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September 2010 August 2010
- 27: Strawbale Design/Build – Warren, VT
- 27: Natural Paints and Finishes – Warren, VT
- 27: Design/Build in the Dominican Republic
- 27: Natural Design/Build – Warren, VT
- 27: Solar Design – Warren, VT
- 27: DIY Alternative Hot Water System – Warren, VT
- 27: Timberframing – Warren, VT
- 27: Intro to Passive House – Warren, VT
- 27: Natural Building in Costa Rica
- 27: Roscoe, IL – Cob Oven and Bench Workshop
- 23: Tanzania Natural building volunteer camps
- 18: Earthen Plaster Basics Workshop – Cuyama, CA
- 14: Sauna Bathhouse Natural Building Workshop, New Cuyama, CA
- 13: Natural Building Intensive: 2010
- 13: Oxford, Michigan, 8 Day Natural Living & Building Skillshop
- 13: Coeymans Hollow, NY, Straw Bale
- 10: Cob in the Country – Summerhill, Co. Meath, Ireland
- 09: Clemson, SC – Natural Building /Straw Bale Apprenticeships
- 09: Roseburg OR, Amazing cob experience
- 09: Roseburg OR, Work Party
- 30: Thank You to Our Retiring Board Members!
- 29: How Our Phoenix Rose From The Ashes
- 28: Crow, OR, Strawflake, Cob and Plasters
- 28: Lexington, Kentucky, Pizza Oven Foundation
- 28: Lexington, Kentucky, Cob pizza/bread oven
- 23: Monroe, WA – Building with Earth Bag
- 21: Central KY- Disputanta Cob: Introduction to Cob & Natural Plasters
- 21: Asheville, NC-PERMACULTURE APPRENTICESHIP: Design Certification & Hands-on Immersion
- 21: Salt Spring Island, BC -Rammed Earth Wall Building for Landscaping Projects
- 04: Salt Spring Island, BC : Elke Cole-Cob Wokshop
- 01: Natural Building Work Trade in NC
- 01: Earthen Paints Class, Portland Community College
- 01: Eco-roof workshop, Troutdale, OR
- 01: Earthen Floor Training, Eagle Creek, OR
- 01: Earthbag & Cob Farm Stand, Troutdale, OR
- 01: Cob Farm House – Full-size and Permitted, Sequim, Washington
- 01: Earthbag Dome Training in Puerto Rico
- 01: Cob Oven Workshop in Puerto Rico
- 13: Rammed Earth Wall Building for Landscaping Projects, Salt Spring Island, BC Canada
- 13: Senegal: Natural Building In Africa, Traditional Birth House
- 13: Earth Oven Skillshop! Oxford, Michigan
- 13: Midwest: Earth Plaster & Sculpting Skillshop, Oxford, Michigan
- 13: Earthen Floor Training, Eagle Creek, OR
- 13: Earthen Floor Training, Cottage Grove, OR
- 31: Clemson, SC -Natural Building/Straw Bale Apprenticeships
- 30: Jacksonville, OR – FREE Lime Plastering Workshop
- 14: North Carolina-Earthen Acres :Weeklong Cob Immersion
- 14: Salt Spring Island, BC- EcoNest Intensive
- 14: Salt Spring Island- Econest: Builder Training III
- 14: Salt Spring Island, BC – EcoNest Apprenticeship
- 14: Salt Spring Island, BC – Econest: Builder Training II
- 14: Salt Spring Island, BC – Econest:Builder Training I
- 14: Salt Spring Island, BC- Econest:Homing in on Your Nesting Instinct
- 05: Yestermorrow Masonry Restoration in Italy (19 days), Ghesc, Italy
- 05: “Build With Us” Natural Building Workshop, Jefferson, Colorado
- 05: Village Building Convergence
- 05: Yestermorrow Natural Plasters and Finishes (5 days), Warren, Vermont
- 05: Yestermorrow Timberframing (6 days), Warren, Vermont
- 05: Yestermorrow Stump to Sticker workshop (2.5 days), Warren, Vermont
- 05: Constructing a Rocket Mass Heater, Decorah, IA
- 05: Building an Earthen Oven, Viroqua, WI
- 05: Build a Bale/Cob House in Iowa!
- 03: Builders without Borders-Haiti Update
- 26: Call for Nominations for NBN Board of Directors
- 23: Featured Member: Diane Jennings – Disputanta Cob
- 20: Salt Spring Isalnd, BC – EcoNest Timber Framing Workshop
- 20: Poway, CA- straw bale raising workparty
- 20: Oregon City, OR – Cob Basics and Beyond
- 20: Santa Fe, NM – Permaculture Credit Union 10th Anniversary!
