Cob/Natural Buildings for Permies

Start Date: 
May 21 2012
End Date: 
May 25 2012
Location: 
Coquille, OR
Cost: 
$600
Accommodations: 
Includes all meals, camping is available free of charge
Instructors: 
Ianto Evans and Team
Description: 

This hands-on introduction to Natural Building helps you decide on appropriate construction for your own home.  Cob, balecob, adobe, pisé, roundwood, shake making, foundations, roofs, floors and natural plasters.  Design, siting.  At North America's oldest Natural Building school, in 400 acres of Oregon coastal rain forest.  A rustic campus of innovative natural buildings.  Off grid, off road, a dozen cob cottages with Rocket Mass Heaters, earthen oven.  20,000 sq.ft. of ecograden feeds us, sustainable forest management for materials.  Includes camping and three vegetarian meals per day.  Instructors Ianto Evans and team.Cost$600. Register with the SOPI Permaculture course May 6-19 and save 20% off both!