plaster\, and other natural building elements will be discussed during this workshop. \n​ \nParticipants will also receive a tour of two complete structures; a balecob home and a strawbale workshop. These structure use Rocket Mass Heaters (batch and J-style) for winter heat\, have finished earthen floors\, and many other natural elements for discussion. Learn how you can build a home for less than a year of rent and still be comfortable and warm. \n​ \nCamp sites are available at no cost. Please inquire ahead about availability for parking live in vehicles. Composting toilet and an outdoor shower are available for use. \n​ \nAn outdoor kitchen is available for community use with some staples provided (rice\, bread\, sugar\, tea\, coffee\, etc.) as well as greens from the garden. We will be  cooking pizzas in a cob fired oven on the first night of the course for those wishing to join. \n​ \nThose joining us are welcome to explore the 5 acre property\, forage (many berries)\, swim in the ponds\, and walk to the frisbee golf course just down the road. \n​ \nWe love animals\, but unfortunately no pets are allowed. \nSpace is limited to 10 participants. \nDate: Saturday July 1 – Tuesday July 4 \nStart Time: 11am July 1 \nCost: $500 \n5% discount for family + friends participating together \nLocation: SpiritWood Natural Building\, Victor\, MT
URL:https://cobworkshops.org/event/4-day-straw-and-cob-immersion/
LOCATION:SpiritWood Natural Building\, Victor Montana\, Victor\, MT\, 59875\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="SpiritWood%20Natural%20Building":MAILTO:spiritwoodnaturalbuilding@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20230701T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20230709T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T134128
CREATED:20221108T143750Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221108T143750Z
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SUMMARY:9 day balecob immersion
DESCRIPTION:9 Day Natural Building Immersion\n\n\nThis nine day immersion will take place from July 1-July 9. This class has a one day break on the July 5th to allow participants to explore the area\, relax\, and socialize. \n​ \nDuring this nine day immersion workshop you will learn the ins and outs of building a structure with natural materials. Working on a small guest house\, participants will help build the earthbag foundation and strawbale and cob walls. Participants will also apply clay based plasters for finishing natural structures. Roofs\, floors\, and other natural building elements will be discussed during this workshop. \n​ \nParticipants will also receive a tour of two complete structures; a balecob home and a strawbale workshop. These structure use Rocket Mass Heaters (batch and J-style) for winter heat\, have finished earthen floors\, and many other natural elements for discussion. Learn how you can build a home for less than a year of rent and still be comfortable and warm. \n​ \nCamp sites are available at no cost. Please inquire ahead about availability for parking live in vehicles. Composting toilet and an outdoor shower are available for use. \n​ \nAn outdoor kitchen is available for community use with some staples provided (rice\, bread\, sugar\, tea\, coffee\, etc.) as well as greens from the garden. We will be  cooking pizzas in a cob fired oven on the first night of the course for those wishing to join. \n​ \nThose joining us are welcome to explore the 5 acre property\, forage (many berries)\, swim in the ponds\, and walk to the frisbee golf course just down the road. \n​ \nWe love animals\, but unfortunately no pets are allowed. \n\nSpace is limited to 10 participants. \n\nDate: Saturday July 1 – Tuesday July 9 \nStart Time: 11am July 1 \nCost: $900 \n5% discount for family + friends participating together \n\nLocation: SpiritWood Natural Building\, Victor\, MT
URL:https://cobworkshops.org/event/9-day-balecob-immersion/
LOCATION:SpiritWood Natural Building\, Victor Montana\, Victor\, MT\, 59875\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="SpiritWood%20Natural%20Building":MAILTO:spiritwoodnaturalbuilding@gmail.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230702
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230708
DTSTAMP:20260403T134128
CREATED:20230422T013656Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230422T031129Z
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SUMMARY:The Art of Natural Plasters: Clay & Lime Finishes
DESCRIPTION:Instructors: Michael G. Smith\, Athena Steen\, Robert Kolden and Avani Leitz\n  \n\n\nThe Art of Natural Plasters workshop is an immersive learning experience that focuses on the use of traditional and natural materials to create beautiful\, durable and sustainable finishes for walls and other surfaces. Learn from instructors with over a century of combined experience in natural building and fine finishes! Participants will learn about the various types of clay and lime plasters and finishes\, the techniques for applying them\, and the benefits of using natural materials in building and design. These techniques are well-suited to natural wall systems such as straw bale and cob\, but are equally appropriate over conventional materials such as drywall.\n​ \nHands-on experience is a key component of the workshop. Approximately six hours each day will be spent mixing and applying plaster to a real natural home\, allowing participants to develop application skills while plastering on different substrates and experimenting with various finishing techniques and textures. Lectures and discussions will cover the health benefits of natural finishes\, how to select the most appropriate plaster type for your situation\, the importance of proper surface preparation\, what tools you will need\, how to source the best ingredients and develop and test your own plaster recipes\, how to calculate the amount of materials you will need\, how to maintain and repair natural plasters\, and how to design your home to minimize maintenance over time. \n​ \nThis workshop will cover a wide range of natural wall finishes including:\n\n\nStraw-clay base coat plasters ideal for protecting straw bales and for sculptural relief work\n\n\nLime scratch\, brown and finish coats for wet and weather-exposed surfaces\n\n\nSmoothed and polished clay finishes suitable for all interior walls\n\n\nLime-clay combinations\n\n\nSgraffito – the art of carving through multiple layers of different plasters to create a textured and multi-colored design\n\n\nSimple\, durable clay paints you can make yourself\n\n\nTadelakt – a highly polished and waterproof lime plaster from Morrocco\n\n\nAt the end of the workshop\, participants will leave with a deeper understanding of natural plaster and finish techniques and the confidence to apply these techniques in their own projects. In addition to the practical skills and knowledge gained during the workshop\, participants will also benefit from the opportunity to connect with a diversity of people and learn from experienced instructors in a supportive and collaborative environment. 