- 20: Woodinville WA- Firespeaking: Mastering the Mix- Plasters/Ovens/Bread Baking
- 20: Central KY- Disputanta Cob: Complete Cob
- 20: Evergreen CO- Build a cob courtyard and oven!
- 20: John Day, OR – Cob Essentials
- 20: Woodinville, WA- Firespeaking: Rustic Carpentry Intensive
- 20: Woodinville, WA- Firespeaking: Wood-Fired Barrel Oven Workshop
- 20: Straw Bale Building and Lime Plaster Intro Workshop
- 20: Cooking with Wood, Earthen Ovens
- 20: Gold Hill, NC – Firespeaking: Cob Oven Workshop at Sacred Grove Retreat
- 05: Cottage Grove, OR – Aprovecho: Building a Cob Bread Oven
- 05: Summerhill, Ireland- Cob in the Country
- 05: Berlin Area, Germany – Natural Building Workshop
- 30: Central KY – Disputanta Cob Natural Rock and Lime Mortar Foundation
- 30: Red Rock, OK – MudStrawLoveStraw Bale Construction with Plasters
- 30: John Day, OR – Cob Essentials
- 30: New Orleans, LA, Community Built Association Conference: Transforming Communities through Collective Action!
- 30: North County San Diego, Natural Plastering Workparty
- 30: Berkeley, CA, KASSA -THE FIRST ANNUAL URBAN ADOBE FESTIVAL
- 30: Vertical Clay, Berkeley, CA, INTRO TO NATURAL PLASTERS AND PAINTS-
- 30: Vertical Clay, Berkeley, CA, WOOD FIRED COB OVEN
- 30: Vertical Clay, Berkeley, CA, COB INTENSIVE
- 30: Sustainable Living and Natural Building Internship
- 22: INTRODUCTION TO BUILDING WITH ADOBE
- 22: Natural Building & Natural Plasters for Urban Dwellings
- 22: Natural Building & Natural Plasters for Urban Dwellings
- 22: INTRODUCTION TO BUILDING WITH EARTHBAGS
- 22: Everything Cob Workshop
- 17: Cob Building Apprenticeship
- 16: Cob Workshop I
- 10: Sustainable Living and Building Internship
- 03: Building As If People Matter
- 01: Cob Building Workshop & Class | Natural Building Network
- 28: Earthen Plaster Workshop
- 27: EarthBag Workshop I
- 27: Natural Plasters II
- 27: Solar Water Heater Installation
- 27: National Solar Tour (Berea Edition)
- 27: Natural Plasters I
- 27: Cob Workshop II
- 27: EarthBag Workshop II
- 26: Natural Building & Permaculture Internship – Focus in International Relief Work
- 26: PermaLot Natural Building & Permaculture Internship
- 26: How to Build a Cob-Straw Bale Garden Studio
- 16: Skagit Human Rights Festival Presents Housing as a Human Right
- 16: The Energy Fair
- 16: Energy Efficient Construction Workshop
- 16: Sustainable and Natural Building Workshop
- 16: MREA Introduction to Cordwood Construction
- 16: MREA: Healthy Home Renovations Workshop
- 16: MREA: Introduction to Straw Bale Construction
- 12: Building Traditions Earthen oven
- 12: 2010 Internships at Gooseberry Farm
- 11: 02/11/10 Board Meeting Minutes
- 10: Yestermorrow- Build an Earthen Oven Workshop (2 days)
- 10: Yestermorrow Green Roof Design and Installation (5 days)
- 10: Yestermorrow Slate Roofing (5 days)
- 10: Seven Day Comprehensive Straw Bale Workshop
- 10: Seven Day Comprehensive Straw Bale Workshop
- 10: Seven Day Comprehensive Straw Bale Workshop
- 10: Seven Day Comprehensive Straw Bale Workshop
- 10: Earthen Floor Installation and Training
