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Posted on Feb 26, 2010 by Skagit Human Rights Festival

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Message*	Learning about Natural Building <a href="http://wanet.org/actions/?id=4203">http://wanet.org/actions/?id=4203</a> Learning about Natural Building<br /> <br /> Saturday, March 6th, 9am-2pm<br /> <br /> Meet at Skagit Valley Coop, Room 309<br /> 202 South First Street, Mount Vernon<br /> <br /> 9:00-11:00am Introduction<br /> <br /> 11:00am-2:00pm Hands-on practice<br /> <br /> Bring lunch or $5.00 donation.<br /> <br /> Call it a studio, a meditation hut, a garden shed, or anything else you like: most areas allow you to build a small structure without requiring a building permit. 100 square feet is a common size limit. It is possible to build a complete small straw bale building in a short period of time.<br /> <br /> Straw bale building is applicable in many locations- offering good insulation properties, compatibility with natural finishes and the beauty of thick walls.<br /> <br /> On Saturday, March 6th we will begin the first steps of this process with an introduction to natural building processes. We will then move to a building site to look at how the site needs to be prepared, and experiment with the building materials, which include straw, sand and clay. These elements will be transformed into the structure, flooring and finish for this small building.<br /> <br /> 9am-11am: Intro to natural building processes, (Strawbale primarily for this project) 11am: Move to building site, have lunch <br /> 12pm-2pm: Analyze site, layout building perimeters, experiment with materials.<br /> <br /> The remainder of this project will be continued in the summer, as it is best to build with straw bales in the driest part of the year.<br /> <br /> Facilitators: <br /> <br /> Jack Stephens – Eugene, Oregon Co-Founder, Board of Directors, Natural Building Network <br /> Jack has been playing or living in wilderness since his days as a Boy Scout where he began honing his skills in wildcrafting, shelter and applied ecology. Lessons drawn from nature kindled an interest in natural building and regenerative design. Jack has taught natural building practices and permaculture principles for the past 15 years.<br /> <br /> Carolyn Hernandez – Ojai, California <br /> Advisory Board, Natural Building Network; Partner, Wild Earth Village Builders<br /> Carolyn is passionate about Natural Building becoming an option for builders of Home and Community. She has been exploring the various models of natural building and its applications in various settings and situations. She works to promote the development of guilds, apprenticeship programs, and workshops for the Natural Building Network.<br /> <br /> <br /> Monica Chaplin – Sedro-Woolley, WA<br /> Skagit Permaculture Guild<br /> Monica has been studying natural building techniques for three years. She has recently completed a 3 month Load-bearing Strawbale building apprenticeship with ‘Living Craft Project’ in Quail Springs Village, CA. She will be interning at Orchard Barn in England, learning 17th Century timber frame roof repair.
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Date(s): Sat, Mar 6th, 2010

Time: 09:00 am

Learning about Natural Building

Saturday, March 6th, 9am-2pm

Meet at Skagit Valley Coop, Room 309
202 South First Street, Mount Vernon

9:00-11:00am Introduction

11:00am-2:00pm Hands-on practice

Bring lunch or $5.00 donation.

Call it a studio, a meditation hut, a garden shed, or anything else you like: most areas allow you to build a small structure without requiring a building permit. 100 square feet is a common size limit. It is possible to build a complete small straw bale building in a short period of time.

Straw bale building is applicable in many locations- offering good insulation properties, compatibility with natural finishes and the beauty of thick walls.

On Saturday, March 6th we will begin the first steps of this process with an introduction to natural building processes. We will then move to a building site to look at how the site needs to be prepared, and experiment with the building materials, which include straw, sand and clay. These elements will be transformed into the structure, flooring and finish for this small building.

9am-11am: Intro to natural building processes, (Strawbale primarily for this project) 11am: Move to building site, have lunch
12pm-2pm: Analyze site, layout building perimeters, experiment with materials.

The remainder of this project will be continued in the summer, as it is best to build with straw bales in the driest part of the year.

Facilitators:

Jack Stephens – Eugene, Oregon Co-Founder, Board of Directors, Natural Building Network
Jack has been playing or living in wilderness since his days as a Boy Scout where he began honing his skills in wildcrafting, shelter and applied ecology. Lessons drawn from nature kindled an interest in natural building and regenerative design. Jack has taught natural building practices and permaculture principles for the past 15 years.

Carolyn Hernandez – Ojai, California
Advisory Board, Natural Building Network; Partner, Wild Earth Village Builders
Carolyn is passionate about Natural Building becoming an option for builders of Home and Community. She has been exploring the various models of natural building and its applications in various settings and situations. She works to promote the development of guilds, apprenticeship programs, and workshops for the Natural Building Network.

Monica Chaplin – Sedro-Woolley, WA
Skagit Permaculture Guild
Monica has been studying natural building techniques for three years. She has recently completed a 3 month Load-bearing Strawbale building apprenticeship with ‘Living Craft Project’ in Quail Springs Village, CA. She will be interning at Orchard Barn in England, learning 17th Century timber frame roof repair.