Rhode Island Workshop: Learn How To Build Your Own Straw Bale House While Giving Back
“As you reach forward with one hand, accept the advice of those who have gone before you, and in the same manner reach back with the other hand to those
“As you reach forward with one hand, accept the advice of those who have gone before you, and in the same manner reach back with the other hand to those
I recently completed teaching a workshop in Meadville, Pennsylvania which once again reminded me of how much fun it is to build a house with my own two hands. In
Meet the Montana straw bale workshop host, Dale. He is one of these people that one can’t help but enjoy being around. We met him a couple of years ago
It’s not everyday that people come together and build with each other. Not in these “modern times” at least; however, that is precisely what happened this last week outside of
THE HOUSE THAT JACK (AND NANCIE, AND THE KIDS, AND THE FATHER, AND THE NEIGHBORS) BUILT “When a person really desires something, all the universe conspires to help that person
Like many of us, Ryan (a 7 day straw bale workshop graduate) held a deep desire to build his home using his own two hands. After all, growing up in
We are excited to announce our 2013 workshop schedule this coming Friday, November 23rd. We have some great locations and projects set up this year, and I trust you will
Last weekend in Denver, Colorado I held my first ever 2-day Straw Bale Design Seminar. I suppose it would be silly for me to try and share the group experience
When I arrived at the Perth straw bale workshop site in Calingiri, Western Australia last week, I was amazed. Before me stood our workshop home, a beautifully built, roughly 5,000
Interested in building your own tiny home or straw bale home? This is an awesome opportunity for you to learn hands on from an expert. This two-week workshop will cover
Teresa, the Sam’s Valley, Oregon workshop host for the gets to do something most of us wouldn’t have the courage and stamina to do year after year…teach at a youth
Bales of Knowledge, an essay by Arthur Olson (18), who attended the Culyer, New York workshop is a powerful example of how this work can change the world. When I
Renee’s gift of raw food was literally a life saving experience. Sometimes in life things may seem so bleak and desperate that it’s hard to find hope or reason to
Rebuild with Straw Bales Jill Plumer and David Clark decided to rebuild with straw bales after a tornado destroyed their home. They married in 2001 and soon after the joyous
Do you want to learn how to build a home in seven days? Really? Okay, so that’s a bit of an exaggeration, but we sure did get a lot accomplished
Frank and Lorraine are the charismatic and wonderfully entertaining hosts for the Culyer, NY September 12-18, 2012 workshop. We spent some time on the phone and I was instantly captivated
Mary, the host for the July 7-13 Castlegar workshop in British Columbia is a woman on a radically needed mission: to help humanity transition from life to death with dignity
Dylana and Ron are the hosts for the Ashland, OR, August 15-21 2011 workshop. Hosting this workshop represents a lifelong goal of Dylana’s, an Ashland native, who has had visions
Gabriella here…I am pleased to post that all of the 200 sq.ft. cottages that we built in the first few years of teaching workshops when we lived out on my
A question that I’ve been asked potentially thousands of times over the years teaching workshops is “can I stuff the wall with this?”. I like that people ask the question,
So you want to host a workshop and experience a community building project on your home. That’s awesome! It will be one of the best weeks of your life and
Over the years through conversations and books I have heard that it is fine to plaster directly onto straw bales without the use of any type of mesh reinforcement as
I’m looking for someone to build this cottage in a workshop. It’s an amazing design for one or two people to live in, or it can be used as a
This is a very generous offer from Carol Atkinson. She traveled the world and prepared this straw bale report in that time. The straw bale report documents her study of
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