We are holding workshops to help others learn about building with cob
and strawbale.  We are holding cob/straw bale workshops that are planned for March or
April 2009.  We will be building small cottages to provide housing to single
moms and battered women. There are also a few out buildings to
complete also.  This is a 10 day workshop that will cover beginning to end
construction of cob/strawbale cottages which is fairly new concept that I would like to use for their R value of up to R70 for our sometime frigid climate.  Campgrounds will be provided to all students.
The fee for this course is $500 with a deposit of $250 to be sent to
reserve your spot.  This fee is to cover our costs for the foundations and for our
instructor. We get our homes built for our women, and you get to learn about the wonderful building technique of cob and strawbale together!
We will be doing instruction on the old ways of mixing with feet and
also the newer way of using a backhoe and cement mixers so this is a course that is more up to date with technology.  Free Wanderer’s End Farm T-shirt to all attendees!
http://wanderersend .org/workshops. aspx