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2-Day Hands on Living Roofs
$380 Early Bird Rate (register 30 days in advance) $420 Regular Rate 5% discount for family + friends participating together! DATES: This course is offered 2 times- March 11/12th, or March 19/20th MAXIMUM NUMBER OF STUDENTS: 10 INSTRUCTORS: Greg + Rebecca Installing a green roof on your building can help it blend into the natural world around it, allow for an organic roof shape, and help to keep it cool during summer months. In this workshop, we will be…
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$380 Early Bird Rate (register 30 days in advance) $420 Regular Rate 5% discount for family + friends participating together! DATES: This course is offered 2 times- March 11/12th, or March 19/20th MAXIMUM NUMBER OF STUDENTS: 10 INSTRUCTORS: Greg + Rebecca Installing a green roof on your building can help it blend into the natural world around it, allow for an organic roof shape, and help to keep it cool during summer months. In this workshop, we will be…
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$380 Early Bird Rate (register 30 days in advance) $420 Regular Rate 5% discount for family + friends participating together! DATES: This course is offered 2 times- April 2/3rd or April 15/16th MAXIMUM NUMBER OF STUDENTS: 12 INSTRUCTORS: Greg + Rebecca Even a well-built structure is only as durable as its foundation, and foundations are challenging to repair later on. It’s really important to start with a good one! Join us in constructing a start-to-finish foundation for a future…
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$380 Early Bird Rate (register 30 days in advance) $420 Regular Rate 5% discount for family + friends participating together! DATES: This course is offered 2 times- April 2/3rd or April 15/16th MAXIMUM NUMBER OF STUDENTS: 12 INSTRUCTORS: Greg + Rebecca Even a well-built structure is only as durable as its foundation, and foundations are challenging to repair later on. It’s really important to start with a good one! Join us in constructing a start-to-finish foundation for a future…
Find out more »2-Day Cob Oven
$350 Early Bird Rate (register 30 days in advance) $390 Regular Rate 5% discount for family + friends participating together! DATES: This course is offered 2 times- April 23/24th, or May 28/29th MAXIMUM NUMBER OF STUDENTS: 15 INSTRUCTORS: Greg + Rebecca Cob ovens are an inexpensive type of wood-fired oven. They can be used to make delicious pizza, bread, roasted veggies, baked beans, etc…. anything you can do in a conventional oven, but with more evenly-distributed heat, better flavor,…
Find out more »5-Day Cob + Straw Immersion
$875 Early Bird Rate (register 30 days in advance) $975 Regular Rate 5% discount for family + friends participating together! DATES: This course is offered 2 times- May 10-14th or June 22-26th MAXIMUM NUMBER OF STUDENTS: 15 INSTRUCTORS: Greg + Rebecca Our Immersion is our most popular course, and is designed to provide a full understanding of some common natural wall systems: cob, strawbale, and slip-straw. We will be working on two demonstration cottages (12’x12’ or smaller): one of…
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$700 Early Bird Rate (register 30 days in advance) $780 Regular Rate 5% discount for family + friends participating together! DATES: This course is offered 2 times- May 19-22nd or June 9-12th MAXIMUM NUMBER OF STUDENTS: 15 INSTRUCTORS: Greg + Rebecca Our Immersion is our most popular course, and is designed to provide a full understanding of some common natural wall systems: cob, strawbale, and slip-straw. We will be working on two demonstration cottages (12’x12’ or smaller): one of…
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$350 Early Bird Rate (register 30 days in advance) $390 Regular Rate 5% discount for family + friends participating together! DATES: This course is offered 2 times- April 23/24th, or May 28/29th MAXIMUM NUMBER OF STUDENTS: 15 INSTRUCTORS: Greg + Rebecca Cob ovens are an inexpensive type of wood-fired oven. They can be used to make delicious pizza, bread, roasted veggies, baked beans, etc…. anything you can do in a conventional oven, but with more evenly-distributed heat, better flavor,…
Find out more »4-Day Cob + Straw Immersion
$700 Early Bird Rate (register 30 days in advance) $780 Regular Rate 5% discount for family + friends participating together! DATES: This course is offered 2 times- May 19-22nd or June 9-12th MAXIMUM NUMBER OF STUDENTS: 15 INSTRUCTORS: Greg + Rebecca Our Immersion is our most popular course, and is designed to provide a full understanding of some common natural wall systems: cob, strawbale, and slip-straw. We will be working on two demonstration cottages (12’x12’ or smaller): one of…
Find out more »5-Day Cob + Straw Immersion
$875 Early Bird Rate (register 30 days in advance) $975 Regular Rate 5% discount for family + friends participating together! DATES: This course is offered 2 times- May 10-14th or June 22-26th MAXIMUM NUMBER OF STUDENTS: 15 INSTRUCTORS: Greg + Rebecca Our Immersion is our most popular course, and is designed to provide a full understanding of some common natural wall systems: cob, strawbale, and slip-straw. We will be working on two demonstration cottages (12’x12’ or smaller): one of…
Find out more »2-Day Value-Based Cob Design
$350 Early Bird Rate (register 30 days in advance) $390 Regular Rate 5% discount for family + friends participating together! DATES: July 2/3rd MAXIMUM NUMBER OF STUDENTS: 15 INSTRUCTORS: Rebecca + Greg During this two-day workshop you will learn the foundational philosophy of Oregon-Cob* so that you can use it as a launching pad for your own process of self-discovery and design. You will engage in value-mining exercises so that you will gain clarity on what kind of home…
Find out more »3-Day Natural Plasters + Paints
$525 Early Bird Rate (register 30 days in advance) $585 Regular Rate 5% discount for family + friends participating together! DATES: July 8-10th MAXIMUM NUMBER OF STUDENTS: 15 INSTRUCTORS: Greg, Danielle, and Rebecca Plasters and paints are important functionally and aesthetically. They protect the natural wall system from the elements, and also provide an opportunity to add color, texture, and beauty. Plastering can be quite a satisfying experience, both in regards to how it looks, and how it feels…
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