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Natural Building in the mountains of CO
July 10-13, 2009
The workshop will include:
Introduction to our "compound", our vision and tour of the other strawbale house on site as well as our present project, an earthship under construction
Basic design principles for environmental citing, climatic considerations, and aesthetics
Adobe brick making
Adobe wall construction
Intros and smaller projects using other earthen building techniques including wattle-and-daub, cob, and earth bag
Earthen plasters for earthen walls and strawbale walls
Natural clay/starch paints, linseed oil, beeswax and other options for finishing sealants, etc
And more...
Evening/afternoon activities and exchanges will also be included. These include; an introduction to earthen building, introduction to Thai cooking, Thai massage, seed saving and our work in Thailand at Pun Pun organic farm, sustainable living learning center and seed center.
See www.punpunthailand.org for more info.
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I'm considering a move to Colorado...I really wish I could somehow be there for that workshop. Oh well...hopefully there will be a few more.
ps - I enjoyed your article about local self-reliance overthrowing the system. It echoes my thoughts precisely.
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