Cob: Cob Building Workshop in Kansas

Wed Jul 30 22:22:42 CDT 2003

Announcing a rarity:  A Cob-Building Workshop in the Midwest:  
(Or you could call it an old-fashioned house raising party) near Mayetta,
Kansas--20 miles north and 3 miles west of Topeka, Kansas, on the
Potawatomi Indian Reservation, August 9, 10, & 11th.  Price for all 3
days is only $30, which is to meet expenses for lunches and snacks,
prepared by a friend who cooks organic and caters for a living (yum!)  
If coming from a distance, you may camp on my 30 acres, bringing food for
morning and evening meals.  Incidental necessities can be purchased at
"Nation Station", a convenience store 2 miles away by Harrah's Casino
(how's that for an incongruency in the neighborhood?).  

Leaders of the workshop include one person who apprenticed for the Cob
Cottage Co., and another person who took one of their cobbing workshops
in California this spring and who hopes to be "into" this house before
freezing weather.

Sorry this is short notice, but we've been busy building an urbanite
stemwall, and "doing email" has gone by the wayside.  If interested in
all of--or part of--this event, please respond to me, as soon as
possible, preferrably by phone:  785-273-6947 (Topeka), or 785-966-3095
(Mayetta), or 816-289-7321 (cell phone).  Leave a message and I'll call
you back, or else call the Topeka number after 7:00 p.m.

Yes, it's kinda hot here, but the entire building site is in the
shade--it's in a wooded area, plus the site has a large tarp over it, so
it's really not bad.  Composting toilets and solar shower will be
available.  We'll supply drinking water, but please bring your own
bottles.  We discourage styrofoam and pop cans.  No smoking on the site,
please:  if you smoke, please do so out by the road, disposing of butts
in a proper container.  (Surely I don't have to remind cobbers to respect
Mother Nature!)

If you can only come for a portion of that weekend, or if you'd like to
stay and work even longer, let's talk!  

Dorethy

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<DIV><STRONG>Announcing a rarity:  A Cob-Building Workshop in the 
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<DIV>(Or you could call it an old-fashioned house raising party) near 
Mayetta, Kansas--20 miles north and 3 miles west of Topeka, Kansas, on the 
Potawatomi Indian Reservation, August 9, 10, & 11th.  Price for 
all 3 days is only $30, which is to meet expenses for lunches and snacks, 
prepared by a friend who cooks organic and caters for a living (yum!)   If 
coming from a distance, you may camp on my 30 acres, bringing food for morning 
and evening meals.  Incidental necessities can be purchased at "Nation 
Station", a convenience store 2 miles away by Harrah's Casino (how's that 
for an incongruency in the neighborhood?).  </DIV>
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<DIV>Leaders of the workshop include one person who apprenticed for the Cob 
Cottage Co., and another person who took one of their cobbing workshops in 
California this spring and who hopes to be "into" this house before freezing 
weather.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Sorry this is short notice, but we've been busy building an urbanite 
stemwall, and "doing email" has gone by the wayside.  If interested in all 
of--or part of--this event, please respond to me, as soon as 
possible, preferrably by phone:  785-273-6947 (Topeka), or 
785-966-3095 (Mayetta), or 816-289-7321 (cell phone).  Leave a message and 
I'll call you back, or else call the Topeka number after 7:00 p.m.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Yes, it's kinda hot here, but the entire building site is in the 
shade--it's in a wooded area, plus the site has a large tarp over it, so it's 
really not bad.  Composting toilets and solar shower will be 
available.  We'll supply drinking water, but please bring your own 
bottles.  We discourage styrofoam and pop cans.  No smoking on 
the site, please:  if you smoke, please do so out by the road, disposing of 
butts in a proper container.  (Surely I don't have to remind 
cobbers to respect Mother Nature!)</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>If you can only come for a portion of that weekend, or if you'd like to 
stay and work even longer, let's talk!  </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Dorethy</DIV>
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