Monday, 30 March 2009

New Natural Building Courses for Summer 2009

Straw Bale, Earthbag, Earthen Plasters, Paints,cordwood...

60 km from Warsaw in Poland

Located in a forest with existing structures that include a small load bearing straw bale house and an earthbag dome covered in slats. The site also has a camping field.

1-3 May - Earthbags - domes and arches.

4 May - Earthen plaster plastering the earthbag dome.

8-10 May - Survival building a shelter, eating wild plants, basic hygiene, basic natural medicine, making a sweat lodge.

20 km from Olsztyn in Poland

On a new site surrounded by forest and meadows, no facilities except camping, but accommodation available 1km away.

5-8 June - Earthbags - domes and arches. Hands on and theory. Taught by Jarema and Paulina

9th June - Earthen plaster plastering the earthbag dome.

12-14 June - Building with Straw bales. Hands on and theory. Taught by Jarema and Paulina

15-17 June - Clay plastering Sculpting, clay paints, straw/clay as insulation, making 1cm thin partition walls.

Lake ‘Hancza’ North-East Poland

The site is located on a beautiful hilly meadow, with forests and lakes, existing structures include an unfinished post and beam load-bearing straw bale house, a small earthbag dome and straw bale bus shelter. A camping field with very basic facilities is on site and accommodation is available 1km away.

3-5 July - Survival (building a shelter, eating wild plants, basic hygiene, basic natural medicine, making a sweat lodge,)

9-12 July - Earthbags - domes and arches. .(hands on and theory) (taught by Jarema and Paulina)

14-16 July - Clay plastering, sculpting, clay paints, straw/clay as insulation, making 1cm thin partition walls.

19-20 July - Introduction to cordwood and wattle and daub.

Possibility to stay on and volunteer on this site.

60 km from Warsaw in Poland

Located in a forest with existing structures that include a small load bearing straw bale house and an earthbag dome covered in slats. The site also has a camping field.

7-9 August - Building with Straw bales. Hands on

11-13 August - Clay plastering sculpting, clay paints, straw/clay as insulation, making 1cm thin partition walls.

5-7 September - An introduction to Natural building. An overview of building technologies such as earthbags, cordwood, cob, wattle & daub.

12-14 September - Survival building a shelter, eating wild plants, basic hygiene, basic natural medicine, making a sweat lodge.

Workshops cost
75 Euro for a 2-day workshop
100 Euro for a 3-day workshop
130 Euro for a 4-day workshop
150 Euro for a 5-day workshop

for more infor see:

www.earthhandsandhouses.org

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