- 09: GREEN SHED: Pandora Park Community Garden Design Competition
- 09: walls of woven willow & mud
- 09: Yestermorrow Timberframing (6 days)
- 09: Yestermorrow Strawbale Design/Build (5 days)
- 03: Yestermorrow Natural Building Intensive
- 01: Central KY- Disputanta Cob:From the Ground Up with Cob
- 01: Incredible cob/Complete shelter
- 01: Incredible cob/Complete shelter
- 01: 8-week Natural Building apprenticeship
- 25: Incredible cob/Complete shelter
- 23: Hands-on Workshop: Straw Bale Construction & Natural Plasters
- 14: 1/14/10 Board Meeting Minutes
- 12: Living Craft Project Natural Building Intensive
- 06: Small Straw Bale: 100 square feet
- 06: Natural Plasters and Paints
- 06: Plan your own Natural Home
- 06: Cob in the Village
- 06: Natural Building Skillbuilder 2010
- 30: 12/30/09 Board Meeting Minutes
- 30: The Ancient Art of Tadelakt
- 30: Introduction to Natural Building
- 29: Comprehnsive Cottage Construction
- 21: Timber Frame Workshop
- 19: Introduction to Natural Plasters and Paints
- 19: Sustainable Home Design Online
- 16: Puerto Rico Earthbag Dome Intensive
- 07: Clay Culture: Plasters, Paints and Preservation
- 28: Sustainable Living and Natural Building Internsip
- 22: Natural Plaster Workparty
- 04: Natural Plaster Workparty
- 25: Earthbag Dome Building in Mali
- 25: Fine Finishes Indeed
- 18: Permaculture Design Course
- 09: 2009 Natural Building Colloquium, Oregon
- 09: Natural Finishes, Earthen Plasters & Clay Paints: 2-Day Workshop
- 07: Sacred Geometry & Design – Foundation
- 06: Natural Building in Nepal
- 03: Revolutionary Graywater Code Passes California Building Standards Commission
- 03: Featured Member: Oasis Design
- 31: 5-Day Natural Building Workshop, North Carolina
- 31: 3-Day Natural Building Workshop, North Carolina
- 31: 2-Day Natural Building Workshop, North Carolina
- 31: Timber Framing: 3-Day Workshop, North Carolina
- 27: Redecorate and Remodel with Natural Earthen Finishes, California
- 27: California Straw Building Association’s (CASBA) Earth Plaster workshop
- 27: Natural Paints and Plaster for Urban Renewal, California
- 24: Straw Bale Raising Workparty
- 22: First Earth, Uncompromising Ecological Architecture
- 22: Earthen Oven, Cook with Wood
- 21: Lime and Earthen Plasters, Ojai, Calif.
- 21: Our Myopic Building Codes
- 21: Live Lightly on the Earth – Statistics that Teach
- 20: Stoking the Revolution
- 14: Natural Plasters and Finishes
- 14: 2 Days: Wild Food & Fermentation Workshop
- 14: Cob Oven Workshop, Sonoma
- 10: Water Woman Festival
- 09: Straw Bale Raising Workparty
- 09: 3 Day Earth Shelter Workshop on Building with Straw Bales at Twin Oaks Community
- 08: Strawbale in the Village
- 29: Straw Bale Building Hands-On Apprenticeship
- 27: Build a Cob Shelter by the Creek
- 22: PeaceWeavers Natural Building Gathering – New York
- 19: Sustainability Study Tour – Thailand
- 19: Pun Pun Internship – Thailand
- 19: Build with Us, Natural Building Workshop, Colorado
- 19: Scholarships for Fall 2009 Living Routes
- 17: Building with Bamboo
- 16: Hands-On Cob Workshop in Ojai, Calif.