URL:https://cobworkshops.org/event/the-art-of-natural-plasters-clay-lime-finishes/
LOCATION:Tirth\, Tonasket\, WA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20230706T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20230709T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T134128
CREATED:20221108T143248Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221108T143248Z
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SUMMARY:4 day straw and cob immersion
DESCRIPTION:4 Day Natural Building Immersion\nThis four day workshop is the second half of our offered nine day workshop. Sign up for our full nine day course here and save 10%! \n​ \nDuring this four day immersion workshop you will learn the ins and outs of building a structure with natural materials. Working on a small guest house\, participants will help build the strawbale and cob walls of the building and learn the application of clay plasters. Roofs\, floors\, and other natural building elements will be discussed during this workshop. \n​ \nParticipants will also receive a tour of two complete structures; a balecob home and a strawbale workshop. These structure use Rocket Mass Heaters (batch and J-style) for winter heat\, have finished earthen floors\, and many other natural elements for discussion. Learn how you can build a home for less than a year of rent and still be comfortable and warm. \n​ \nCamp sites are available at no cost. Please inquire ahead about availability for parking live in vehicles. Composting toilet and an outdoor shower are available for use. \n​ \nAn outdoor kitchen is available for community use with some staples provided (rice\, bread\, sugar\, tea\, coffee\, etc.) as well as greens from the garden. We will be cooking pizzas in a cob fired oven on the first night of the course for those wishing to join. \n​ \nThose joining us are welcome to explore the 5 acre property\, forage (many berries)\, swim in the ponds\, and walk to the frisbee golf course just down the road. \n​ \nWe love animals\, but unfortunately no pets are allowed. \nSpace is limited to 10 participants. \nDate: Saturday July 6 – Tuesday July 9 \nStart Time: 11am July 6 \nCost: $500 \n5% discount for family + friends participating together \nLocation: SpiritWood Natural Building\, Victor\, MT
URL:https://cobworkshops.org/event/4-day-straw-and-cob-immersion-2/
LOCATION:SpiritWood Natural Building\, Victor Montana\, Victor\, MT\, 59875\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:“Create Sacred Space” 10 day Cob Workshop
DESCRIPTION:In this comprehensive 10 day workshop\,  you will learn all the basics of building a small cob cottage\, by creating a 15′ diameter round Cob sauna temple space \, with a timber framed earthen roof. \nCob saunas are a fantastic teaching project\, as they are big enough to learn and practice your cob building skills\, but small enough that we’ll have plenty of time to explore the other crucial aspects of the cob building process\,  which often get overlooked in workshops with larger cob projects. \nWe will take you on a journey through the most important aspects of cob construction so that you’ll feel confident in building your own cob cottage. You’ll get to experience firsthand the joys and challenges of building a cob house\, and in the process\, learn how to install doors\, windows\,  a cedar floor and stone hearth\, a wood-stove and chimney\, carve niches\, altars and practice bas-relief sculpture\, make and apply earthen plaster from scratch and top it off with building a timber framed earthen roof. You’ll specifically be creating a cob sauna\, which is a great starter project for when you return home. \nWe’ll also go into detail about various ways to mix cob\, including with a tractor and a cement or mortar mixer\, and will  have at least one full demo of tractor cob\, as that has been one of my specialties for over 20 years. We’ll also teach a moveable cob form system\, which greatly speeds up the wall building process\, and talk in detail about the latest in the cob permitting process\, and how to prepare building plans to get a permit. \nIn addition to all this great cob fun\, we’ll also be incorporating a morning yoga/movement/ meditation practice together\, as we co-create this temple space together. We’ll also have a local natural building tour\, visiting some local cob homes\, saunas\, temples and garden walls. And well have time to take a special river trip to our local South Yuba River for some excellent swimming and play. \nThree gourmet meals a day\, camping in a shady cedar grove on Deer Creek and hot showers included. \nRob Pollacek is a master cob builder\, having been a professional cob and natural builder since 1999. He trained and apprenticed with the Cob Cottage CO. in 2000 and 2001\, and specializes in tractor cob\, moveable form systems\, temples\, sauna spaces\, cob cabins\, earth roofs\, poured adobe floors\, earth plasters\,  garden walls and teaching his “Create Sacred Space” cob workshops. He built a 3000 square foot permitted cob house from  2004-2007\, and recently built a  permitted cob building at Big Bend Hotsprings\, and is currently building a permitted cob building near his home in Nevada City\, CA\, of which he did the architectural drawings for and organized the permitting process through his local building department. \nHe still loves his cob sauna projects and hopes to share his love of these wonderful spaces with you at this workshop. \nPlease check out his website\, Californiacob.com for more information about this workshop and to see photos of many of his past projects. \n 
URL:https://cobworkshops.org/event/create-sacred-space-cob-workshop/
LOCATION:Grass Valley\, CA
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:A Cob Sanctuary in Vila Franca do Campo\, São Miguel Island\, Azores\, Portugal
DESCRIPTION:OUR HOSTESS\n  \n\n \nClaudine and Ana at the annual Wine Festival on São Miguel\, Azores \n\nAna Henrique is a Portuguese\,  passionate woman living in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean in a paradise called Azores. Her formal skills are tourism management and regenerative  agriculture. \nShe lives in Quinta das Flores\, an 8\,600m2 orchard\, located in Ribeira das Tainhas\, a small parish in the Municipality of Vila Franca do Campo\, where she and her young son Francisco\, grow most of their veggies and fruits. At the moment they are introducing more biodiversity and polycultural strategies for more resilience and security on their food production system. Permaculture\, Agroforestry and Biodiversity protection are the main action guides in their garden and life. \n  \n\n \nEndless green Azorean landscape! \n\nHer love for the natural world led her into a great passion for herbs and plants. She is very curious about living food potential to nurture and heal the body and soul. Ana believes in natural\, unpolluted\, authentic food production as a healing instrument for individuals and communities. One of her dreams is to plant a giant Food Forest that can inspire and nurture others\, encouraging them to step forward and embrace Earth Care. Natural soap is also one of her passions\, integrating her paradigm shift of desiring a beautiful and healthy planet. She is passionate about holistic and systemic thinking and believes in the potential of regenerative behaviors\, such as love\, friendship\, companionship and trust. \nAna has been waiting to build her Cob Sanctuary since 2017\, when she first met Claudine while cooking for her first cob workshop in the Azores.  Finally she is READY! \n  \nTHE LOCATION\n \nVila Franca do Campo is the 4th largest town on the island of São Miguel\, the largest  and most diverse of the Azorean islands of Portugal.  