In most cases, we can accommodate serious food restrictions, such as, gluten-free, lactose intolerance, peanut allergy, vegetarian, etc. (To be kind to the Hosts, who always pour their heart into providing delicious, nourishing meals, please note that this doesn’t mean things like: “I don’t like Brussel Sprouts.”)

Be sure to let us know ASAP any requirements you have so we can see what’s possible. We cannot guarantee that we will be able to accommodate every need, but we will do our best to do so. Email Dainella at info@strawbale.com with questions. :)

Airline tickets are often less expensive the earlier you buy them, so we understand the desire to buy early. That said, we recommend that people buy their tickets no earlier than 30 days prior to the start of the workshop.

This is when we will connect everyone in the group together in an email and with a group survey to help coordinate ride-sharing, and often folks with also be open to sharing off-site accommodations for those that don’t wish to camp.

You are most welcome to arrive the afternoon of the day before the workshop and stay over on the last night after the class ends if that helps your travel plans.

You are welcome to stay on-site or at a hotel. It’s up to you. It is always a mix at every workshop!

Kids are welcome to join us as Guests or Participants, depending on their age. We require that the parents/guardians take full responsibility for the kids and their safety.

Contact Dainella at info@strawbale.com to coordinate so we can help ensure the best experience for them.

Keep in mind that it is an active construction site and, therefore, inherently dangerous. We trust parents/guardians will make the choice appropriate for their kids.

Kids under 12 cannot be left unattended, so a non-participating adult must accompany them. If you plan to bring your children, please contact us in advance to work out the arrangements.

When kids come as non-participating guests that are joining in group meals, but not participating in the workshop learning and activities, we ask that the parents/guardians pay for their food so that it’s not an extra financial burden for the hosts.

The fee is forwarded 100% to the hosts. The costs are $245 for 14 years old and younger and $320 for 15+.

Supervising adults not attending as paid Workshop Participants will also be charged the 15+ food contribution of $320.

If the kids will be participating in the workshop, then they would pay a normal registration fee.

Guests and Guardians must sign a waiver and agreement to be present on the property during the workshop.

Kids are welcome to join us as Guests or Participants, depending on their age. We require that the parents/guardians take full responsibility for the kids and their safety.

Contact Dainella at info@strawbale.com to coordinate so we can help ensure the best experience for them.

Keep in mind that it is a construction site and, therefore, inherently dangerous. We trust parents/guardians will make the choice appropriate for their kids.

Kids under 12 cannot be left unattended, so a non-participating adult must accompany them. If you plan to bring your children, please contact us in advance at info@strawbale.com to work out the arrangements.

When kids are coming as non-participating guests that are joining in group meals, but not participating in the actual class, we ask that the parents/guardians pay for their food so that it’s not an extra financial burden for the hosts.

The fee is forwarded 100% to the hosts. The costs are $245 for 14 years old and younger and $320 for 15+.

Supervising adults not attending as paid participants will also be charged the 15+ food contribution of $320.

If the kids will be participating in the workshop, then they would pay a normal registration fee.

Tuition is nonrefundable. Because organizing these events is a significant undertaking with many moving pieces, and planning, and involves many people, over months and often years, we maintain this policy. 

That said, if you are unable to attend the workshop location and date that you originally selected, we will gladly work with you to transfer, or credit, your tuition towards a future workshop (assuming there is a future workshop.)  You must contact us before the start date of your initially scheduled workshop purchase for this credit to be issued. Your tuition credit would be valid for one (1) year from the start date of your original workshop.

Alternatively, you can transfer your tuition to another person to attend in your place if that is your preference.

Absolutely. The level of work performed on the site is entirely up to you. We have had people come and limit their physical work to sweeping up the job site and tidying up. That plays a critical safety role in the workshop and is more helpful than you might imagine! They learned a ton and had a great time.

Every workshop is different, but the goal is always to have a large enough class to allow people to work at a reasonable pace and be safe.

We want you to have fun, learn, take notes, ask questions, move around to a variety of tasks to learn skills, and feel like you can take a break when necessary.

To give you an idea, technically “full” varies per workshop from 20 to 40 and depends on the size of the project and terrain for safety reasons.

Again, it’s not about keeping you flat-out busy all week. It’s about allowing you to learn at your pace and have fun all week while still contributing work to create a beautiful home for the workshop host — who has welcomed us all to the rare experience of learning on an active, no-artiface job site!

This is something that we work hard to avoid and is rare in the overall schedule of events. That said, because there are elements of the workshop that are outside of our control (acts of God, COVID, etc.), there is always a slight chance that it could happen. If it were to occur, we would offer you the following options to choose from:

1. Switch your tuition to another workshop location in the current year’s schedule. 
2. Transfer, or credit, your tuition to a location in the following year’s schedule.
3. Receive a full refund for your tuition. Cancellation of a workshop is the only situation in which the non-refundable tuition becomes refundable.