Earth house | Natural Building - About Rebuilding in Disaster Areas | Natural Building Network Builders without Borders in Haiti – 5/3/2010 Should any NBN members want to practically support the relief effort in Haiti, then please send an email to office@nbnetwork.org. NBN does not directly manage such efforts, but help coordinate skilled people with relief organizations such as Builders Without Borders, Engineers Without Borders , Groundswell International, Kleiwerks International and the Permaculture Relief Corps. If you are a skilled natural builder or permaculturalist and would like to donate phone or email consultation time to organizations supporting rebuilding efforts in Haiti or elsewhere please fill out the form below. If you have a high need project that could use this list please contact us a office@nbnetwork.org.
Work Exchange | Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage If you’d like to see what life is like at Dancing Rabbit and build your skills in sustainable living at the same time, you may be interested in a work exchange or internship position. In exchange for your help on a project, your project host typically provides for your living accommodations, food, and other living expenses while at Dancing Rabbit. Opportunities to gain hands-on experience is, of course, also part of the exchange. Projects often include natural building, green building, building design, organic gardening and food preservation, small agricultural endeavors, small business projects, childcare, and sustainable technology. The work exchange/internship “season” generally runs from April through October (though occasionally extended season opportunities arise). Technology Engineering / Sustainable Living Intern Culinary Assistant & Baker Gardening, Livestock Systems, Green Building, Ecovillage Lifestyle Internships
cob houses, eco houses, cob building, natural building courses, cob courses, cob workshops, pizza oven courses Workshops | Cob Together - Cob, natural building, and strawbale workshops June 27th-30th 2013 In this 4 day workshop you will have the opportunity to get your hands (and feet) dirty mixing and building with cob, stuffing light-straw-clay, and making and applying earthen plasters. Tours, Lectures and Discussions will also cover: straw bale building, design basics, foundations, roofs, and more. Location: The banks of the Little Applegate River in Southern Oregon (50 minutes from the Medford airport and one hour from Ashland) Cost $360 (Workshop begins on the 27th at 9 a.m., feel free to check-in anytime after 5 p.m. on the 26th. sign up> For a listing of more cob (and cob related) workshops by other organizations, please visit www.cobworkshops.org Discounts & Payment Info Pay deposit by April 30th and receive a 10% discount. Stay Informed!
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