It is located in the central section of the island with great access to an offshore islet (see gallery below) for swimming and snorkeling/scuba diving/kayaking\, wonderful hiking in all directions\, hot springs only 20 minutes away in the famous town of Furnas\, and an almost private small black sand beach just a 3 minute walk from Ana’s property\, Quinta das Flores. \n  \n\n \nAmazing vegetable garden! \n\n  \nStudents will have 5 weekends plus before and after the workshop to explore the natural wonderland of São Miguel with a variety of hot springs\, hikes\, restaurants\, surf spots\, biking\, rock climbing\, museums and three incredible botanical gardens!!! \n  \n\n \nSunset oceanview from the Quinta with the islet in the distance \n\n  \nAna loves to take people around to visit her island and if he isn’t too tired she may borrow her parents’ 9-person van to take students around on the weekend.  Students can also share a rental car (reserve EARLY for good rates and availability)\, use the bus system or rent bikes for the 5 weeks. \n  \n\n \nPermaculture garden \n\n  \nQuinta das Flores is also a wonderful refuge from the world with its endless citrus groves\, permaculture gardens\, flower gardens.  Students will be very fortunate to experience 5 weeks on Ana and her sons’ Quinta in summer with all its abundance and variety of healthy produce…not to mention Ana’s unforgettable meals! Forget about the COB;)!!! \n  \n  \n  \n\n\n\nBeach near Ana’s Quinta\n\n\n\nIslet\n\n\n\nthe islet of Vila Franca\n\n\n\nMini-horses\n\n\n\nVolunteers on the land\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLagoa do Fogo\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVila Franca\n\n\n\nYummies\n\n\n\nview from the land\n\n\n  \n  \nTHE PROJECT\n  \nStudents will be building a 10-15m2 cob cottage (size depends on number of students) for Ana’s personal sanctuary\, away from the communal house. \nThe cottage will be built from foundation to reciprocal green roof including floor\, sculpting and plaster\, as well as electrical outlets\, switches\, housing and possibly plumbing connection. Students will receive an Advanced Cobber Certification for the 5-week training workshop. \n  \nWORKSHOP DESCRIPTION\n  \n\n \nClosing the reciprocal roof in Portugal\, 2022 \n\n  \nThe 35-day Advanced Cob Building Workshop consists of 25 days (Monday through Friday) of learning & construction for 4 hours in the morning and 3 hours in the afternoon with theoretical instruction (lectures with graphics) on most Mondays\, Wednesdays and Fridays afternoons to complement the hands-on experience. \nStudents arrive on Sunday between noon and 2pm and settle in. The workshop begins at 4pm with the Opening Circle followed by a Host Site Orientation and Introduction to the Project. Dinner is served at 6pm\, and will be followed by an Introduction to the 5-week Workshop by the Instructors Nicolas Pimentel and Alexandra Evans. \n  \n\n \nDemonstration by teacher Lea Zdarsky in Portugal \n\n  \nMonday morning we begin digging the trench for our Cob Building!!!!\nFollowing Breakfast from 7:30-8:15am\, the morning learning/building session begins at 8:45 am and lasts until 1pm with a 20-minute snack pause at 11am. Lunch break is from 1pm to 2:30pm\, which  includes a rest time before the 3-hour afternoon session begins. Mondays\, Wednesdays and Fridays there is a 60-minute lecture\, followed by construction time. Tuesdays and Thursdays students begin building again 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 some type of relaxation/movement practice\, go swimming if possible\, and just relax. There is sometimes a work trade student officially or informally leading yoga and movement practice in the mornings or afternoons (depending on student preference). There will also be 3-4 evenings (once a week) after dinner for showing slides\, videos and having Course-related discussions. Other evenings are free and sometimes students offer informal courses in their specialties and passions. Mondays are reserved for our weekly Council Circle.Weekends students are free to explore the area\, rest onsite\, and even continue building\, with Instructor approval. \nThe 35-day Course will offer practical learning by building a complete 10m2-15m2 (depending on number of students) curvilinear building from foundation to roof\, as described in the “Project” section. Those who complete the 35-day Workshop will receive an Advanced Cobber Certificate of Completion for Foundation\, Cob Walls (which includes Door\, Windows\, Shelves\, Art\, Electrical & Plumbing installation)\, Floor\, Plaster & Roof. \n  \nDAILY SCHEDULE\n  \nThe Advanced Cob Building Workshop begins on a Sunday at 4pm and ends on a Sunday\, 5 weeks later\, after the morning Closing Circle & Brunch. Students can arrive a day or two before to acclimate and settle in (please let us know) but will need to cover their own food needs unless a work trade is approved by Host. \nThe daily schedule (subject to slight modifications due to climate/time of year) will be: \n8:00-8:45 Breakfast\n9:00-1:00 Class\n1:00-2:30 Lunch\n2:30-5:30 Class (Lecture on MWF’s)\n5:30-7:00 Rest/Yoga\n7:00-8:00 Dinner\n8:00-9:00 Slides/Videos/Discussion (once a week) \nStudents are expected to be on time and participate in all sessions and required activities as the goal of building a full construction depends on the whole group working together! \n  \nCOURSE CONTENTS\n  \nStudents will learn every phase of building a cob building from foundation through the reciprocal roof in hands-on building and lectures/theory. In addition to the lectures\, slideshows and videos will be shown to support and enhance their understanding of cob materials\, cob building\, design\, geography \, budgeting\, business 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\, glass and other objects\ninserting electrical wiring and plumbing in walls\nsculpting\npreparing and applying earthen plasters (1 coat)\npouring an earthen floor (2 layers)\npreparing walls for roof connection\nbuilding roof frame\nputting on sheathing and other elements\nbuilding green roof \nIn addition to Cob Building practices\, the Course material\nalso includes: \nlegal cob construction practices & the international cob\ncode\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 demanding physical work from Day 1. \nThis includes bringing: \nWork clothes appropriate for the country and climate we are in\nWork boots or other closed-toe shoes (for foundation and roof)\nFlip-flops (for cobbing/plaster days)\nRubber dishwashing gloves (for lime mortar)\nWork Gloves\nTape Measure\nTwo-foot Level\nHammer\nRounded triangular trowel\nBox Cutter\nWood Chisel\nEar Plugs (roof week)\nCarving Knife\nWood Hand Saw (cheap)\n4”-6” Diameter Round Plastic Container Lids (for plastering)\nGood Moisturizer\nHat\nSunglasses\nSafety Glasses\nWater Bottle\nNotebook/Pen/Camera\nSample of Your Soil (Optional) \n  \n***VERY IMPORTANT***\n  \n  \n\n \nCob sculptor at work… \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\nwith 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. \n  \n\n \nCabo Verdeans loves making cob too! \n\n  \nThat being said\, the workshop intensity also changes from week 1 to week 5. The first foundation week breaks people in with the work of moving\, lifting\, rolling and placing rocks and is a new and demanding physical experience for most students. It also includes the first layers and coat of cob floor. The second and third weeks 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. The\nfourth week finally 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 more 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 fifth week\, the roof is the beginning of a change of pace from the\nearthen building work to carpentry skills\, power tools\, drilliing\, 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 and closing of the wall\, the grand finale on the last day. \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 with other organizations that are usually for a shorter period building a garden wall\, a bench\, a compost toilet or some other smaller-scale project. \n  \n\n \nAlmost done! \n\n  \nStudents are required to read “The Hand-Sculpted House” before the workshop begins and any other books they find\, as well as watching our “International Cob Workshop”\nvideos on Claudine’s YouTube channel\, and the ones posted on CruzinCobGlobal’s website under Gallery\, to get an idea of what is expected. Also it is a great idea to watch as many other videos on cob and reciprocal roofs as you can to come mentally prepared.  