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Cob: Workshops 2003Myra Bonhage-Hale lapaix at iolinc.netThu Jan 2 12:45:36 PST 2003
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0092_01C2B275.FE304810 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, here is the schedule some of you asked for earlier. As you can see, = we are going ahead with the cob workshops albeit we are a bunch of rank = amateurs. If any of the experts out there are willing to help tutor our = group, I would be quite willing to work out a plan of payment with you. = Just let me know. I have apprentices applying who have experience with = cobbing in West Africa, architecture in Japan and others who are = interested in learning to cob- most of those have degrees in = environmental science or environmental education. Nothing is definite = yet about the apprentices due to some work to be done to obtain their = VISAS. =20 Apprenticeship informatin can be found on the ATTRA web site. La Paix Herb Farm in Alum Bridge, West Virginia announces the workshop = schedule for 2003. The Natural Building Workshops are co-sponsored by = Sustainable Development for West Virginia. For more information on La = Paix and the Sustainable Development for West Virginia, please visit = www.lapaixherbaljourney.com and www.sustainabledevelopmentforwv.com. =20 A separate website entitled La Paix Herb Farm Products and Workshops = will be available soon with a shopping cart and registration on line. Saturday, April 19th, 2003: Natural Building #1: Building Your Natural = Home #1, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with Complimentary Lunch. $25. Scholarships = available. Introduction to Building a Cob Home. Slide Show and Tour. = A group of rank amatuers will consolidate their knowledge in a panel. = If it is warm enough, we will make cob (a mixture of sand, clay, mud and = straw) and work on a cob bench. For more information on building with = cob, see. www.deatech.com/cobcottage. Saturday, April 26th, 2003: Propagation of Lavender, Cultivation and = Harvesting. Essential Oil Distillation. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with = Complimentary Lunch. $55. We will make cuttings and demonstrate making = lavender plugs - bring 5 containers (3" pots) filled with potting soil. = Cultivation and harvesting of your lavender will be discussed and a = demonstration of distillation of dried lavender will be conducted. = Plugs of Seal and Grosso lavender already started will be available for = sale. Plugs will be ready to go into the garden by mid June. this is = part of the West Virginia Essential Oil Distillery Project. Lavender = Grower Network members will also attend. Saturday, May 17th, 2003: Let's Celebrate Basil! Propagation of = Culinary Herbs, Cultivation and Uses.10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with = Complimentary Lunch: $55. We will take cuttings of Greek oregano, = thyme, rosemary and mints, seed basil and sage. Bring six containers = filled with potting soil to take your cuttings and seedings home with = you. The Complimentary Lunch will feature basil, Greek oregano, thyme, = Rosemary and mints. Saturday, May 24th and Sunday, May 25th, 2003: Natural Home Building #2: = 10 to 4 p.m. with Complimentary Meals & Camping: $75. (Scholarships = Available). We will finish cobbing a bench started in the Fall of 2002. = Learn the basics of cobbing. A workshop on rammed earth tires as = foundations will be the focus on Sunday with Mark English, Wis'ln = Wheels. =20 Saturday, June 14th, 2003: Identifying Medicinal Herbs, Making Salves = and Tinctures: with complimentary lunch. $55. We will tour all the = gardens and take a wood and field walk to identify medicinal herbs, = discuss their uses and make a salve and a tincture to take home with = you. The Complimentary Lunch will feature organically grown produce and = herbs. Saturday, June 21st and Sunday, June 22nd, 2003: Natural Home Building = #3: 10 to 4 p.m. both days with Complimentary Meals and Camping: $75. = (Scholarships Available.) Foundation and Drainage Needs for a Cob = Building. We will view the model of the cob apprentice building and = plan the foundation and drainage for the site. Options in building = materials for the foundation will be discussed and illustrated. Some = work will begin on the drainage ditch and foundation. Saturday, July 12th, 2003: Lavender Fair at La Paix. 10 to 4 p.m. = Admission: $5.per person, $10.per family. The First West Virginia = Lavender Fairl! See La Paix's over 1000 lavender plants, the essential = oil distillery, savor lavender chicken, ice cream and other treats. = Music, Crafts and tours of the gardens. Slide Show on Growing Lavender. = =20 Sunday, July 13th, 2003: Identifying Edible Wild Mushrooms and Savoring = Wild Edible Recipes. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.: $55. Complimentary Lunch. = Mark English and others will lead us through the gardens, fields and = woods of La Paix to find and identify edible mushrooms such as golden = chanterelles, oyster, and old man. Foraging ethically, we will gather = some edible mushrooms to savor in a luncheon menu featuring mushrooms = and herbs from La Paix. Saturday, July 19th and Sunday, July 20th, 2003: Natural Home Building = #4: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days: Complimentary Meals & Camping: $75. = (Scholarships Available). With the foundation built, and a temporary = roof in place, the real task of learning to make and apply cob will take = place this weekend. Participate in building walls, placement of windows = and doors.=20 Saturday, August 9th, 2003: Peace Day at La Paix Herb Farm - Building = Sanctuary in Your Garden. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Complimentary Lunch: $55. = The Silver Labyrinth, the Feng Shui Garden, lavender plantings and woods = of La Paix will be featured in this day devoted to finding peace in your = life. Learn how to make a sanctuary in your garden and in your home. = Walk the labyrinth, meditate in the woods, learn how to listen to = nature. The luncheon will include herbal teas which lessen anxiety and = stress. =20 Saturday, August 16th, 2003: Natural Home Building #5: 10 a.m. to 4 = p.m. Complimentary Lunch: $25. Overview and Summary with tour of the = completed Cob apprentice building at La Paix. Discussion and = illustration of other Green Building materials, natural building = techniques.=20 To register, just call (304) 269-7681, go to the website (to be = announced) or email me at lapaix at iolinc.net. Namaste. Myra =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0092_01C2B275.FE304810 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2722.900" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi, here is the schedule some of you = asked for=20 earlier. As you can see, we are going ahead with the cob workshops = albeit=20 we are a bunch of rank amateurs. If any of the experts out there = are=20 willing to help tutor our group, I would be quite willing to work out a = plan of=20 payment with you. Just let me know. I have apprentices = applying who=20 have experience with cobbing in West Africa, architecture in Japan and = others=20 who are interested in learning to cob- most of those have degrees in=20 environmental science or environmental education. Nothing is = definite yet=20 about the apprentices due to some work to be done to obtain their =20 VISAS. </FONT></DIV> <DIV>Apprenticeship informatin can be found on the ATTRA web site.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>La Paix Herb Farm in Alum Bridge, West = Virginia=20 announces the workshop schedule for 2003. The Natural Building = Workshops=20 are co-sponsored by Sustainable Development for West = Virginia. For=20 more information on La Paix and the Sustainable Development for West = Virginia,=20 please visit <A=20 href=3D"http://www.lapaixherbaljourney.com">www.lapaixherbaljourney.com</= A> and <A=20 href=3D"http://www.sustainabledevelopmentforwv.com">www.sustainabledevelo= pmentforwv.com</A>. =20 </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>A separate website entitled La Paix = Herb Farm=20 Products and Workshops will be available soon with a shopping cart and=20 registration on line.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><U>Saturday, April 19th, = 2003</U>: =20 <STRONG><EM>Natural Building #1: Building Your Natural Home=20 #1</EM>,</STRONG> 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with Complimentary Lunch. = $25. =20 Scholarships available. Introduction to Building a Cob Home. = Slide=20 Show and Tour. A group of rank amatuers will consolidate their = knowledge=20 in a panel. If it is warm enough, we will make cob (a mixture of = sand,=20 clay, mud and straw) and work on a cob bench. For more information = on=20 building with cob, see. <A=20 href=3D"http://www.deatech.com/cobcottage">www.deatech.com/cobcottage</A>= .</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><U>Saturday, April 26th, = 2003: </U>=20 <EM><STRONG>Propagation of Lavender, Cultivation and Harvesting. = Essential=20 Oil Distillation</STRONG></EM>. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with = Complimentary=20 Lunch. $55. We will make cuttings and demonstrate making = lavender=20 plugs - bring 5 containers (3" pots) filled with potting soil. = Cultivation=20 and harvesting of your lavender will be discussed and a demonstration of = distillation of dried lavender will be conducted. Plugs of Seal = and Grosso=20 lavender already started will be available for sale. Plugs will be = ready=20 to go into the garden by mid June. this is part of the West = Virginia=20 Essential Oil Distillery Project. Lavender Grower Network members = will=20 also attend.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><U>Saturday, May 17th, = 2003:</U> <EM>=20 <STRONG>Let's Celebrate Basil! Propagation of Culinary Herbs, = Cultivation=20 and Uses</STRONG>.