call Paulina on 01825 713349.
www.earthhandsandhouses.org
UK, Essex, nr. Stanstead
In a semi-rural location where camping is free with basic facilities.
28 May-2 June, Building with Earthbags. Domes and arches.
This is an Earthbag workshop, learning to build a root cellar, or any earthen dome structures for emergency and sustainable living. Building an arch and a very small dome made out of earth filled bags, and plastering/sculpting the dome with an earthen plaster. Hands-on and some theory.Cost: £260 without meals, or £320 with meals (Taught by Paulina)
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UK, Hoathly Hill Community, E. Sussex
In the gardens of the community.
Weekend 21,22,23 June, Building with Straw bales.
Mid Summer Straw Bale Building and Celebration.
Come and join us for a fun weekend of learning natural building, camping with campfires and a mid summer celebration.This is a straw bale workshop, building a round house, which will include a straw bale wall system that will be strengthened with hazel pinning, tying the walls, making the wall plate and compressing the wall as well as plastering/sculpting the walls with an earthen plaster. Hands-on and some theory.
Cost: £ tba without meals, or £tba with communally cooked meals (Taught by Paulina)
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Poland, North-Easterly Poland, nr. Lake Hancza, Przelomka.
Taught by Paulina and Jarema
27th July - 30th July, Building with Earthbags - Domes and arches.
This is an Earthbag workshop, we will be building a root cellar, or a meditation dome, learning to build earthen dome structures for emergency and sustainable living. Building an arch and a very small dome made out of earth filled bags. Hands-on and some theory.Cost: 160 Euro
1st – 3rd Aug, Clay plastering workshop.
This workshop will teach how to recognize clay, how to prepare clay plaster, two different layers of earthen clay plaster, preparation of wheat paste for stabilizing the final layer, sculpting, painting with clay paint, and light straw clay insulation.Cost: 110 Euro
4th August, Lime plastering.
Plastering with Lime, clay finished walls.Cost: 30 Euro
All courses in Przelomka include free basic camping facilities or make your own arrangements. (Accommodation: There is accommodation in the neighborhood for 6 to 20 Euros per night. Food: this is usually prepared together and the cost is shared)
Discount for ALL 3 workshops - 270 Euro (Lime plastering is FREE if you attend the other two workshops)
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Workshops in Poland, taught by Jarema
Poland, Nowe Miasto, near Olsztyn. 70 km from Warsaw.
7-9th May
–Survival workshop.
Three days learning Survival skills such as building of shelter, learning about herbs and other
useful information regarding hygiene, and natural medicines. This course
is for beginners.
Cost: 100 Euros.
Poland, Nowe Miasto, near Olsztyn. 70 km from Warsaw.
30th May –
1st June. Clay plastering workshop.
This workshop will teach you how to recognize
clay, how to prepare and apply clay plaster, two different layers of earthen
clay plaster, final smooth plaster with a range of two colours, preparation of
wheat paste for stabilizing the final layer, sculpting, painting with clay
paint, lime plaster.
Cost: 150 Euro.
Cost: 150 Euro.
Poland, Karczak / Podlasie
16-18th June,
Building with Straw bales,
This is a straw bale workshop which will teach you how to build earthbag foundations, Straw bale walls with hazel pinning, tying the walls, making the wall plate and compressing the
wall.
Cost: 150 Euro.
Cost: 150 Euro.
21-23 June, Clay plastering workshop.
Clay plastering the straw bale walls. This workshop will teach how
to recognize clay, how to prepare clay plaster, three different layers of
earthen clay plaster, preparation of wheat paste for stabilizing the final
layer, sculpting, painting with clay paint. And lime plastering.
Cost: 150 Euro.
Cost: 150 Euro.
Poland: in Pupki near Olsztyn.
28-30th June,
Natural building workshop,
which is An Introduction to:
·
Earthbag
Building
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Cordwood building
·
Cob and wattle and daub, filling
in a timber structure post and beam barn.
We will be spending a day
on each technology.
Cost: 150 Euro.
Poland: in Pupki near Olsztyn.
3 -5th July, Clay plastering workshop.
This workshop will teach how to recognize clay, how
to prepare clay plaster, three different layers of earthen clay plaster, preparation
of wheat paste for stabilizing the final layer, sculpting, painting with clay
paint. And lime plastering.
Cost: 150 Euro.
Cost: 150 Euro.
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Taurus Mountains of South Turkey (a workshop taught by Paulina)
In the Mediterranean forest of Dutalan, 60km from Antalya in Turkey.
22 - 29th October, Building with Straw bales
A straw bale and clay plastering workshop - this is a rare opportunity to learn how to build straw bale walls around a wooden hexagonal structure that supports a reciprocal roof. In a 2 part workshop we’ll learn how to; raise straw bale walls with hazel pinning, tying walls, making a wall plate and compressing a wall, Installing door frames and window frames, as well as making clay plaster, recognizing clay, preparing clay plaster, the application of 3 different layers of earthen clay plaster, preparing wheat paste for stabilizing the final layer, sculpting, painting with clay paint and make light straw clay insulation. Hands-on and some theory.Cost: 395 Euro
(food: approx. 6 Euros per day, accommodation: free camping)
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Northern Thailand near Chaing Mai,
On a beautiful site looking up at the mountain Chiang Dao.
10 - 18th February 2014
Building a large Earthbag house dome
Building with Earthbags, or Superadobe. A rare opportunity to build a 4m diameter dome which will be used as a guest house. The workshop will include foundations, making the dome and arch, and some clay plastering. After this workshop there will be an opportunity to stay on as a volunteer and participate in finishing the dome.Cost: 360 Euros
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