Please bring your book(s). \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 when registering so we can make sure the workshop is a good fit.  If approved before the workshop begins\, 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!!!! \n  \n\n \nAzores\, Portugal 2022 “another job well done!” \n\n  \nFinally\, please bring a watch or use your phone to be prompt and ready for each part of the Course\nincluding meals. Please share your dietary restrictions/allergies with CCG as soon as you register.  Note that very demanding dietary needs will not be able to be met (vegan & non-gluten ok) and those students may be recommended not to participate unless they are willing to meet their special needs on their own\, which may not include kitchen access on weekdays. Please discuss with Claudine at time of desire to register.  Also please bring your essential 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. \nWe look forward to opening you to a whole new world of experience\, skill\, growth and transformation as you bond with your new COB family for life! \n  \nINSTRUCTORS\nNicolas Pimentel (Cob Instructor)\n\n\n \nNico in his happy place! \n\n  \nI was born and raised in Santiago de Chile and went to Architecture School. At the end of my studies\, I travelled to Portugal to study Arts\, and somehow I learned about natural building and a completely new perspective came to me. I took a CruzinCobGlobal workshop with Claudine in the Azores in 2017\, and my life changed by learning this new technique. \n\nAfter 2 years\, I went back to Santiago to finish Architecture School\, and specialized in BioArchitecture. I continued assisting workshops with Claudine in different places\, while developing my own project (@piwaarq and @tierramigo). I built my “natural” home in 2020 in Pucón\, south of Chile\, where I am rooted now. I am involved with different projects nowadays\, and have my own architecture studio and also participate in other projects related to nature\, conservation\, arts and tourism. I love to live surrounded by nature\, mountains and good people.\n  \nAlexandra Evans (Cob Assistant)\nBorn in England and having spent most of my life in Germany\, I am a lifelong dancer and mover\, having lived and studied in South Africa and Europe. I developed my own business called Naturtanz\, in which I take people out into Nature to dance and feel free in their bodily expression.  I also developed therapeutic dance programs for children and have two sons of my own\, 7 and 11\, who live with me part-time in Germany. \n  \n\n \nthe focused artist \n\n  \nI fell in love with the idea of building my own Cob house and took my first cob workshop in Portugal this past summer in trade for teaching a Sensuality Retreat at Claudine’s Quinta da Vida Beleza Ecovillage in the Azores.  What a great deal! And boy did I learn about sensuality playing in the mud all day!  Ultimately I became so empowered from this experience\, knowing I could build my own beautiful natural house with my own hands and simple tools!  I can’t wait to assist Nico and return back to the Azores  and start building again! \n  \nMEALS & ACCOMMODATIONS\nStudents will have 3 delicious\, hearty vegetarian meals a day Monday through Friday.  There will also be a Welcome Dinner on the first Sunday night\, a Celebration Dinner on the last Saturday night\, and a Goodbye Brunch on Sunday morning after the Closing Circle. \nOn weekends students are on their own for food\, and can travel and explore the area\, go camping or stay onsite. They will have access to the kitchen and any leftovers from the week. Otherwise they will need to get their own food for the weekend and can collaborate to get rides to the food stores in town. \nStudents will be camping onsite for this workshop\, in their own tents and with a few tents with pads and pillows available for 3€/night.  There will also be 5 indoor spaces to rent for 7€/night (245€/35 nights) on mattresses on the ground with pillow provided. Students must provide their own sleeping bags. Decathlon on the island has sleeping bags. \nStudents can also stay offsite in local accommodations but should be within easy walking distance.  Check Airbnb. \nMore information will be sent a month out in the Welcome Letter and students are also welcome to contact Ana our host once they are registered. \n  \nTRANSPORTATION\n  \nThe arrival airport is PDL (Ponta Delgada) on the island of São Miguel\, Azores\, Portugal.  The airlines that fly there from the US are SATA/Azores Airlines\, TAP\, United and Delta.  From Europe take SATA\, TAP or RyanAir.  There are no ferries to the Azores\, but you are welcome to find a private boat sailing here! Just dont be late for Day 1! \nOnce you arrive at the airport\, or will be in Ponta Delgada before the workshop starts\, we will be organizing a few shuttles on Saturday and Sunday to bring everyone to the site.  Otherwise there is a public bus or shared taxi.  It is recommended to arrive a few days early for the US folks\, to get adjusted to the jet lag and new climate and visit the island before the workshop starts. \n  \nREGISTRATION\n  \nThrifty Bird Rate : 2350€\, pay in full by February 12th\, 2023 \nChill Bird Rate: 2450€\, pay in full by April 9th\, 2023 \nSuper Chill Bird Rate: 2550€\, pay in full by June 11th\, 2023 \nPayment includes tuition\, camping and weekday meals plus first and last dinners and last brunch. \nTo register\, please email claudinedesiree@gmail.com or send standard text or Whatsapp text to (831) 212-7225 with your email address to receive the two registration forms.  Payment can be made by Zelle\, Venmo and Paypal using claudinedesiree@gmail.com. With Paypal\, please check the “Send to Family and Friends” box or add 3% for the fee. If you are using a credit card with Venmo or Paypal please add 3% for the transaction fee. Venmo ID is @claudine-desiree. You can also use the Wise app or website for international low-cost transfers. \nEuropean students and others can make a bank transfer or use Wise as well.  Information will be provided. \nIt is preferable that you pay in full when you pay however 50% deposit is required to hold your place with the rest due by June 11th at the latest. \nWe always offer four work trade discounts of 250€ each for an hour of work each class day.  There are two kitchen work traders who prepare breakfast from 6:30-7:30am and two work traders that do site prep from 6:30 to 7:30am. If you want a work trade\, please email or text Claudine (contact info above). These are first come first serve.  Payment should be made in full or 50% deposit to hold your spot with final balance due by June 11th\, 2023.  Note that the work trade discount is applied to the amount that is being paid off in full.  So if you are making your payment in full by the Thirfty Bird date\, it will be deducted form that rate. If you pay in full after the Chill Bird deadline\, then it will be deducted from the Super Chill Bird rate. Please see work trader cancellation policy below. \n  \nCANCELLATION POLICY\n  \nStudents who cancel before May 14th\, 2023 will receive a full refund minus a 5% administration fee or a credit for another workshop within 2 years. \nStudents who cancel after May 14th\, 2023 and before June 11th\, 2023 will receive a full refund minus 10% admin fee or a credit for another workshop within 2 years. \nStudents who cancel after June 11th will not receive a refund or a credit unless they have proof of  an emergency situation beyond their control\, in which case they will receive a credit to be used within 2 years\, minus 10% fee. \n*Work traders who cancel after May 14th will receive a refund of what they have paid minus 250€. \n  \nEXCITED TO COB WITH YOU IN 2023!!!
