Cob: Re: Re: cob/strawbale N.E.

[Myra Bonhage-Hale]

Dear Linda:  I have an apprentice program, and we could talk about just
weekends or just a weekend or a whole week - I can send the application if
you are interested.  My apprentice in 2001 was an environmental education
major from the U. of Pitt. who recv'd 3 credits (could have been six) for
her apprenticeship.  I bring Kate up because she was in Belize for several
months this year - is in Alaska now and going to Thailand soon - she visits
a couple times a year here at least so maybe you two would have alot in
common. There are also students from West Virginia Wesleyan College who are
inerested, Judith, my apprentice in 2000 and David, who apprenticed here a
bit in 2002 specifically on green building.  They would both be involved
too.......I believe....

In the meantime, you have inspired me to work on the dates for these
workshops on cob building.  I will be getting in touch with the sustainable
cobbing group by sending copies of this email to them  so that we can begin
to make plans for 2003 - I don't think we will have many winter
meetings......  Namaste.  Myra
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jayla Jayla" <jaylajayla at hotmail.com>
To: <lapaix at iolinc.net>
Cc: <belriv at btl.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 2:39 PM
Subject: Re: Re: cob/strawbale N.E.


>
> I'm very much interested in attending your workshops in W. Virginia.
Please
> keep me posted in regards to your upcoming workshops in 2003...My goals
are
> similar to your apprentice from W. Africa...infact my goal is to bring
> sustainable building skills to Belize, Central America...I would love to
be
> an apprentice also...the only problem is that I got a 9 to 5 and could
only
> come for weekends or a Friday through Sunday, I could take off for one
week
> or so.  I'll have to find out how long it takes to get to where you are
via
> Greyhound.. Do stay in touch so that I can plan to be in W.V. next year. I
> really like visiting different communities that are involved in
sustainable
> building.
> Check out our website at www.belriv.org.
> I'm also looking for a couple of acres of land in the future...I have not
> decided exactly where. I live in Brooklyn, NY and my goal is to not only
> bring natural building skills to Belize, but also the inner cities..
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Linda Fletcher
> I will also forward this email to my partner in Belize.
> You can find our website at www.belriv.org
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> >From: "Myra Bonhage-Hale" <lapaix at iolinc.net>
> >To: "Jayla Jayla" <jaylajayla at hotmail.com>
> >CC: <coblist at deatech.com>
> >Subject: Re: Re: cob/strawbale  N.E.
> >Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 10:43:53 -0500
> >
> >Hi Jayla:
> >I am in West Virginia, which is sometimes thought to be north east, at
> >least
> >by SARE (Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education grant
program)....
> >I am a co-director of the Sustainable  Development for West Virginia
group
> >and we plan on focussing on Sustainable and Natural Building in 2003.
> >Toward that end, a group of us has begun work on a cob bench which is
half
> >done now (stopped by wet weather and my injuries from being rearended in
an
> >automobile  accident Oct. 2nd).  The aforesaid ant swarm (see previous
> >postings to deatech.com) has disappeared from the cob (a momentary lapse
of
> >manners, I suppose) and I did lay tansy branches over the cob in order to
> >discourage any more ant orgies thereon.  The shed room has been erected
> >over
> >the incipient cob bench - it is composed of wooden supports, 2 x 4 roof
> >structure and steel sheets.  We began this project in order to get our
feet
> >wet (and our hands, and our pants and anything else in the way) on a
lovely
> >September day.  If the weather breaks and my back doesn't, I hope to
finish
> >the bench before winter.  If not, spring will have to do.
> >
> >I also have begun having  the foundation and drains for a small
apprentice
> >house dug and have been talking with Becky Bee about doing a workshop
here
> >in the future.  In the meantime, we (The Sustainable Group) plan a series
> >of
> >workshops to do some of the preliminary foundation work.  My fellow
dowser,
> >Art Digman, was here for the bench workshop, and he graciously dowsed
which
> >trees to fell around my big garden for wood for the future apprentice
> >housing.  I hope to be able to have an apprentice from West Africa here
in
> >2003 to help with this also.  He wants to take the information back to
West
> >Africa about cobbing as done here in the U.S. - he is also interested in
> >the
> >essential oil distillery project here.  If you are interested in
attending
> >some or all of the workshops  in 2003, please email me at
> >lapaix at iolinc.net.
> >For more information on La Paix, see my  web site at
> >www.lapaixherbaljourney.com.  For more information on Sustainable
> >Development in West Virginia, see the web site at
> >www.sustainabledevelopmentforwv.com.  I am new to computer land and
> >designing web sites, so won't be working on updating either website until
> >December or January.  Then I will post the dates for the workshops on
both
> >sites.  I hope anyone who is interested in learning from the ground up
with
> >us will let me know.
> >
> >Joy on Your Journey.  Namaste.  Myra
> >P.S.  Don't forget to vote Tuesday!  We need a sustainable democracy.....
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Jayla Jayla" <jaylajayla at hotmail.com>
> >To: <antiquelacet at hotmail.com>; <coblist at deatech.com>
> >Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 9:51 AM
> >Subject: Cob: Re: cob/strawbale N.E.
> >
> >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Anybody know of anything happening in the N.E. in regards to cob and
> > > strawbale..
> > > tks.
> > > Linda
> > > www.belriv.org
> > >
> > >
> > > >From: "Tammy LeBlanc" <antiquelacet at hotmail.com>
> > > >Reply-To: "Tammy LeBlanc" <antiquelacet at hotmail.com>
> > > >To: coblist at deatech.com
> > > >Subject: Cob: Bella Coola Cob Workshop
> > > >Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2002 20:40:23 +0000
> > > >
> > > >Hi,
> > > >Can anyone tell me anything about the (upcoming?) workshop in Bella
> >Coola.
> > > >I have been to the website and made several inquiries with no
response.
> > > >I'd like to attend a strawbale/cob workshop.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >Sincerely,
> > > >Tammy LeBlanc
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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