Workshops

Since 1993, Cob Cottage has taught about two hundred, one to eight week workshops, teaching practical skills to people who want to apply Natural Building to their lives. We are the senior resource on Natural Building in North America. Each day includes demonstrations and hands-on learning on real buildings with discussions, slides and lectures. Expect long days of hard work, wholesome food, peaceful scenery, and high satisfaction. We offer a wide variety of trainings in Natural Building. Phone us for help choosing the workshop that suits you best.

Notes:

  • Phone to pre-enroll before sending money. Best time to call is between 8 am and 1 pm PST Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Enroll early for a discount and before the courses fill up!
    (541)396-1825
  • Discounts---10% for FULL payment 90 days in advance, except apprenticeships; plus 10% discount for family and friends coming together; and 50% for people 6 to 15 years old. Alumni receive a 25% discount if paid 90 days in advance! Local residents in Coos/Curry Counties please contact us for local discounts. Withdrawals within 10 days of beginning of workshop may forfeit their enrollment fee.
  • Most workshop fees include all meals. Ask about accommodations when you call.
  • The schedule of workshops may continue to list some courses after their completion date to show what courses were taught this year, their price, and location, since this may be of interest to people who are waiting for next year's schedule to be posted.
  • The bulk of the schedule for any year is generally posted by early January, though some workshops will be posted before then.
  • Expect some changes in the schedule; check this page periodically for new additions, deletions, or date changes.

You may also wish to visit our Affiliate Workshops page. Which lists other workshops taught by people associated with Cob Cottage Company.

Title Start Date End Date Location Cost Instructors
Carpenters Craft: Square and Level Jun 12 2010 Jun 13 2010 Portland, Oregon $175 Erica Ritter & Ernie Wisner
Natural Building Apprenticeship in Ireland Jun 15 2010 Aug 13 2010 Cork, Ireland 3200 Euro Jo Forsyth, Thomas & Ulrike Riedmuller, Colleen Phillips
Complete Cob Jun 19 2010 Jun 27 2010 Coquille, OR $880 Max Edleson & Eva Miller
The Hand Sculpted House Jun 19 2010 Jun 27 2010 Cork, Ireland 750 Euro Ulrike and Thomas Riedmuller
Windpoof Walls: Insulation, Glazing, Breathable Skin Jul 17 2010 Jul 18 2010 Portland, Oregon $175 Erica Ritter & Ernie Wisner
Natural Building and Ecological Living in Mexico Jul 18 2010 Jul 24 2010 Tlaxcala, Mexico $1200, less discounts Alejandra Caballero, Paco Gomez & Others
The $1,000 House! A Complete Cob 17 day Intensive Aug 8 2010 Aug 28 2010 Coquille, OR $1,800 Kirk Mobert and TBA
Cozy Comforts: Natural Plasters, Paints & Finishes Sep 4 2010 Sep 5 2010 Portland, Oregon $175 Erinie Wisner & Erica Ritter
Complete Cob Sep 11 2010 Sep 19 2010 Coquille, OR 880 TBA
Complete Cob - RETURNS!!! Oct 9 2010 Oct 17 2010 Point Arena, CA $880 Kirk Mobert & Bryan Burnowski
Pyromania! - Rocket Mass Heaters Oct 15 2010 Oct 17 2010 Coquille, OR $240 Ianto Evans, Ernie Wisner, Erica Ritter
Off The Treadmill! Nov 5 2010 Nov 7 2010 Coquille, OR $240 Ianto Evans, Linda Smiley & Guests
Natural Building and Ecological Living in Mexico Nov 28 2010 Dec 4 2010 Tlaxcala, Mexico $1200, less discounts Alejandra Caballero and Paco Gomez, with a star cast of assistants
Natural Building/Ecological Food Production Apprenticeship May 1 2011 Oct 31 2011 Coquille $5400 Ianto Evans
Complete Cob May 15 2011 May 23 2011 Coquille, OR $880 TBA
European Masonry Heaters Jun 1 2011 Jun 1 2011 Coquille, OR $1,200 Flemming & Karen Abrahamsson
The Danish Compost Toilet Jun 1 2011 Jun 1 2011 Coquille, OR $240 Flemming & Karen Abrahamsson; Ianto Evans