URL:https://cobworkshops.org/event/a-cob-sanctuary-in-vila-franca-do-campo-sao-miguel-island-azores-portugal/
LOCATION:Quinta das Flores\, Rua Outeiro dos Alamos Brancos\, 14\, Vila Franca do Campo\, São Miguel\, Azores\, Portugal
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Cob Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Dates: July 10 – July 14\, 2023 (YES. We are still having the workshop as scheduled.)\n \nLocation: Greeneville\, 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\, mixing and applying lime plaster\, building with cob\, 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 buildings. \n \nHands-On Work Topics: \n– How to make cob (learn how to make cob with the tarp method and with a mortar mixer!) \n– How to build cob walls using traditional hand-sculpting and using innovative slipforms (learn all the great advantages of building cob walls with forms) \n– Selecting and testing soils for cob (learn several ways to test your soil composition) \n– Lime Plaster and Earth Plaster (learn how to mix and apply lime plaster and earth plaster) \n– Creating window and door frames (learn how to install frames into cob walls) \n– Rammed Earth Demonstration (building rammed earth forms and compaction process) \n  \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– Building Solid Foundations (Learn all about constructing proper building foundations) \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 \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! \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 Greeneville\, 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\, straw\, and natural building topics. We will break for lunch between 12:00 to 1:00 PM\, and we will complete each day at around 4:00 PM. They will be full-packed days! Worth your every penny! \n \nThe workshop will be taught by Alex Sumerall\, an east coast Earth Building Mason 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 earthen building techniques. Alex has a background in business and advertising\, and has been practicing earthen 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. \n \nListen to the great things that our workshop participants are saying! \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\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!” \nMarybeth Babos\, Tennessee \nLodging \nThere are two options for lodging: free camping on site\, or making reservations at one of the local hotels or AirBnBs. Hotels are available in the neighboring towns of Greeneville\, Newport\, Parrottsville\, and Hot Springs. \nNearby are the Meadow Creek Moundation Lodge in Parrottsville\, TN\, and the Hot Springs Resort in Hot Springs\, North Caolina. \nCampers will have access to a private compost toilet and a private outdoor shower. \nThe workshop location has running water available\, but no electricity yet. Please bring your own solar generator if needed. \n \nFood \nMeals will not be included in this workshop so participants will need to provide their own food and drinks. There are several local restaurants and grocery stores nearby the workshop site. We even have an amazing corner-store within a walkable distance from the workshop site! \nEach student is responsible for their own meal preparation. An hour for lunch is provided\, allowing adequate time for food\, a quick nap\, or trip into town. There is no official kitchen on site yet. Coolers are welcome and encouraged! \nRecreation & Surroundings \nGreeneville 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 one hour driving time from the workshop site. \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 \n\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 \nPlease email me to register with the group/family discount. For normal registration\, please click the “Sign Up Now” button above.\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-5/
LOCATION:This Cob House\, Greeneville\, TN\, 37743\, United States
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SUMMARY:Natural Plasters and Earthen Floors
DESCRIPTION:Sought-after natural builder and artist Athena Steen will show you how to beautifully plaster your walls and floors with natural clays. Educator\, designer\, builder for over 28 years of strawbale\, adobe\, and other natural buildings with artistic vision and sustainable design. Co-author of several books including\, “The Straw Bale House”\,”The Beauty of Strawbale Homes\,” “Built by Hand\,” and “Small Strawbale.” Co-director and founder of a small non-profit\, The Canelo Project\, dedicated to creative and simple living\, growing and building practices that connect people\, culture and nature. Visit caneloproject.com for more information about Athena.
