News for 2008

~~~~~~~~~~~ News and Events for 2008 ~~~~~~~~~~

Contact information: Please call our office at (541)396-1825 Monday through Friday from 8am to 1pm PST.

2008 Winter Weekend Work Parties

There are no longer any work parties scheduled. Please call us if you'd like to be added to our work party call list. Hope to see you soon.

2008 Workshop Schedule

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The Cob Cottage Company Needs List

The Cob Cottage Company Needs List

We greatly appreciate any and all contributions that aid the Cob Cottage Company's mission of sharing our knowledge of natural building and ecological living. Give us a call if you or someone you know is trying to get rid of some things. Chances are we might be able to find a use for them. Some items that we are always generally in need of, include:

Building Supplies: urbanite sand straw wood (nearly all kinds) metal barrels stove pipes tarps EPDM (pond liner) sheep's wool horse hair buckets glass

Tools: wheel barrows hammers machetes drills shovels pick axes metal screens

Cooking Materials: Juicers stainless steel pots and pans

Camping Materials: tarps tents sleeping bags sleeping pads

Specialty Items: water filters

Office Materials: scrap paper large envelopes flattened boxes stamps

Wanted: Skilled Site Manager for the Cob Cottage Company

We are looking for a skilled site manager with experience in cob, foundations, natural building maintenance and light forestry. Any combination of these skills would be helpful, all of them would be delightful. This is a voluntary position, and you can contact us for information regarding compensation. Most of our workshops are held on site and you will have access to all trainings offered. Please contact us at 541-396-1825 if you are interested in joining us in a busy summer season.

Rocket Mass Heater Book - -Our newest edition- -

More than a second edition to the groundbreaking Rocket Stoves to Heat Cob Buildings, the new book Rocket Mass Heaters, Superefficient Woodstoves You Can Build (And Snuggle Up To) is the most comprehensive book available on the subject of Rocket Stoves.

Here's a superefficient wood fired heater you can build for yourself in a weekend for less than a hundred dollars. This book explains in detail exactly how to build one, then how to use it in a range of applications.

We discuss materials, where to find them, what to pay and how to make use of found and recycled parts. The section on fire and fuels is thorough but simple, we tried to keep away from numbers whenever possible.

There are success stories, case studies, references and where to find further information, all heavily illustrated and with four full pages of color photographs. Home heating can be expensive both in capital equipment and in running costs. If we heat by gas, oil or electricity we're supporting a big corporation and impoverishing ourselves.



New woodstoves are no longer craftsman-made locally. When we buy them, we are paying a distant corporation which sometimes ships them in from Europe. Wood for heating usually supports the local economy and is a completely renewable resource.

By building an extra efficient heating system you will be one more big step off the treadmill and your move to self-sufficiency and true wealth. Good luck with your stove!



To order, please visit the Cob Cottage Company products page.

We're happy to send a review or promotional copy to anyone you suggest. We'd like to get this information out.

The Hand Sculpted House - quantity discounts!

The Hand Sculpted House, new printing available. Buy a full box of 16 books for only $320 and save $240 off the cover price! That's a discount of more than 40%! If you are teaching or hosting a workshop this season, stock up now. Half a box is only $180, 2 books for $50, or 1 for $30. List price is $35, so whenever you buy directly from us you will save! Contact Cob Cottage Company for more details.

Holiday Rental in Wales

The Coach House, Llanfwrog, Ruthin, N. Wales

The Coach House is where Ianto grew up and where his mother lived for 50 years until she passed away in 2004. It originally belonged to the Woodlands Hall nearby, and housed the Coach belonging to the owner. The Hall is now a Restaurant, and it is within walking distance; there is a large prestigious static caravan park in the grounds of the Hall, which is totally separate from the Coach House. The Coach House is set in 1-1/2 acres of rambling garden, and boasts outstanding views over the Vale of Clwyd 2 miles to the medieval market town of Ruthin, and close to the Clocaenog Forest. There are wonderful walks around the area, and only 40 minutes drive to Chester, the North Wales Coast or Snowdonia.

Self Catering Accommodation sleeps up to 8 (including hide-a-bed).&nbsp: 3 bed room cottage, 2 with double beds, 1 with 2 single beds and bathroom upstairs. Linen provided including some towels. Ground floor - large lounge, with open fire and T.V.; dining room with open fire and T.V.; kitchen with electric cooker, fridge, freezer, washing machine & microwave, plus usual kitchen utensils and there is a separate toilet downstairs also (Clothes dryer situated in garage). There is a Stair Lift in this property. Coal and logs on premises. Electricity included in fee, including storage heaters in winter months. A cot and/or high chair are available upon request.

New renting - available mid July onwards. Introductory offer - £400 a week until end October, £250 a week thereafter. Short breaks available. Sorry, no pets and there is a No Smoking policy inside the house, if you please. Contact Elwyn & Gwenan Williams, Tel/Fax 01824 702967 e.mail: gwenank@agriplus.net

website:http://www.ruthincoachhouse.co.uk/ for online booking go to: http://www.stayinwales.co.uk

Talented Natural Builders/Teachers Wanted

Cob Cottage Company is looking for talented, experienced Natural Builders who would love to teach at the with us. We are a group of friends who really like one another, who work together like a theater company. We put on magical acts about natural building and sustainable living that entertain and inspire the public. We take on people we really like, then figure out how to get the work done, so there are lots of interesting projects that we share according to abilities.

• Cob Cottage is the senior group in North America specializing in cob and natural building. We have trained many of the professionals now well-known in the field.
• We are a public service, not a business. We provide information on natural building to anyone who needs it, very often free. We are specifically looking for people who could teach or build with the Cob Cottage Company.
• We teach workshops, do talks and slideshows, produce publications and the CobWeb newsletter. We are the originators of the annual national Colloquium on Natural Building. We are a tiny group with great influence, not only in changing how America builds, but in helping chart a more sensible course for individuals and society.

If you're interested in getting involved in our work, contact us at 541-396-1825, P.O. Box 942, Coquille, OR 97423. The best time to call is Monday thru Friday 4 PM to 8 PM PST. Keep checking our website, www.cobcottage.com, for more details as our new plans evolve.