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The hosts offer two vastly different B&B experiences on their 300 acres of gardens, lakes, ponds, woods and meadows. Berry Hill Gardens Bed and Breakfast Inn is situated on a hilltop overlooking miles of rural beauty; the Buckthorn Lodge is nestled in a sunny glen deep in the woods. Enjoy delicious breakfasts in a friendly, healthy informal atmosphere. Comfortable antiques, fireplaces and all-natural luxury linens are throughout.
This workshop will take the participants step by step through the process of building a straw bale cottage roughly 400 square feet in size. I will cover all of the information you need to build your own cottage and ultimately: your own house! The workshop, like all of my workshops, is limited to 20 participants so sign up soon to reserve your space. The area is beautiful, the workshop will be educational and fun, and you will leave with a new knowledge of how to build with bales. To sign up and to learn more about my other workshops, please visit www.StrawBaleWorkshops.com. Thanks and I hope to bale with you soon!
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I am happy to announce a new workshop date for the 2008 season. I will be holding a seven day intensive straw bale workshop September 1 - September 7, 2008 at the beautiful Berry Hill Gardens country Bed and Breakfast. Here’s a little description of the property from their website (www.BerryHillGardens.com).
Off the beaten path on a secluded lane, conveniently centered between Bainbridge, Afton and Oxford, our country bed and breakfasts are located in the heart of Central New York. The breathtaking Leatherstocking Region is an area bursting with museums, sporting facilities, artisans and fascinating history.
The hosts offer two vastly different B&B experiences on their 300 acres of gardens, lakes, ponds, woods and meadows. Berry Hill Gardens Bed and Breakfast Inn is situated on a hilltop overlooking miles of rural beauty; the Buckthorn Lodge is nestled in a sunny glen deep in the woods. Enjoy delicious breakfasts in a friendly, healthy informal atmosphere. Comfortable antiques, fireplaces and all-natural luxury linens are throughout.
This workshop will take the participants step by step through the process of building a straw bale cottage roughly 400 square feet in size. I will cover all of the information you need to build your own cottage and ultimately: your own house! The workshop, like all of my workshops, is limited to 20 participants so sign up soon to reserve your space. The area is beautiful, the workshop will be educational and fun, and you will leave with a new knowledge of how to build with bales. To sign up and to learn more about my other workshops, please visit www.StrawBaleWorkshops.com. Thanks and I hope to bale with you soon!
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Andrew Morison is a licensed contractor specializing 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 http://www.LearnStrawBale.com.
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November 13th, 2007 at 4:53 pm
Will people be camping or do we stay in the B&B?
November 13th, 2007 at 4:58 pm
What kind of stuff do you cover in the workshop? It seems like 400 Sf is pretty small and I wonder if you can really teach people “all there is to know” on such a small building. I would be interested to hear more about what things you teach. Thanks.
Frank
November 13th, 2007 at 5:40 pm
I cover pretty much every aspect of building with bales from foundation details to plaster coats. We don’t usually have time to actually do the plaster coats hands on, but I answer questions and give tips about how to achieve a quality finish. If we are lucky, we will get to apply the scratch coat (first coat) of plaster before the workshop ends. The building is a good teaching piece because it has plumbing, electrical, interior partition walls, and many other aspects of an actual full scale home. This way the participants get to try their hand at all the different details. If you have more questions, please visit www.StrawBaleWorkshops.com and let me know here if you still don’t get your answers.
November 13th, 2007 at 5:42 pm
Janet,
Participants are welcome to stay in the B&B if they want to purchase rooms. They are also welcome to camp on the property for free. It is up to you!
November 17th, 2007 at 12:28 pm
GREAT!! My family and I are looking to move to that area after several trips up there. WE want to build a strawbale house so this will work out perfect! I have been hard pressed to find anyone on the East coast that does this. Looking forward to a hard, fun filled week…and some sore muscles the week after!
November 17th, 2007 at 2:46 pm
Patrick,
I am glad this will work out so well for you! That’s great news. To sign up, go to the workshop website: www.StrawBaleWorkshops.com. It is still a way off, but sometimes these workshops fill up faster than I anticipate. See you in September.
Andrew
March 13th, 2008 at 11:06 pm
Hello, I’m interested but how much construction experience does one need to attend this workshop?
Thanks,
aikeau
March 14th, 2008 at 8:00 am
Aikeau,
You do not need any building experience at all. It will help if you have some, but I explain everything well enough to understand even with no prior experience.
Andrew