URL:https://cobworkshops.org/event/natural-plasters-and-earthen-floors/
LOCATION:Cob hill natural building school\, hughes springs\, TX\, 75656\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Versaterra Weekend Intro to Earthen Building
DESCRIPTION:Be the Change Project\nReno\, NV \nJuly 15-16\, 2023 (Saturday & Sunday) \n\n\n\n\n\n\nNumber of Students: up to 12 \nCost: $320 ($280 for locals) \nClass Description \nOur two-day introductory workshop will get you started on natural building. We give you a taste of all the steps involved with making a cabin or garden wall. Your learning will be enhanced by all of the natural and alternative features at our urban homestead including four earthy cabins\, a cob oven\, cob walls and appropriate technologies in use from greenhouses to solar wall heaters solar showers. If you’re curious about natural and earthen building and want to test the waters before taking a longer course\, this is the opportunity for you. \nWe’ll start early on Saturday with the basics of a rubble trench and earth bag stem wall and move on to cobbing and adobe brick making. From there we’ll do some infill techniques like cordwood cob\, light straw clay (slip straw)\, and bale cob. We’ll demonstrate how to put in windows and doors and take time for basic plastering\, carving\, and art. \nOn Sunday night we’ll have a pizza party that will showcase our cob oven. \nEach participant will receive Conrad’s book\, “House of Earth” in the mail prior to the course. \nAbout the Site \nThe Be the Change Project is a Reno-based nonprofit\, centered on our half-acre urban homestead where we have offered classes\, tours\, and workshops since 2011. That year we were able to buy what was a run down and neglected house on a half-acre through fundraising and crowdfunding. Since then we have enjoyed living an alternative and off-the-grid lifestyle while transforming the property into a verdant oasis. It has become a center for neighborhood uplift as well as a model for simpler living in the urban/suburban context. We were a Mother Earth News Magazine Homestead of the Year in 2013. \nReno is in the high desert on the western edge of the Great Basin. The weather in May and June is usually warm\, clear\, and sunny during the days with much cooler nights. It can get hot\, and rain is unlikely. \nAlong with earthen cabins\, landscape walls\, ovens\, and plasters on site\, we’ve developed and use many systems for living more sustainably in town which you’ll get to know and use during the workshop: \n\n\nSolar cooking and wall heaters \n\n\nSmall scale solar PV \n\n\nWood stove  and solar thermosiphon water heating \n\n\nComposting – vermicomposting and conventional aerobic piles \n\n\nAlternative septic system – the Watson Wick \n\n\nBasic principles and practices of Permaculture \n\n\nOrganic small plot intensive gardening including season extenders like hoop houses\,  root cellaring and solar dehydrating \n\n\nScAvenging! – upcycling and salvaging materials from the urban waste stream \n\n\nLiving with little electricity and fossil fuels \n\n\nWood-fired hot tub \n\n\nLodging \nWe have a variety of lodging options including cob cabins\, rooms\, and tent sites\, and parking for camper vans. \nParticipants are welcome to arrive on Friday evening to get settled for the next morning. \nFood \nParticipants are responsible for their own meals except for the the pizza party on Sunday evening for which we’ll provide all of the food. Please bring your own mess kits. \nWe will make coffee to share in the mornings. \nRegistration\, Payment\, & Refunds  \nThis workshop requires a $100 deposit to hold your space. When a deposit is made\, Kyle will reach out to you\, welcome you to the course\, and get you in the email loop with all the details. \nGo here to make a Venmo deposit or send a check for $100 made out to Cobitat and mailed to 2055 McCloud Avenue\, Reno\, NV 89512. Full payments are also gladly accepted. \nDeposit is refundable (minus $50 for books and mailing cost if they’ve already been shipped to you) until 6 weeks before the start of the class. If you cancel with less than six weeks before the start of the class and your spot can be filled\, we will issue a refund minus book costs. If it can’t be filled\, your deposit will not be refunded. \nFull payment is requested by two weeks before the start of each class. \nThe Daily Schedule \nWe are aware that students make a big investment in a workshop like this. We honor your time and do the best we can to share our knowledge and experience. Expect two full days with lots of building and learning. We always strive to make the workshop itself a comfortable\, memorable and fun experience. \n7:30 breakfast \n8:30 site tour on day 1\, building session one \n1:00 lunch \n2:30-6:00 building session two: other techniques\, lecture\, appropriate technologies… \n7:00 Dinner \nInstructors \nLead instructor Kyle Isacksen has been building with earth since 2010 and teaching natural building since 2011 with House Alive and the Be the Change Project. Kyle has a background in construction\, teaching\, and simple living.  He’s worked as a framer\, carpenter\, and commercial roofer and recently finished building a “green” conventional house in his neighborhood in Reno. He was a science teacher for 7 years\, is a frequent speaker on sustainable living\, and is a contributing writer for Mother Earth News magazine and blog. Kyle enjoys basketball\, hiking\, reading\, and martial arts. \nKaty Chandler is the co-founder of the Be the Change Project and has lived in and played with natural building materials for many years. She is a prolific gardener\, certified permaculture designer\, urban garlic farmer\, and former math teacher and school designer.  She loves to dance\, laugh\, and pore over seed catalogs while cozied up to the wood stove on long winter nights. Kyle and Katy also have two teenage sons.
URL:https://cobworkshops.org/event/versaterra-weekend-intro-to-earthen-building/
LOCATION:Be the Change Project\, 2055 McCloud Avenue\, Reno\, NV\, 89512\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:First Mini Complete Cob Build in only 9 days!!! A Cob Playhouse for the McCarall Family in Chattanooga\, Tennessee
DESCRIPTION:HOST & LOCATION \n  \n\n\n \nLennie\, Ellie\, Jamie and Sean: a beautiful family! \n\n  \nHello everybody! I am Sean and Jamie (my wife)\, Lennox (3)\, Ellie (4 months) and Alfur (my niece who lives with us) are super excited to host our first cob building adventure. Learning about cob building interests us for multiple reasons. The first being we intend to provide affordable housing for friends\, family\, and travellers in the future. I’ve looked into traditional home building and even on a small scale it costs a small fortune to build. We hope to learn the process and be able to continue to construct small shelters with our family and friends. Second\, I am interested in the eco-friendly nature of cob building seemingly made from more sustainable resources\, requiring less upkeep\, and lasting longer than traditional homes. And lastly the potential for lots of aesthetic appeal. Once we understand the fundamentals I feel as though it can be a truly artistic outlet to creating all different designs in buildings. Something I have not tapped into since I was a child. Having received the “Hand-Sculpted House” as a gift from Claudine who we hosted as she biked through Tennessee (how we met)\, we are now even greater cob aficionados and super excited to build with y’all! \n  \n\n \nTaco Fiesta with the McCarall Family! \n\n  \n\n A little background on us\, we love the outdoors and experiencing new things. In our free time we enjoy  traveling\, meeting new people\, cooking\, biking\, hiking and camping. My wife and I are geologists by trade and spent 10 years in west Texas living out of our motorhome working and saving up. Then we decided to prioritize building a family and moved to Chattanooga\, TN to start that. We now have a VERY funny 2 year old son and an old soul little 6 month daughter who we want to experience some of the cob magic with us too.