Obera, Misiones, Argentina

http://www.mamaroja.blogspot.com

Tuition: US$925

Fall Internship
Sustainable Living and Natural Building Internship

Come participate in a shared learning internship on our small-scale sustainable homestead!

March 1-April 30, 2010 (May, Optional)

We will be offering an 8-week in-depth internship program to individuals interested in getting hands-on experience in organic gardening, natural food production, earthen and natural building, seed saving, and community living. This will be an opportunity for personal growth through shared learning in which interns will cooperate in the different aspects of a dynamic sustainable community. The internship will be a chance to take responsibility for providing for ones basic needs in a positive working environment of like-minding people.

Topics of Focus:
Organic Gardening: Composting and Soil Amending, Bed-Making, Planting, Seed Saving, Companion Planting, Natural Pesticides, Harvesting, and more…

Natural Building:
We will be building a small cottage using various techniques: Bamboo, Earthen building with Adobe Bricks, Wattle-and-Daub, and Rammed Earth, also Foundation, Design Principles, Wall Construction, Plaster and Painting, Roofing, and creative use of site-found and salvaged materials…

Extended Sustainable Ideas:
Food Product Making, Jarring and Preserving, Alternative Refrigeration, Milk-Product Creating, Fermentation and Cultivating Micro-organisms, Animal Husbandry, Alternative Energies, Reforestation, and there will also be plenty of space to explore projects of personal interest and intrigue. Also, there will be opportunities for practicing Yoga, Meditation, Massage (Thai and Swedish), Medicinal Plant Searches, Nature Hikes, Waterfall and River Swimming…

General Schedule:
Monday-Friday: morning and afternoon sessions, with an extended break in the middle of the day for lunch and siesta. We will also have one 5-day break in the middle of the course . There will be an optional extended stay for those interested.

Meals:
We have a community kitchen where we all share in the meal preparations and clean-up. We provide 3 healthy vegetarian meals with local produce, fruits, and products.

Living Arrangements:
Tents.

To Apply:
Please write us a short letter introducing yourself. We would like to know who you are and better prepare the program for your needs. (This will remain confidential.) Write a simple, honest, authentic letter about yourself and why you want to participate in the internship program. It does not need to be formal, just in your own style. Please include your age, gender, and an overview of your present life (for example, what brought you to want to come, where you are from, where you are coming from at this point in your life, how you hope to integrate the experience/learning from the program in your life, a few of your strengths and weaknesses in living in community/working with others). If you have any emotional or health difficulties, please let us know how these are effecting your life now. Please wait for acceptance before making travel arrangements.Please send your letter and any questions you may have to mama.roja@yahoo.com.

Cost of Internship: US$925
Your contributions go toward allowing us to expand the project and work with local communites on important topics such as seed saving, no chemical usage, and natural building alternatives.
Arrangements can be made for participants from less developed countries.

For more information or questions, contact us at mama.roja@yahoo.com

Vista, CA

Instructor: Rebecca Tasker & Mike Long

http://www.simpleconstruct.net

Tuition: free

Come get muddy with us, learn about clay plaster, and help the Petitt Family build their dream straw bale home.

In this workparty, you will have an opportunity to get hands-on (and plenty dirty!) learning about nontoxic, low embodied-energy plaster by mixing and applying it to the straw bale walls of the Petitt Family’s new home.
We will be using a combination of site soil and locally sourced soil to create the clay plaster for the second exterior coat, which is applied with a trowel.

This workparty is FREE and open to the public, but space is limited and registration is required.  To register, follow this link http://www.simpleconstruct.net/?workparty-registration,45   or go to www.simpleconstruct.net

Thank you for your interest,
Rebecca Tasker & Mike Long
www.SimpleConstruct.net

Vista, CA

Instructor: Rebecca Tasker & Mike Long

http://www.simpleconstruct.net

Tuition: free

Come get muddy with us, learn about clay plaster, and help the Petitt Family build their dream straw bale home.

In this workparty, you will get hands-on (and plenty dirty!) learning about nontoxic, low embodied-energy, natural plaster by mixing and applying it to the straw bale walls of the Petitt Family’s new home. We will be using a combination of site soil and locally sourced soil to create the clay plaster base coat, which will be hand-applied. This workparty will be focused on completing the exterior base coat and beginning to detail for the second coat.

This workparty is FREE and open to all skill levels & abilities, but space is limited and registration is required. To register, follow this link http://www.simpleconstruct.net/?workparty-registration,45 or go to www.simpleconstruct.net

The Art Farm, France

Instructor: The Art Farm team

http://www.theartfarm.info

Throughout May and June The Art Farm will be hosting a creative and fun team of designers and builders to work on a variety of exciting projects. You will have the opportunity to learn and experiment with many natural building techniques whilst enjoying the high-energy fun of the Art Farm and all the romance of summer in France. Working on amazing projects during the day and partying with the team at night. Experiencing all the magic, creativity and fun The Art Farm has to offer.

This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to get involved in an exciting artistic design, renovation & restoration project in an amazing setting in the South of France. The Art Farm’s physical location is made up of two beautiful French farmhouses being restored using creative methods, natural materials and fun, motivated, fast paced work ethics. Become part of our team to create sculptural forms and restore these beautiful buildings using techniques with cob, lime, straw, local timbers, and recycled materials.