</EM>10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with Complimentary Lunch: = $55. We=20 will take cuttings of Greek oregano, thyme, rosemary and mints, seed = basil and=20 sage. Bring six containers filled with potting soil to take your = cuttings=20 and seedings home with you. The Complimentary Lunch will feature = basil,=20 Greek oregano, thyme, Rosemary and mints.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><U>Saturday, May 24th and Sunday, May = 25th, 2003:=20 </U><EM><STRONG>Natural Home Building #2:</STRONG> </EM>10 to 4 = p.m. with=20 Complimentary Meals & Camping: $75. (Scholarships=20 Available). We will finish cobbing a bench started in the Fall of=20 2002. Learn the basics of cobbing. A workshop on rammed = earth tires=20 as foundations will be the focus on Sunday with Mark English, Wis'ln=20 Wheels. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><U>Saturday, June 14th, 2003:</U> = <EM><STRONG>Identifying Medicinal Herbs, Making Salves and=20 Tinctures</STRONG>:</EM> with complimentary lunch<EM>.</EM>=20 $55. We will tour all the gardens and take a wood and field = walk to=20 identify medicinal herbs, discuss their uses and make a salve and a = tincture to=20 take home with you. The Complimentary Lunch will feature = organically grown=20 produce and herbs.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><U>Saturday, June 21st and Sunday, June = 22nd,=20 2003: </U><EM><STRONG>Natural Home Building #3:</STRONG></EM> 10 = to 4 p.m.=20 both days with Complimentary Meals and Camping: $75. = (Scholarships=20 Available.) Foundation and Drainage Needs for a Cob Building. We = will view=20 the model of the cob apprentice building and plan the foundation and = drainage=20 for the site. Options in building materials for the foundation = will be=20 discussed and illustrated. Some work will begin on the drainage = ditch and=20 foundation.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><U>Saturday, July 12th, = 2003:</U><STRONG><EM> =20 Lavender Fair at La Paix. </EM></STRONG>10 to 4 p.m. =20 Admission: $5.per person, $10.per family. The First West = Virginia=20 Lavender Fairl! See La Paix's over 1000 lavender plants, the = essential oil=20 distillery, savor lavender chicken, ice cream and other treats. = Music,=20 Crafts and tours of the gardens. Slide Show on Growing = Lavender. =20 </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><U>Sunday, July 13th, = 2003:</U><EM> =20 <STRONG>Identifying Edible Wild Mushrooms and Savoring Wild Edible = Recipes.=20 </STRONG></EM>10 a.m. to 4 p.m.: $55. Complimentary = Lunch. =20 Mark English and others will lead us through the gardens, fields = and woods=20 of La Paix to find and identify edible mushrooms such as golden = chanterelles,=20 oyster, and old man. Foraging ethically, we will gather some = edible=20 mushrooms to savor in a luncheon menu featuring mushrooms and herbs from = La=20 Paix.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><U>Saturday, July 19th and Sunday, July = 20th, 2003:=20 </U><STRONG><EM>Natural Home Building #4: </EM></STRONG>10 a.m. to = 4 p.m.=20 both days: Complimentary Meals & Camping: = $75. =20 (Scholarships Available). With the foundation built, and a = temporary roof=20 in place, the real task of learning to make and apply cob will take = place this=20 weekend. Participate in building walls, placement of windows and=20 doors. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><U>Saturday, August 9th,=20 2003:</U><STRONG><EM> Peace Day at La Paix Herb Farm - Building=20 Sanctuary in Your Garden.</EM></STRONG> 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.=20 Complimentary Lunch: $55. </FONT><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2>The Silver=20 Labyrinth, the Feng Shui Garden, lavender plantings and woods of La Paix = will be=20 featured in this day devoted to finding peace in your life. Learn = how to=20 make a sanctuary in your garden and in your home. Walk the = labyrinth,=20 meditate in the woods, learn how to listen to nature. The luncheon = will=20 include herbal teas which lessen anxiety and stress. = </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><U>Saturday, August 16th,=20 2003:</U><STRONG><EM> Natural Home Building=20 #5: </EM></STRONG>10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Complimentary = Lunch: =20 $25. Overview and Summary with tour of the completed Cob = apprentice=20 building at La Paix. Discussion and illustration of other = Green=20 Building materials, natural building techniques. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>To register, just call (304) 269-7681, = go to the=20 website (to be announced) or email me at <A=20 href=3D"mailto:lapaix at iolinc.net">lapaix at iolinc.net</A>. = Namaste. =20 Myra</FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial=20 size=3D2><STRONG></STRONG></FONT> </DIV></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></= BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0092_01C2B275.FE304810-- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus]
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