\n\n\n\n  \nWe are nestled into a home by Raccoon Mtn and only 10 minutes from downtown Chattanooga. There is plenty of space for everyone whether you would like to stay indoors or out. My wife cooks most of our meals and enjoys changing up cuisine\, while trying to stay healthy so there will always be something good to eat. We look forward to hosting and connecting with everyone and hope you are able to join us on our journey of learning this craft. Expect the weather to be hot (90’s) but with plenty of shade and cool breezes. Bugs are not usually an issue. \n\n\nThe McCarrall Family\n\n\n\n\n \nOur cozy shaded backyard where we will build the playhouse! \n\n\n\n\nMe and the Fam in April\n\n\n\nMy Goodbye Dinner\n\n\n\nJamie n’ Ellie\n\n\n\nTaco Fiesta Dinner!!!\n\n\n\nMom’s happy! Notice Baby Mohawk:)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \nTHE PROJECT \n\n \nA cob cottage and sauna built by a workshop in the Azores \n\n  \nThis is the very first CruzinCobGlobal 9-day Complete Playhouse Build in which students will learn every step of building a cob building on a micro-scale.  From foundation to reciprocal frame roof\, including cob floor and plaster\, sculpting\, electricity and plumbing\, we will build a 30ft2 round playhouse for Lennie and Ellie.  The idea is to give you a taste of what it’s like to build with cob and\, if you are already a builder or super savvy\, you will DEFINITELY be able to transfer this knowledge and experience to building a full-size cottage.  This workshop is ideal for those who are short on time and money for attending our traditional 35-day full build or who want a taster before committing to the extended workshop (we have one happening just 2 hours east in Pulaski\, TN August 27th to October 1 with time to register…https://cruzincobglobal.org/events/complete-cob-bungalow-in-southern-tennessee-pulaski/). \nThis workshop will be easy on the energy as we will build right behind the family’s home in their tree-studded Tennessee backyard\, in the shade\, and as everything will be small-scale\, each step will be completed in about 1/3 of the time of a usual build\, in which there are 25 working days.  The maximum group size will be 8 as opposed to 15 in the longer-term build.  Students will receive a Certificate for a Mini Complete Cob Building Workshop!  Even though this is a Playhouse\, the workshop is strictly for teens and adults as it will still be an intensive training in order to reach our goal! \nPlease be prepared to work hard and have fun doing so\, bring your favorite playlists and comfortable clothing! \n  \n\n \nSuccess! \n\n  \n  \nWORKSHOP DESCRIPTION \n  \nThe Mini Complete Cob Building Workshop consists of 9 days (Saturday 12pm through Sunday 4pm) of  learning & construction for 4 hours in the morning and 4 hours in the afternoon with theoretical instruction (lectures with graphics)  to complement the hands-on experience. \n  \n\n \nCabo Verdean student making cob breads \n\n  \nStudents arrive on Saturday morning between 10am and noon to settle in (camping or indoors). The workshop begins with a delicious lunch by Chef Jamie at noon\, followed by our traditional Opening Circle\, a Host Site Orientation\, and an Introduction to the Project by Instructor Krystal Alexander. We will open the hands-on learning by digging the trench and filling it up with the first elements of a foundation on Saturday afternoon. \nA Breakfast buffet will be served from 7:15-8:15am and the morning learning/building session begins at 8:45 am and lasts until 1pm with a 20-minute snack pause at 11am. Lunch break is from 1pm to 2:30pm\, which  includes a rest time before the 3-hour afternoon session begins. \n  \n\n \nSifting plaster materials \n\n  \nThere will be a lecture each day from 2:30-3:30\, followed by more construction time.  After class in the afternoon there will be a 60-minute break before dinner at 7:30pm\, in which students are encouraged to stretch\, do some type of relaxation/movement practice\, and/or just relax. There is sometimes a student informally leading yoga and movement practice in the mornings or afternoons (depending on student preference). There will also be one or more evenings after dinner for showing slides\, videos and having Course-related discussions. Other evenings are free and sometimes students offer up informal courses in their specialties and passions just for fun. Fire circle\, music\, singing\, dancing…are all part of our workshops!  The last night (Saturday) there will be a Council Circle\, also a CruzinCobGlobal tradition. \n  \nDAILY SCHEDULE \n  \nThe Mini Complete Cob Building Workshop begins on a Saturday at noon and ends on a Sunday at 4pm (a week later) with Lunch and a Closing Circle/Graduation.  If necessary due to long-distance travel\, students may arrive on Friday afternoon to acclimate and settle in (please let us know) but will need to cover their own food needs unless a work trade is approved by Host. \nThe daily schedule (subject to slight modifications due to climate/time of year) will be: \n7:15-8:15 Breakfast\n8:45-1:00 Class\n1:00-2:30 Lunch\n2:30-6:30 Lecture/Class                                                                                                                                                                                        6:30-7:30 Rest/Yoga\n7:30-8:30 Dinner\n8:30-9:30 Slides/Videos/Discussion (once a week) \nStudents are expected to be on time and participate in all sessions and required activities as the goal of building a full construction depends on the whole group working together! \n  \nCOURSE CONTENTS \n  \nStudents will learn every phase of building a cob building from foundation through the reciprocal roof in hands-on building and lectures/theory. In addition to the lectures\, slideshows and videos will be shown to support and enhance their understanding of cob materials\, cob building\, design\, geography \, and budgeting. \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\, glass and other objects\ninserting electrical wiring and plumbing in walls\nsculpting\npreparing and applying earthen plasters (1 coat)\npouring an earthen floor (1 coat)\npreparing walls for roof connection\nbuilding roof frame\nputting on sheathing and other elements\nbuilding green roof \nIn addition to Cob Building practices\, the Course material\nalso includes: \nlegal cob construction practices & the international cob code\ncost analysis \n  \nREQUIREMENTS & IMPORTANT INFORMATION \n  \nStudents will need to come prepared for physical work from Day 1. \nThis includes bringing: \nWork clothes appropriate for the country and climate we are in\nWork boots or other closed-toe shoes (for foundation and roof)\nFlip-flops (for cobbing/plaster days)\nRubber dishwashing gloves (for lime mortar)\nWork Gloves\nTape Measure\nBox Cutter\nCarving Knife\nWood Hand Saw (cheap)\nHammer (if u can)\nRounded triangular trowel (5 inches long)\nLevel (2-foot)\nEar Plugs (roof week)\nWood Chisel (standard)\n4”-6” Diameter Round Plastic Container Lids (for plastering)\nGood Moisturizer\nHat\nSunglasses\nSafety Glasses\nWater Bottle\nNotebook/Pen/Camera\nSample of Your Soil (Optional) \n  \nINSTRUCTOR \n  \nKrystal Alexander (Cob Instructor & Builder) \n\n \nKrystal is always joyful when she’s cobbin’! \n\nThe desire to incorporate healthier practices into modern day living has led Krystal to a life of natural building. After years of growing her practice as a Massage and Sound Therapist she was ready to take the next step on her journey of creative and self-sufficient living. As an artist clay has always been her medium of choice\, so once her feet hit the mud she was hooked. From that first workshop with CruzinCobGlobal in 2017\, she has dedicated her time to traveling and learning with others (making lifelong friends around the globe). She has assisted\, instructed and helped to build 6 earthen structures as well as 5 cob pizza ovens! