I’ve just added another date to the 2010 workshop schedule.  If you’re on the East Coast and have been interested in taking one of my workshops, this is the workshop for you.  It is the only East Coast workshop I have planned for this year, so don’t miss out.  Click here to sign up today.  Keep reading for more information about the site and the workshop itself…

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The seven day intensive workshop will be held April 12-18, 2010 in Hurley, New York.  Located in the historic Hudson Valley, Hurley is situated between the Hudson River and the Catskill Mountains, yielding some amazing countryside and beautiful views.   The town itself, of roughly 6700 people, is only 2 hours from New York City, 1 hour from Albany, and 3 hours from Boston.  There are three parts to Historic Hurley: Old Hurley, West Hurley, and Glenford.  Some of the residences on Old Hurley’s main street are older than 300 years old and are part of the National Register of Historic Sites.  There’s lots to see if you love history, and this can make for some fun side trips after a day’s work on the straw bale structure.  Oh, and for those of you who are into more modern history, Hurley is only about 15 minutes away from Woodstock!

We will be building a roughly 500 square foot, 1 1/2 story structure.  The workshop will cover everything from foundations and toe up installations to framing, baling and plastering.  We won’t actually be installing the foundation or framing ourselves (that will already be up); however, we will discuss several options and details of each facet of the construction.  We will tackle, hands on, the baling of the structure, the plaster preparation, the plastering (first coat), and much more.  Check out my website at www.StrawBaleWorkshops.com to see just what’s covered.  Feel free to bring your own construction plans for feedback and input along with any questions about straw bale construction you may have.

As always, I expect this week to be a blast.  You’ll not only learn a ton about building a straw bale house, but you’ll also meet great people who share common interests.  Many of my past workshop participants have stayed in touch, helped other participants build their own homes, and created  friendships that have lasted long past the end of the workshop.

You can click here to sign up today or read more about what takes place at my workshops at www.StrawBaleWorkshops.com.  I hope to see you in New York.

One more note on signing up:  Do it sooner rather than later as my workshops are filling up faster than usual this year.  I think there’s a big trend towards participation this year, so sign up while there are still spots.  Keep in mind I only allow 20-25 people per workshop and those spots are going fast in my other workshop locations.  I imagine these spots will go quickly too as this is the only East Coast workshop I have scheduled this year.  Here’s the link to sign up once again.

About the Author

Andrew Morison is a specialist in straw bale and green construction. He has shown thousands of people how to build their own straw bale projects through his comprehensive series of instructional straw bale, concrete foundation, and plastering DVDs. You can check these out at www.LearnStrawBale.com..

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