There will be two main projects, our cave bar and 6 artistic holiday suites as well as many side projects such as innovative rocket stoves, cob ovens, earthen floors, lime pointed stone walls, artistic sculptural walls, eco-furniture and antique restorations.

The opportunity is open to builders from all over the world and is set to be a dynamic team.

In a time when eco-building is becoming the main stream this opportunity will give you a unique head start in the industry, an experience that some of the best builders and designers may never get. The amazing location, the inspiring team and innovative methods learnt will be like nothing else.

After one month you will have the experience and confidence to take on a more senior roll in the industry, obtain lead building roles, experiment with new building techniques, teach workshops, manage projects or start your own. You will receive photographs of work completed during your stay, a letter of recommendation and a certificate of completion for your resume.

Accommodation – During the one month you will have the opportunity to stay onsite at the Art Farm in our dorm room accommodation. You will also be able to get involved in any other Art Farm projects or celebrations that are happening, with regular music and art session and parties it will be an exciting time to join us.

We are looking for candidates for this positions from all walks of life and with a variety of experience. We see potential in everyone and enjoy inspiring that spark in them to shine.

High motivation, creativity and a fun positive attitude are key.

Concord, MA

Instructor: Tim White

http://www.traditionalbuildingmodelsandsystems.com

Please contact twtraditionalplasters@frontier.net for more information.

Santa Fe, NM

Instructor: Tim White

http://www.traditionalbuildingmodelsandsystems.com

Click here Hamaasha oct 1_4 Lime Stucco Seminar Flyer.doc to see an event  flyer.

For more information please contact twtraditionalplasters@frontier.net.

Vista, CA

Instructor: Rebecca Tasker & Mike Long

http://www.simpleconstruct.net

Tuition: free

Come get hands-on (and plenty dirty) learning about clay plasters by mixing and applying them to the straw bale walls of the Petitt family’s dream home. In this first plaster workparty, we will be using locally sourced soil to create the base coat, which we will apply by hand.

Clay plasters are a great choice for sustainable building because they are nontoxic and have very low embodied-energy. They are particularly well suited to straw bale buildings because they manage moisture well and are vapor-permeable, allowing the bales to “breathe.”

This workparty is FREE and open to all skill levels & abilities, but space is limited and registration is required. To register, visit www.simpleconstruct.net or follow this link http://www.simpleconstruct.net/?workparty-registration,45

Thank you for your interest,

Rebecca Tasker & Mike Long
www.SimpleConstruct.net

Tirelli, Dogon Country, Mali, West Africa

Instructor: Scott Howard

http://www.earthenhand.com

Tuition: $1800 USD

Let’s build a schoolroom with the Dogon people of Terelli, Mali.

The Dogon will share with us their languages, music, cuisine, farming, and building techniques. We will build alongside the Dogon villagers to complete a one-room schoolhouse. A 5 x 5 meter earthen dome, its construction will be our main activity. Students will learn dome design methods while gaining skills in stone, rammed earth bags, and cob. We will also learn about traditional Dogon building techniques by assisting several local builders with their work. Tour the country by foot and bus to see Dogon Permaculture in action. Visit spectacular ruins of old Dogon towns comparable to Mesa Verde and Chaco Canyon. Experience the daily life of the people of Terelli, an off-grid traditional village. Each day will be packed with learning, work, wholesome food, fantastic scenery, and great company. We will be surrounded by learning opportunities throughout our stay. The workshop will be a muti-lingual event with translation between French, English, and Dogon.

Participants will learn everything that they need to build structurally sound domes using little more than earth from the site. The design is a caternary dome with two windows and a door. Lectures and instruction will total in time approximately as follows:

Earthen Dome construction
◦Earth Bag construction
◦Cob construction
◦Stone masonry
◦Rubble trench foundations

Dogon culture and society
Drylands Permaculture
Dogon grainery construction
Dogon Adobe brick construction

NW Newberry Rd. Portland, OR

Instructor: Scott Howard

http://www.earthenhand.com

Tuition: $225 before Sept. 5th, $275 after.

Explore the art of finishing a wall or floor with earthen plasters, paints, pigments, and oils.

Come experience the finishing of an earthen building near forest park.
The final phase of an earthen cabin includes plastering, adding color,
detail, and invites you to use creativity, and construction skills in
this hands-on workshop. We will be mixing and applying cob,
creating natural final plasters from local materials, adding color,
and finishing out the building with the materials we prepare. We’ll
sculpt finishing details such as niches. We will also finish an earthen floor.

The design is a 16 ft x 12 ft earthbag ellipse with a loft and a usable living
roof space.

Skills you will learn & practice: Sculpture with Cob, Earthen plaster
and paint mixing and application. Earthen floor construction.

Berea, KY

Instructor: Diane Jennings

http://www.disputantacob.com

Tuition: $149

Sept 24 thru 26, 2009
Building cob walls

During this workshop we will learn how to build cob walls, including setting a door and window, how to choose the right ingredients for your cob, and ‘learn by doing’ as we build a small building:

- Choose materials
- Mix cob
-.Design and build the threshold
- Build in ventilation
- Set the door frame
- Set the window
- Set anchors for rafters