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Tuition: $250

We are happy to announce this year’s West Coast colloquium taking place in Southern Oregon. This “peer-only” gathering will take place at beautiful Camp Latgawa, the site of several colloquiums over the last 10 years. Natural builders from around the region and the country will come together to re-connect, reflect, and rejuvenate during a week of informal presentations, conversations, and hands-on building projects.

About the Natural Building Colloquium:

The Natural Building Colloquium began almost 15 years ago as a way for the members of the fledgling Natural Building movement to gather, share information, learn from one another, get inspired, and basically have a good time. The movement has grown a lot since then, and the colloquiums continue to be a valuable opportunity for people in the field to connect with one another.

If you did not receive an invitation to this event and would like one, please contact James: james@housealive.org.

It’s the sixth year that the PeaceWeavers have hosted this family-friendly event at the Thunder Mountain Retreat Center near Bath, New York, offering very full days of teaching, learning, building, and networking. Top experts, authors, educators, innovators, designers, and builders offer hands-on experience and educational presentations with “close to the earth” building materials and lifestyle choices.

But in the end, there’s one really important thing that makes these events amazing. Sure, there’s all kinds of new, fun, valuable things to learn — tactile, hands-in-the-mud stuff that you just don’t get from the books or the internet. Sure, people can pick up tricks and tips to save precious days and months of misdirected time and effort, as well as thousands of dollars of misspent money, on their own projects and in their lives. Sure, there’s the great food, the beautiful natural setting, the music, and so much more. But in the end, the most rewarding and inspiring thing is the rare privilege of being with so many talented, smart, caring, willing, extraordinary people… some of whom just happen to be world-class natural builders, sustainable thinkers, and do-gooders. It’s the people — all of them — who come together at Thunder Mountain that are the best thing of all.

Website: http://www.peaceweavers.com/bws/

Finished Colloquium Project. Orella Ranch, CALIF. – 9 May 2009 – Many hands and hearts joined together before, during and after the Natural Building Colloquium last October. Guner Tautrim has posted photos of the completed multi-unit Watson Wick toilet project that so many of you participated in.

Thanks to all the good people who supported Orella Ranch on this project – and thanks to Guner for sharing these photos!
View Photos here »

October 19-26, 2008 —
Santa Barbara, California, USA

Update:

To see photos and an excellent article about the 2008 International Natural Building Colloquium visit Kelly Hart’s site, and Mark Piepkorn’s site.

View current Colloqui and Gatherings »

To see photos and an excellent article about the 2008 International Natural Building Colloquium visit Kelly Hart’s site, and Mark Piepkorn’s site.

What’s the difference between a “Gathering” and a “Colloquium”?

A Natural Building Gathering is intended to welcome all interested in Natural Building to learn from presenters, through lecture and hand’s-on experience. Lots of building usually happens and the curious to the passionate come together to get dirty, build community and learn. These events are usually organized regionally, bioregionally, or locally. Continue Reading…