- 22: LEED for Homes: Tips for Successful Projects
- 17: Bio-Char Earthen Kiln Workshop
- 17: Sustainable Living and Natural Building Internship
- 14: Natural Building Colloquium ’08 Finished Project
- 13: Cob Vegetable Stand – Complete Shelter Workshop
- 12: Earthen Oven Workshops in Bolinas
- 02: Carpentry Intensive Workshop
- 02: Natural Building Intensive at Emerald Earth
- 02: Acorns for Food
- 01: Design Your Own Natural House—Ecological Design for Homeowners
- 01: Natural Plasters Immersion
- 01: Natural Plasters Workshop
- 01: Straw Bale Construction Immersion
- 01: 1st International Hemp Building Symposium
- 01: Straw Bale Construction Workshop
- 30: Natural Building Volunteer camp
- 30: Natural Plasters for a Healthy Home
- 29: AdobeUSA 2009 Conference – El Rito, NM
- 27: Permaculture Design Course
- 24: Beautiful Earthen Floors
- 24: Pyromania: Build a Gorgeous Cob Fireplace
- 24: Cob Basics
- 24: Cob Owner-Builder Intensive
- 24: Presentation: Transitioning Beyond Sustainability with Natural Building
- 24: Hands-On Cob Workshop
- 24: Earthen Building Intensive Workshop
- 22: Earthen Building Intensive
- 22: Reading the Land: A Dialogue
- 22: Passive Solar Water Heating
- 22: Permaculture Design Certification Course
- 22: Natural Building Design & Planning, Methods & Systems
- 22: Build an Earth Oven
- 22: Build a Hand-Made, Rigid-Walled Basket Yurt
- 22: Earthen Oven
- 22: Touch Earth Touch Spirit
- 22: Earthen Ovens: Building and Baking
- 22: The Art of Cob (Intro to All Aspects)
- 22: Cob in the Village
- 22: Earth, Ovens, Fire: Cob for Home & Hearth
- 22: Solar Oven Cooking and Construction
- 22: Natural Building Skillbuilder
- 22: Build a House From a Tree: A Timber Frame Workshop
- 22: Green Roof Construction
- 22: Creating Sustainable Community
- 22: 3 Day Natural Hydraulic Lime Plastering Workshop
- 22: 7 Day Intensive Straw Bale Construction Workshop
- 22: Builder Trainer III: EcoNest Roof
- 22: Builder Trainer II: Natural Plasters and Finishes
- 22: Introduction to Cob and Natural Building
- 22: Building Trainer I – Fiber Construction
- 22: Building With Cob
- 22: Traditional Lime Stucco Workshop
- 20: Timber Framing for the Rest of Us
- 20: Cordwood Masonry
- 20: Earthwood Techniques
- 20: Cordwood Masonry
- 20: Earthwood techniques
- 20: Cordwood Workweek
- 20: Cordwood Masonry
- 20: Earthwood Techniques
- 20: 5-day Comprehensive Workshop
- 20: Village Building Convergence 2009
- 14: Econest Apprenticeship
- 08: Owner Builder Workshop
- 06: Retooling the Conventional Apprenticeship
- 06: One Natural Builder’s Educational Tour
- 03: All About Cob
- 03: All About Cob
- 03: 7 Day Intensive Straw Bale Construction Workshop
- 03: 7 Day Intensive Straw Bale Construction Workshop
- 03: 7 Day Intensive Straw Bale Construction Workshop (LOAD BEARING)
- 03: 7 Day Intensive Straw Bale Construction Workshop
- 03: 6-week Natural Building Apprenticeship
- 03: Earthen oven
- 03: Lama Land Apprenticeship and Permaculture Happening
- 03: Natural Building: Working with Earthen Plasters
- 03: Pathways to Sustainability
- 03: We Shape Our Buildings…
- 01: $500,000 in grants to green affordable housing
- 31: 2009 NBN Board Member Candidates
- 18: Carbon Economy Course
- 18: Sustainable Vocations – A Training Program for Teens
- 18: Introduction to Straw Bale Building
- 18: Wood Fired Cob Oven
- 15: Permitted Grey Water System Video
- 13: Start-to-finish Cob and Earthbag Series
- 13: Straw Bale Building Hands-on Workshop
- 12: Lime Plaster (for alumni and other folks with some plaster training)
- 12: Build a Wood Fired Cob Oven
- 12: Introduction to Cob and Natural Building
- 12: Natural Building Certificate Course
- 12: Permaculture Design Course
- 12: Appropriate Technology for the Developing World
- 12: Solar Sales, Marketing and Economics
- 12: Homebuild Wind Generators
- 12: Wind Electric Systems Maintenance & Repair
- 12: Solar Hot Water
- 02: Tree Planting Work Party
- 02: Sustainable Aid Course Part 2 (of 2)
- 02: Sustainable Aid Course Part 1 (of 2)
- 02: Permaculture Design Certification Course
- 02: Living Craft Project – Natural Building Training
- 02: West Coast Women’s Permaculture Gathering
- 02: Educational Farm Tour of Quail Springs (NEW!)
- 02: Educational Farm Tour of Quail Springs (NEW!)
- 02: Educational Farm Tour of Quail Springs (NEW!)
- 02: Educational Farm Tour of Quail Springs (NEW!)