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKrystal is fueled by the passion to spread awareness that living consciously and comfortably is an attainable (and sustainable) reality. She believes that through this hands-on work\, we can unlock our creative potential to share our truth with the world around. When she is not cobbin’ she is running her bodywork practice back home in St. Louis\, MO. One day she plans on settling down with her little family on a plot of land and building earthen structures galore. Krystal is eager to share the healing and empowering benefits of cob and community with all!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nMEALS & ACCOMMODATIONS \n  \nStudents will have 3 delicious\, hearty vegetarian/vegan meals every day.  Animal protein (meat or fish) may be added to some meals if there are non-vegetarians in the group.  Also vegan and gluten-free restrictions can be honored. There will be a Welcome Lunch on the first Saturday\, and a Celebration Lunch on the last Sunday\, followed by our Closing Circle. \nAll students can camp onsite or sleep indoors on various pull-out couches and on the floor. Students can also choose to stay in other local accommodations (ask Host for suggestions) but will need to be able to get to the site on time every day.  They can also carcamp. \n  \nTRANSPORTATION \n  \nStudents driving in will receive directions to the workshop site in the Welcome Letter sent two weeks before the start date.  Nearest airports are Chattanooga and Nashville\, and also Atlanta. More information will be sent regarding transportation from the airports to the site\, unless students want to share rental cars. \n  \nREGISTRATION \n  \nThe $900 Fee for the workshop includes tuition\, camping and daily meals. \nTo register\, please email claudine@cruzincobglobal.org or send standard text or Whatsapp text to (831) 212-7225 with your email address to receive the two registration forms.  Payment can be made by Zelle\, Venmo and Paypal using claudinedesiree@gmail.com. With Paypal\, please check the “Send to Family and Friends” box or add 3% for the fee. If you are using a credit card with Venmo or Paypal please add 3% for the transaction fee. Venmo ID is @claudine-desiree. \nEuropeans and others who want to pay internationally can use Wise to pay in USD. Pls ask Claudine for more info and an invite with a free first transfer. \nIt is preferable that you pay in full when you pay however 50% deposit is required to hold your place with the rest due by July 1st at the latest. \nWe will offer 2 work trade discounts of $90 each for an hour of work each class day\, onsite or making breakfast from 6:30-7:30am. Full payment or 50% deposit to hold your spot with final balance due by July 1st. Please see work trader cancellation policy below. \n  \nCANCELLATION POLICY \n  \nStudents who cancel before June 1st\, 2023 will receive a full refund minus a 5% administration fee or a credit for another workshop within 2 years. \nStudents who cancel between June 1st\, 2023 and June 15th\, 2023 will receive a full refund minus 10% admin fee or a credit for another workshop within 2 years. \nStudents who cancel after June 15th will not receive a refund or a credit unless they have proof of  an emergency situation beyond their control\, in which case they will receive a credit to be used within 2 years\, minus 10% fee. \n*Work traders who cancel after June 15th will receive a full refund of what they have paid minus $90. \n  \nEXCITED TO COB WITH YOU IN 2023!!! \n 
URL:https://cobworkshops.org/event/first-mini-complete-cob-build-in-only-9-days-a-cob-playhouse-for-the-mccarall-family-in-chattanooga-tennessee-2/
LOCATION:Casa Miguel\, 3624 Elder Mtn Rd\, Chattanooga\, TN\, United States
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SUMMARY:Natural Building Intensive
DESCRIPTION:Instructors: Michael G. Smith\, Avani Leitz\, and Blair Phillips\nWant to build an earthen sauna?\n\n\nIn this two-week course\, get your hands muddy and leave with the skills to build a small structure from the ground up. We will be building the foundation for a  sauna\, then adding earthen walls and a round-pole roof structure for a living roof. This workshop will include: \n\n• Wall systems including cob\, redwood bark and slip\, and others \n• Gravel bag foundations – a simple\, low cost\, low-carbon foundation \n• Intro to natural plasters including clay-straw and lime-sand base coats \n• Simple roof structure for a living roof \n\nDaily hands-on building sessions will be supplemented with lectures on the theoretical background you need to design and build effective natural structures\, including a thorough grounding in both the structural and thermal properties of different natural materials and the fundamentals of passive solar design. \nThe course will be five days of intensive learning (17th-21st)\, followed by a weekend tour (22nd & 23rd) of local natural building sites and a restorative nature excursion\, with the hands-on intensive resuming from 24th-29th. Camping is included and all meals are prepared for you with food grown on site or locally sourced with your optimal health in mind. Families are welcome. Inquire for kiddo participation. \nGet a 5% discount off the price of this or any other 2023 Wanosh workshop by entering the coupon code “Michael5” when you check out. Other offerings this year include round pole timber-framing\, Rocket Mass Heaters\, and more! https://wanosh.org/
URL:https://cobworkshops.org/event/natural-building-intensive/
LOCATION:Wanosh Forest Gardens\, Willits\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Natural Building Intensive (sauna build) with Michael G. Smith\, Avani Leitz\, and Blair Phillips
DESCRIPTION:In this two-week course\, get your hands muddy and leave with the skills to build a small structure from the ground up. We will be building the foundation for a  sauna\, then adding earthen walls and a round-pole roof structure for a living roof.  \nDaily hands-on building sessions will be supplemented with lectures on the theoretical background you need to design and build effective natural structures\, including a thorough grounding in both the structural and thermal properties of different natural materials and the fundamentals of passive solar design. \nCamping is included and all meals are prepared for you with food grown on site or locally sourced with your optimal health in mind.
URL:https://cobworkshops.org/event/natural-building-intensive-sauna-build-with-michael-g-smith-avani-leitz-and-blair-phillips/
LOCATION:Wanosh Forest Gardens\, Willits\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Wanosh":MAILTO:info@wanosh.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20230721T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20230723T170000
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SUMMARY:Oakland\, CA Cobin Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Learn to convert small sheds and wood frame structures into a backyard tiny home\, animal housing or storage. We will be spending time at the Funky Turtle Ecovillage near Oakland\, CA\, working with earthen materials and growing our community of natural builders. You may attend one\, two or three days. Experience\, instruction\, camping and simple meals are included for $75 per day or $175 for all three days. Just bring your camping gear and comforts. Visit the website for more information and to register for July 21-23. You will receive an information document with details when you sign up.
URL:https://cobworkshops.org/event/oakland-ca-cobin-workshop/
LOCATION:Funky Turtle Ecovillage\, El Sobranto\, CA\, 94803\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Susan%20Krings":MAILTO:dihgeco@gmail.com
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