[Cob] Straw Bale Workshop and Natural Building House Tour, El Morro, NM 4-6 June 2004 --That's 35-miles S/W of Grants NM, Charmaine :-)

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Fellow Natural Builders.  For those interested in Straw Bale techniques, Natural Earthen Plasters, and a 

super Natural Building House Tour, please join me 4-6 June 2004 at El Morro Ranches, New Mexico.  I have 

listed the details below.  In addition we will be having a 

follow-up Natural Earthen Plaster workshop on 26/27 June 2004 to plaster the entrance wall and waiting 

area.  Details on that workshop to follow.  Hope to see you there,  Preston of the Mojave

ps This announcement has been cross posted to several lists.

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4-6 June 2004  El Morro Ranch Entrance Wall/Waiting Area Workshop

Location:  El Morro Ranches, State Hwy 53, mile marker 51 (between the Bandera Ice Caves and El Morro 

National Monument, New Mexico  (35-miles south-west of Grants NM just off the I-40).  El Morro is located 

in a nestled valley with Pinion Pine/Juniper/Ponderosa Pine forest all around.  Just 10 miles from the 

Continental Divide at 7,400 ft elevation.  Near the Zuni and Acoma Pueblos.  

Please join us and participate in the creative learning process of natural building.  We will be constructing 

a straw bale entrance wall, waiting area and bulletin board cover from the ground up.  In addition, the 

first day, Friday, 4 June 2004 will be an all day Natural Building House Tour.  Included will be an 

earthship, a high end adobe, a straw bale and perhaps others all located within El Morro Ranches.  

This energizing workshop and tour will allow you the opportunity to come away with a working 

understanding of how the use of natural materials (straw bale in this case) can be incorporated with 

recycled materials for a low cost and beautiful structure.  We will have a follow-on workshop 26/27 June 

2004 to apply a natural earthen plaster using a neat system.  

Schedule:  
4 June 2004:  0830-4:30 Natural Building Tour (Incl. morning coffee and lunch).
5 June 2004:  0830-0500 Instruction/hands-on straw bale workshop Incl. Coffee/lunch.
                       0700:0900 Two-hour introduction to earthen and straw bale building
                       Includes slides and 'touch and feel' samples.
6 June 2004:  0830-0500 2nd day of hands-on straw bale workshop. Incl. Coffee/lunch
7 June 2004:  Optional 'No-Fee' day.  Lunch on your own.  Nice restaurants close by.

Fees:  $20 per day.  This includes morning coffee, a mid day potluck lunch provided by the residents of the 

ranch, and free primitive camping (tents and RVs).

Contact:  Preston Bell, facilitator at bolo1942 at hotmail.com or (760) 253-3650 Barstow, CA or
                   Paula Tripodi, POA President at:  pauladiann at yahoo.com  or (505) 783-4429