- 02: Comprehensive Cottage Construction
- 02: Introduction to Insulated Rammed Earth Course
- 02: Introduction to Insulated Rammed Earth Course
- 02: Introduction to Insulated Rammed Earth Course
- 02: The Complete Cob Course
- 02: Natural Building Apprenticeship
- 02: Basics of Cob Workshop
- 02: Building Science for Strawbale Buildings
- 27: Earthen Plasters and Paints
- 27: Cob Outdoor Rumford Fireplace
- 27: Intro to Cob in Amsterdam
- 27: Build it with Bales: Introduction to Straw Bale construction
- 27: Natural Building Design/Build Intensive
- 27: Timber Framing and Natural Building
- 27: Natural Building Weekend
- 27: Introduction to Cob and Natural Building
- 27: EcoNest Intensive
- 27: EcoNest Intensive
- 27: Builder Training I, II, III
- 27: Builder Training I, II, III
- 27: Builder Training III: EcoNest Roof
- 27: Builder Training III: EcoNest Roof
- 27: Builder Training II: Natural Plasters and Finishes
- 27: Builder Training II: Natural Plasters and Finishes
- 27: Builder Training I: Clay-Fiber Construction
- 27: Builder Training I: Clay-Fiber Construction
- 27: Timber Framing
- 27: Timber Framing
- 27: Kate’s Cob: Garden Wall and Bench
- 27: Turning Your Dream Into Reality Seminar
- 27: Turning Your Dream Into Reality Seminar
- 27: Turning Your Dream Into Reality Seminar
- 27: Cobworks Apprenticeship Program
- 27: Building with Roundwood
- 27: Cob and Community
- 27: Turning Your Dream Into Reality Seminar
- 27: Cob and Glass Bath House
- 23: Internet Radio Program: Earth-based Finishes
- 19: Ecovillage Design Education
- 19: Hands-on Permaculture Design and Implementation
- 19: Comprehensive Cottage Construction
- 19: Living Craft Project Apprenticeship
- 19: Comprehensive Cottage Construction
- 19: Composting Toilets
- 19: Ferrocement Roof Structure
- 19: Timberframing
- 19: Owner/Builder Cob Building
- 19: Permaculture Design Certification
- 19: European Straw Bale Gathering – Belgium
- 19: Moisture in Straw Bale Walls
- 19: Natural Building in Costa Rica
- 19: Barn Raising
- 19: Sustainable Home Design Online – Online Course
- 19: Permaculture Ecoforestry
- 19: Greywater Systems
- 19: Timberframing
- 19: Sustainability Study Trip
- 19: Learn to Build a Skin-On-Frame Canoe
- 19: Tropical Permaculture Paradise, Design course
- 19: Natural Paints and Finishes
- 19: Permaculture Design Course
- 19: Strawbale Design/Build
- 19: Five Week International Natural Building and Permaculture Camp
- 19: Introduction to Natural Building
- 03: Tips for a Healthy Home
- 03: Nesting Instinct
- 24: Catastrophe or Healthy Society? A Strategy for Both…
- 07: Earth Plasters and Aliz
- 07: The History of Cob
- 07: The Case for Natural Building
- 06: Lime Plastering with Bob Campbell
- 06: Insulated Rammed Earth Introduction Course
- 04: True Nature Intensive in Permaculture, Nature Awareness and Community
- 04: Introduction to Cob and Earthen Construction
- 04: Water Wizardry and Natural Systems Design
- 04: Alis Plastering with Carole Crews
- 03: Logo Fun
- 28: City Repair Video
- 28: Ernie Wisner Benefit
- 28: The Watson Wick
- 28: Rocket Stoves
- 28: Your Invitation
- 27: Want to build a cob house in a cold climate?
- 26: Six Week Natural Building Apprenticeship
- 26: Rustic Furniture
- 26: Turning Your Dream into Reality Seminar
- 26: Cordwood Masonry
- 26: Blacksmithing for Designers
- 26: Designing and Building Natural Homes
- 26: EcoNest Builder Training I, II, III
- 26: Carpentry Part 1: Basic Framing
- 26: Permaculture Design Certification
- 26: Rumford Fireplace and Outdoor Bench
- 26: Thinking Like a Mountain: Sustainability from the Ground Up
- 26: Finish Plaster
- 26: World Environment Day
- 26: Timber Framing Basics
- 26: Green Roof and Wall Design and Installation
- 26: Building for the Future: (Sustainable Home Design)
- 26: 2nd European Natural Building Colloquium
- 26: Ashevillage Building Convergence (ABC)
- 26: Village Building Convergence (VBC8)
- 13: Let’s Build Cob in Texas!
- 12: Carpentry Part 2: Round Pole Joinery
- 09: Micro Hydro Power
- 09: Earth & Art For Your Home
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