| January 27, 2009 |
| 9:00 am | to | 10:00 am |
*Tuesday, January 27, 2009 at 9am Pacific, noon Eastern – - – Join us for Earth-based Finishes with Sukita Crimmel and Sasha Rabin*
Earth and Clay have been used to build with since the beginning of time. There is a resurgence of using these natural materials again for a variety of reasons that resonate with many people. This week, natural builders Sukita Reay Crimmel and Sasha Rabin join us to talk about creating beautiful finished surfaces while ‘playing with mud’, and how Earthen and Clay floors and plasters are excellent ways to bring these warm materials into any building – from small studios to grand estates.
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Sukita holds a combined Bachelor of Environmental Studies & Architecture from the University of Oregon, and is the owner of “From These Hands”, a professional natural building firm in Portland, Oregon. Sasha has a degree in Ecological Design from Evergreen State College in Washington, and has studied traditional building in developing countries. She is the co-founder of Seven Generations Natural Builders, and teaches at both Real Goods Institute for Solar Living and the Yestermorrow Design/Build School.
| August 16, 2009 8:00 am | to | September 15, 2009 6:00 pm |
Sieben Linden Ecovillage, Germany
www.siebenlinden.de. Certified by Gaia Education.
For more information email: kosha@siebenlinden.de
| August 8, 2009 | to | August 15, 2009 |
Coquille, Oregon
During this 15 day course, we will transform inhabited wild landscape into an anthropocentric ecology in the midst of conserved Oregon Coastal Rainforest. In the process we will learn about water supply and storage, drainage, access, food forest design, siting, soil building, tool use and perennial multi-story horticulture. You will also experience and learn about solar and hydro power, natural building, forest complexity restoration, commercial ecoforestry and more! The 400 acre site is home to both Mountain Homestead Intentional Community and Cob Cottage Co., who began their Natural Building School here in 2001. Meals and camping provided. $500-800 sliding scale.
Contact: Ish Shalom, (541)396-4764, ish.shalom@gmail.com
| August 8, 2009 | to | August 15, 2009 |
Williams, Oregon
Join us this Summer as we build a small cottage in the woods designed to demonstrate a wide range of natural building techniques. Over eight days you will learn how to build with cob, straw bales, light-straw-clay, adobe and poles. You will also have the opportunity to use earthen plasters. Lectures, discussions and demonstrations will focus on passive solar design, alternative energy, foundations, living roofs, load-bearing and non-load-bearing construction, cob ovens and much more. We will also tour several finished natural homes.
Event Cost: $640
Event URL: www.whiteoakfarmcsa.org
| July 15, 2009 8:00 am | to | October 15, 2009 8:00 am |
Maricopa, California
Out of our deep love for clay, straw, sand and wood, and because of our belief that shelter is both a basic human right and a noble art, Living Craft Project has been born. Living Craft Project is a school of natural building and authentic living, nestled within Quail Springs. We are committed to gentle teaching and work with integrity. In 2009 we would like to invite four spirited apprentices to live in our community and take on a rigorous and heartfelt training in building. The apprenticeship will consist of four project-based days of instruction per week, a day of classroom and research time, and two days for community involvement or personal time. The construction project will be a 422 square foot home, with a rubble trench foundation, hollow infill compressed earth block plinth, load-bearing strawbale walls, load-bearing straw clay walls, cob detailing, earthen floors, and earthen plasters and paints. Discussions include roof design, passive solar design and alternative systems for water, energy and waste. The apprenticeship also includes a two week Permaculture Design Certification course on site (with renowned teachers Rosemary Morrow and Robyn Francis) to develop your skills regarding the broader context for building alternatively and living sustainably. This apprenticeship is for a dedicated few who want to gain the hand skills necessary to build safely and healthily. Each apprentice will also have the opportunity to be a part of the family here at Quail Springs, with access to workshops, events and feasts of all kinds.
Cost: $6,000 (includes natural building training, Permaculture certification, food and camping)
Contact: 805-886-7239 (ask for Justin), 35070 Hwy 33, Maricopa, CA 93252, justin.kirmse@gmail.com
| June 20, 2009 | to | June 27, 2009 |
Williams, Oregon
Join us this Summer as we build a small cottage in the wood designed to demonstrate a wide range of natural building techniques. Over eight days you will learn how to build with cob, straw bales, light-straw-clay, adobe and poles. You will also have the opportunity to use earthen plasters. Lectures, discussions and demonstrations will focus on passive solar design, alternative energy, foundations, living roofs, load-bearing and non-load-bearing construction, cob ovens and much more. We will also tour several finished natural homes.
Event Cost: $640
Event URL: www.whiteoakfarmcsa.org
| June 6, 2009 | to | June 19, 2009 |
Ardeche, France
With Christoff. Course Overview: The Permaculture Design Certification Course provides participants with an understanding of the essential principles and elements of permaculture, enabling them to better design and engineer sustainable systems including forest gardens, appropriate buildings, greenhouses and more. During the first week we’ll cover the essential elements of permaculture, followed in the second week by a full-spectrum design project. The curriculum includes a variety of classes and workshops essential to every permaculturist’s development: from soil structure to the invisible structures of our economy and society.
Cost: $595
Event Contact Phone: 0033650523505
Event URL: www.theartfarm.info
| June 5, 2009 | to | June 7, 2009 |
Los Olivos, California
Spirit Pine Sanctuary. For more info please contact cobbetty@gmail.com or phone 805-698-8340
