[Cob] Fwd: O.U.R. ECOVILLAGE Internships cob workshops

[Georgie Donais]

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From: Ian Marcuse <imarcuse at alternatives.com>
Date: Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 3:27 AM
Subject: O.U.R. ECOVILLAGE Internships cob workshops

2009 Internship Training Programs already fillingŠcheck out
www.ourecovillage.org for the new 1)  Natural Building Skillbuilder
Internship, 2) The Sustainable Food Production Skillbuilder Internship, 3)
Permaculture Design Certification Course (mini-conference).  These programs
have a wide range of teachers and facilitators who work with the core
program coordinators.  Residential component of living in a developing 25
acre Sustainable Village Demonstration Site and Education Centre is a very
key element of the learning process and these are diverse project programs.


 Also available in Short Course Format:  (watch for new additions on O.U.R.
website after March 1st, 2009).


 *Building As If People Mattered* - a different kind of conference for those
involved in planning and construction

 *July 23-26, 2009*

  House building has developed from traditional, vernacular, handmade to
industrialized, mechanical

and highly specialized. The natural building movement brings back to our
awareness what we have given up in that process: the personal investment in
building one's home, the expectation of a building that is to scale with
human need rather than want, the respect for people and place.

Join us for a weekend of discussion, demonstrations and connection and
explore together what is possible. We invite you to send proposals for
presentations.

Bring digital images of your recent work and we'll create an evening of
showcasing our work.  This program is a conference format and will have a
whole range of different guest presenters and facilitators.

This gathering is followed by three days of field trips to natural building
sites in our region. Registration for field trips separate.

4 days

Instructors/facilitators/workshops: Elke Cole and wide variety of guests

Cost: $ 300 includes Lunch

Please also book your campsite/ accommodation at time of registration.



*Field trip #1 :* Mayne Island cob houses

Monday July 27

Cobworks is celebrating 10 years of work in Natural Building. Visiting a
number of their projects tells the story of the development of not only this
group but natural building in general. This tour includes ferry travel and
picnic lunch

Cost: $50/day

>From O.U.R.Ecovillage: TBA

>From Swartz Bay: TBA



*Field trip # 2:* Ecosense project in the highlands near Victoria, BC

Tuesday July 28

Cost: $50/day

Ann and Gord Baird's high profile cob family home loaded with alternative
systems and innovative solutions. See also www.eco-sense.ca

Return in time for Green Drinks in Duncan to continue networking!



*Field trip # 3:* Salt Spring Island

Wednesday July 29

Cost:  $50/day

Paul & Becky's, a healing building, rammed earth work, and a variety of
natural home options.



*Book full package of "BAIPM" with 3 tour dates:*  $400.00

*Book package of 3 tour dates:  *                   $115.00



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*Building Cob and Community*  June 29- July 4, 2009

Cob building is learned quite easily by people from all walks of life. We
work together, learn from each other and discover our connections through
activity and reflection.

This is an introductory level cob workshop.

Technical learning includes materials, recipes, building instruction,
attaching doors/ windows, building arches.  We start on foot and may
introduce some mechanization along the way.

Age 14 and up

6 days

Instructors: Elke Cole and others

Cost: $ 500 includes Lunch

Please also book your campsite/ accommodation at time of registration.



*Cob as Cobbers Can*  July 13-18 , 2009

O.U.R.Ecovillage is a great place to learn. You can see finished examples of
past seasons' work and be inspired by communal life.

This workshop is for those with some background in building, serious
intention for building or builders of another trade. Build efficiency, good
detail, connections with other building elements. Understand materials and
evaluate choices.

6 days

Instructor: Elke Cole

 Cost: $500 includes lunch

Please also book your campsite/ accommodation at time of registration.



*Lime Plaster* (for alumni and other folks with some plaster training)

May 20-22, 2009

 More complicated than clay plaster, more demanding of technique:

Lime plaster is your next trick in your toolbox.

Chemistry, selection of materials, preparation of surfaces and application
of the plaster will be covered in this workshop.

Cost: $300 includes lunch,  $150 for past Skillbuilders

Please also book your campsite/ accommodation at time of registration