Cob: workshop alert

Wed Jun 27 10:55:48 PDT 2001

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Please forward to other interested folks:
(Apologies for double postings)
Basics of Building with Cob workshop at
Cawston, BC (south of Penticton) July 21-29
Cob Cottage Company's most popular workshop teaches professionals and =
owner-builders the basics of cob construction in 7-9 intensive days.  =
Even complete novices leave the workshop confident in their ability to =
build the cob parts of a cabin, studio, or greenhouse.  Learn how to =
locate and test soil, sand, and straw, create the right cob mix for any =
situation, and build strong, durable, sculptural earthen walls.  Get =
practical experience with foundations, windows and doors,  arches and =
niches.=20
Lectures cover siting, passive solar design, drainage, heating, plumbing =
and electric, and natural roofing and flooring.
Elke Cole (Vancouver Island cob builder and designer) will be =
facilitating and if there are a few more participants Ianto Evans will =
be coming as well.
In this workshop, we'll be building a cob/strawbale cottage at Vialo =
Orchard in Cawston, BC (south of Penticton) July 21-29.  Vialo grows =
organic apples and cherries and free-range chickens and turkeys.=20
The cost is $560 US for Americans, $560 Canadian for local folks. =
(Please pay in US funds.) Price includes camping in a cherry grove and a =
wholesome organic vegetarian noon meal. Other wholesome meals and snacks =
will be available for $50 US per person.

To register, contact Cob Cottage Co., P.O. Box 123, Cottage Grove, OR =
97424;=20
541-942-2005.

(FYI) Workshop participants could possibly stay on afterwards to =
volunteer=20
in exchange for more cobbing experience and meals.
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Please forward to other interested=20
folks:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>(Apologies for double postings)</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><STRONG>Basics of Building with Cob =
workshop=20
at</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><STRONG>Cawston, BC (south of =
Penticton) July=20
21-29</STRONG></FONT><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2><STRONG><BR></STRONG>Cob Cottage=20
Company's most popular workshop teaches professionals and owner-builders =
the=20
basics of cob construction in 7-9 intensive days.&nbsp; Even complete =
novices=20
leave the workshop confident in their ability to build the cob parts of =
a cabin,=20
studio, or greenhouse.&nbsp; Learn how to locate and test soil, sand, =
and straw,=20
create the right cob mix for any situation, and build strong, durable,=20
sculptural earthen walls.&nbsp; Get practical experience with =
foundations,=20
windows and doors,&nbsp; arches and niches.&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Lectures cover siting, passive solar =
design,=20
drainage, heating, plumbing and electric, and natural roofing and=20
flooring.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Elke Cole (Vancouver Island cob builder =
and=20
designer) will be facilitating and if there are a few more participants =
Ianto=20
Evans will be coming as well.<BR>In this workshop, we'll be building a=20
cob/strawbale cottage at Vialo Orchard in Cawston, BC (south of =
Penticton) July=20
21-29.&nbsp; Vialo grows organic apples and cherries and free-range =
chickens and=20
turkeys. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The cost is $560 US for Americans, $560 =
Canadian=20
for local folks. (Please pay in US funds.) Price includes camping in a =
cherry=20
grove and a wholesome organic vegetarian noon meal. Other wholesome =
meals and=20
snacks will be available for $50 US per person.<BR><BR>To register, =
contact Cob=20
Cottage Co., P.O. Box 123, Cottage Grove, OR 97424;=20
<BR>541-942-2005.<BR><BR>(FYI) Workshop participants could possibly stay =
on=20
afterwards to volunteer <BR>in exchange for more cobbing experience and=20
meals.<BR>_______________________________________________________________=
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