When: JULY 12-24th, 2012 (with a day of rest on July 18th...river time!)
Cost: $600 for 12 days, $350 for 6 days, or $60/day (includes food, camping and instruction)
Food: simple vegetarian meals (can accommodate some special needs...please ask)
Learn to build your own safe, low-cost, climate moderated Earthbag (super-adobe) home through building a home for Laughing Heart Living Farm. Earthbag is a durable, versatile building technique that can be plastered with adobe/cob, cement, or lime for a variety of finished styles. This 12 day hands-on training workshop will be offered in two 6 day sessions (July 12th-17th & July 19th-24th), with July 18th off for rest, study or playtime at the Yuba River. There is space for 16 participants. Laughing Heart is a family-friendly farm. Please contact us if you want to bring your child(ren) to ensure there is space available. No pets permitted.
Contact Logan for questions & to sign up: LaughingHeartLogan@gmail.com or 530.559.4854
In this hands-on workshop we will cover:
Contact Logan for questions & to sign up: LaughingHeartLogan@gmail.com or 530.559.4854
In this hands-on workshop we will cover:
- The principle of the arch
- Superadobe basics
- Soils practicum and discussion
- Super-adobe with stabilized earth
- Learning about earthen plaster with stabilized earth
- Learning to read blueprints, elements of design, placing windows and doors
- Site selection, planning, orientation, simple solar passive strategies
- Compass theory and application
- Waterproofing
- Foundations
Daily Schedule
5:30-7am
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Yoga
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7-8am
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Breakfast
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8-8:30am
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Morning Circle
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8:30-11:30am
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Instruction
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12-3:30pm
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Lunch & free time (river play)
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4-7pm
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Instruction
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7:15pm
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Dinner
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8-8:30pm
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Q&A with instructor(s), slideshow
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Dada Krpasundarananda
Here are the plans for the house:
Laughing Heart Living is located in the Sierra Nevada foothills of CA, along the wild and scenic Yuba River, a 30 minute drive to Nevada City, CA. Our multi-generational family of six ranges in age from 66 yrs to 6 months. This is a permaculture designed, alternative living homestead. We strive to live in harmony with nature, raise our consciousness, use compassionate communication, and grow much of the food we need. We are expanding new ideas about land stewardship and healthy living. The farm includes growing vegetables, fruits, herbs, and flowers. We live off the grid with solar power and will teach you about this. This is a substance free environment. Though we love animals, we have no more room for pets.
Great earthbag building resources to check out:
http://www.earthenhand.com/
Contact Logan for questions & to sign up: LaughingHeartLogan@gmail.com or 530.559.4854
Contact Logan for questions & to sign up: LaughingHeartLogan@gmail.com or 530.559.4854
