I was contacted today by a man named Cliff who is looking to volunteer on a straw bale construction site in Sweden. Anybody interested? If so, please respond to this blog and I will put you in touch with the volunteer. Thanks.
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Categories: Helping Each Other/Personal Stories 18 Comments »
March 21st, 2009 at 8:50 am
I am about to start a project of some magnitude building a strawbale house in the south of sweden, the problems so far is that I don´t know first thing about it but intend to do it. At the moment I have land, a builder to lead the project and a lot of will, all I need now is a drawing, a permision and some money. As you may notice this seem unlikely to happen whithin 2 years but if al go as planed we will start building 2011 and then I will gladly take on all the volenteers posible.
May 2nd, 2009 at 3:41 am
Not quite sure if you want to volunteer, or that you require volunteers. I just about to conduct a course building a straw bale house up here in Värmland at the above website. Would you like to come and volunteer? We do ask volunteers to pay 1000sek per week or 1600sek for two weeks. If you come some days before the course, you get to participate in the course as well.
Apart from all that would love to keep in touch, and maybe one way or another we can help each other out.
May 2nd, 2009 at 7:25 am
Click on Subhasha for the website.
May 19th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
I may be building a straw bale home as soon as the permits come through. Due to the Swedish weather I am not certain if this will happen at the end of this summer or beginning on spring/summer 2010 though. But feel free to contact me. I need all the help I can get!
May 21st, 2009 at 3:14 am
In reply to Eva. So very glad to hear you will be soon building your own home with straw bales. Of course if at all possible we would love to help. How do you feel about gaining some experience and joining us here at Ängsbacka to complete our project of an oval meditation space? As you can see from the website we are a Kursgård, so we ask volunteers to pay for food and lodging and have a half price deal at this time of 500 sek per week. Or become a member for 1000sek. and come for free for at least a month.
We are at the plastering stage and roof completion. We have received a great deal of advice from Jon Rundlöf, one of Sweden’s most knowledgeable persons on clay plaster, and we have some of the purest clay around. So there is much knowledge to be gained.
July 22nd, 2009 at 5:58 pm
We are also looking for volunteers in New Zealand!
If anyone has reasonable experience in Strawbale building and would be interested in volunteering during the construction of our new Strawbale home this coming summer between Dec 2009 – May 2010 at Wainui Beach (great surf), Gisborne, New Zealand, let us know. We are looking for hard and willing workers. We hope to be able to provide accommodation and food as payment as well as a great time! Contact Huia and Greg.
July 26th, 2009 at 12:51 pm
I am now closer than ever to start with one building (a garage/boiler room) before this coming winter so I’d love to have a volunteer/-s help me. I live in Southerns Sweden (middle of SkÃ¥ne). Hey… Jonas – it would also be nice to get in touch with you just to exchange ideas.
I plan to build the main house during next Spring/summer. Volunteers are welcome then too.
July 29th, 2009 at 10:51 pm
Dear Eva,
Good to hear that your plans are nearing fruition.
Have to admit that volunteers are short on the ground here at Ängsbacka. No one to help us completing our house. But it was used as a workshop space during the festivals.
Please do keep in touch, and keep us up with your progress, as time goes on who knows who will be available!
Attached a photo of ours so far. (apparently I have to post this on this site so I don’t know if you got my mail and photo)
With love and light
August 8th, 2009 at 3:54 am
Hi everybody. I have a land here near Stavanger centre, and would like to get some help building a 28 m2 house on it. I was thinking that in return for your help, you could get to use the house for a couple of weeks a year for a couple of years. Is this of any interest to anyone? I could also put you up in my house as we are working. My email is e_tonelise@hotmail.com
October 19th, 2009 at 11:20 am
hello sir /ma,
i will love to request for a volunteering application package from your reputable organization if given the opportunity.
in fact, i will also love to work with you as an agent/consultant here in my country nigeria.
thank you in advance,i look forward to hear from you soonest.
January 6th, 2010 at 10:19 am
Hello !
I’m Anne-Lise, I’m French, and with a friend we want to be volunteers on a straw bale building for 8 weeks this summer (2010). We desperetaly search where we could do this, in preference in Europe.
Please, help us !
Thank you in advance, we look forward to hear from you soonest.
You can also contact us on annelise.coulonnier@live.fr
February 11th, 2010 at 5:07 am
I try to get in touche with Huia and Greg to help them in New Zealand, how can I get their email.
thanks Christophe and cecile, 2 eco house homebuild before (one in straw and clay)
December 15th, 2010 at 2:13 am
Hello! I am interested in learning how to build a straw bale house and if anyone should need any help with that in Sweden this summer I will be there and I would love the opportunity to learn and help out ! please email me at nadia.banning@gmail.com if you have any straw bale related projects for this 2011 summer, ill be there throughout july and august, thanks!
January 15th, 2011 at 12:57 am
Hi i am Tempa Rabgyel 29 years old man i am very much interested to be a volunteer. I can do my best to serve you high quality of work. Contact me in e-mail trabgyel@yahoo.com
many thanks
March 1st, 2011 at 7:42 am
Hi, I’m looking to learn more about straw bail and natural building. I’ll be in the Southern France area for the spring/summer 2011. Does anyone know of any volunteer projects in that area? I’m also willing to travel to get some experience. I’m from Canada, speak english and some French. I would really appreciate any help/suggestions. Thanks!
April 13th, 2011 at 4:19 pm
Hi! I would like to learn more about straw bale building and would be ready to help building anytime anywhere in the US. I have some kind of traditional building experience and I am usually pretty good with fixing/building things, and I have lots of energy! If anyone is interested, let me know.
May 26th, 2011 at 12:03 pm
Hi!If someone needs help with building a straw bale house in Europe, I have experience in bulding a small house in Athens, feel free to contakt me at arximides@yahoo.com
May 26th, 2011 at 12:09 pm
Thanks Thomas. Also, if you want to get involved with other people in your region who are doing straw bale construction, please come join us on Straw Bale Planet! Here’s the link to join.