| September 15, 2009 | to | October 31, 2009 |
| September 15, 2009 | to | October 31, 2009 |
Bagamoyo, Tanzania
Instructor: Elke Cole
http://elkecole.com/volunteer_camp_in_tanzania.html
Tuition: varies
Join us for an opportunity to work with local builders on a home for Baobab kids. Connect to local community, language and culture. Min. stay 2 weeks. Please visit our website for more info and to apply.
| June 15, 2009 | to | June 20, 2009 |
| June 15, 2009 | to | June 20, 2009 |
O.U.R.Ecovillage, Vancouver Island, B.C.
Instructors: Cindy Walker and Elke Cole
Tuition: $500 CAN
The magic is in the finish: a natural plaster will enhance any indoor environment with its simple beauty. Learn recipes, how to mix and apply , and transform a space. Cindy Walker has studied with North America’s finest plasterers and now runs The Natural Plasters Company in Nelson.
Participants will join the Natural Building Skillbuilders for this week and work on different projects at O.U.R.Ecovillage.
Cost: $ 500 includes. lunch
onsite camping and meals available
| May 15, 2009 | to | May 17, 2009 |
El Rito, NM
Instructor: See Schedule
http://www.adobeasw.com
Tuition: 60.00 – 100.00
Presentations & Trade Fair: Fri and Sat, May 15 and 16, 2009
Local Adobe Tour: Sun, May 17, 2009
Earthbuilding Workshops: Mon to Thurs, May 11 to 14, 2009
The 5th Adobe Conference of the Adobe Association of the Southwest, AdobeUSA 2009, will take place May 15 and 16, 2009 in El Rito, New Mexico on the campus of co-sponsor Northern New Mexico College in Cutting Hall Auditorium. Please browse our AdobeUSA 2009 Info Section on the right for complete details.
Engineering and Architect Professionals will be eligible to obtain Continuing Education Units (PDH) during the conference.
| May 2, 2009 | to | May 10, 2009 |
La Plata County, Colorado
Learn to create the world you want to live in. Be a part of history as Culture Brothers offer our first full, residential 72-hour PDC since becoming a 501c3 non-profit organization. For nine days in sunny La Plata County, Colorado, we will create community on the land and immerse ourselves in building soil, plant propagation, water purification and conservation, herbal healing, earthen building, mushroom cultivation, people skills, animal care and much more! From our ten-acre mini-ranch headquarters, we will visit people and places in the region that show nature’s wisdom can create abundance in many forms.
Better your life, land, work and society through:
Proper Design, Energy Accounting, Pattern Recognition and Use, Regenerative Resource Management, Collective Security and Provision of Necessities, Sustainable, Natural and Regional Agriculture, Architecture, Wildcrafting, Landscaping, Healing, Living and CULTURE.
Event Cost: $850 (sliding scale)
Event Contact Phone: 970.903.1764
Event URL or Link:
| July 10, 2009 | to | July 12, 2009 |
Birdsong Hollow Woodbury, Tennessee
Learn to install a classic earthen floor in a cob building or over an existing concrete slab. Earth floors are beautiful, warm, durable and healthy.
Group and work-trade discounts are available. Price includes food (with vegan and vegatarian options) camping, private hot showers, swimming and lots of fun.
Cost: $295
(850) 982-2597
http://www.barefootbuilder.com/upcoming.htm
| June 20, 2009 |
Woodbury, Tennessee
Learn to build a beautiful fireplace outdoors or in any cob building. You can have a gorgeous outdoor fireplace to rival any, and best of all you can build it using almost all free and recycled materials! * This workshop includes lunch and overnight camping if requested. See pictures of the fireplace we built in the last workshop
Cost: $75
(850) 982-2597
http://www.barefootbuilder.com/upcoming.htm
| May 30, 2009 | to | June 6, 2009 |
Woodbury, Tennessee
Learn all the basic skills you’ll need to build with cob. We will build a small cob sauna suitable for any backyard. If you are interested in having a sauna or even in building your own cob cottage, this workshop will give you the skills you need.
Cost: $795
(850) 982-2597
http://www.barefootbuilder.com/upcoming.htm
| September 12, 2009 | to | September 21, 2009 |
Birdsong Hollow Woodbury, Tennessee
This workshop is designed to prepare you to build you own cob home from start to finish. Includes hands-on experience building a natural stone foundation, cob walls, plaster, plumbing, electricity, and roof. We will also cover important topics like selecting your building site, finding materials, testing your cob mix, using a tractor to mix cob, passive solar design, dealing with the building department and more! Price includes food (with vegetarian and vegan options), camping, hot private showers, swimming and lots of fun. Group and work-trade discount opportunities are available.
Cost: $850
(850) 982-2597
http://www.barefootbuilder.com/upcoming.htm
