Upcoming Workshops

natural paint clay piant and plaster learn to do it yourself
$165.00
May 18 - May 19 2013

Clay plasters allow anyone to experience the beauty and benefits of natural building. You’ll learn how to make and apply clay plasters and paints which can be applied to virtually any wall surface, even drywall. Turn the most conventional home into an eco sanctuary.

wood fired cob oven dirt craft
$99.00
May 25 2013
Jun 8 2013
Jun 15 2013

We are happy to announce three Cob Oven workshops for Calgary 2013! Come spend the day learning in this hands-on workshop. Afterwards, you will be able to build wood-fired oven from natural materials like clay, sand, straw, and bricks.

Learn to Build a Rocket Mass Heater - Hands on Workshop
$289.00
May 31 - Jun 2 2013

This will be hands-on workshop, and over the 2 1/2 days we'll construct a full scale and fully operable Rocket Mass Heater so you'll be able to design and build a system of your own.

Jun 22 2013

Come spend the day learning in this hands-on workshop. Afterwards, you will be able to build wood-fired oven from natural materials like clay, sand, straw, and bricks.

Jul 6 2013

This hands-on workshop will give you the skills you need to build wood-fired oven from natural materials like clay, sand, straw, and bricks.

Jul 7 2013

We've added a second date due to popular demand! This hands-on workshop will give you the skills you need to build wood-fired oven from natural materials like clay, sand, straw, and bricks.

Jul 13 2013

Learn how to build your own! The day is loaded with great information, and hands-on experience to make sure you are comfortable working with earthen materials, and enough confidence to get you started on your own project.

Jul 20 - Jul 21 2013

We will be teaching a two day plastering workshop, providing hands on earthen plaster instruction. In this unique course, we'll cover application techniques, exterior and interior plaster recipes, design considerations for natural plasters and more!

Straw Bale Comprehensive
$700.00
Aug 11 - Aug 17 2013

Straw bales finished with earthen plasters is a natural building combination that is hard to beat. Being relatively low cost, low impact, high performance, and DIY - accessible makes straw bale construction one of the most sought after natural building techniques today.