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Additional information about workshops and training can be found on the websites of those listed in the Human Resource Listing section of the TLS website.

April 9-11, Spring 2010 CASBA Conference will be held at Rancho El Chorro Outdoor School, San Luis Obispo, California. Details will be posted to the California Straw Building Association’s web site www.casba.org as plans develop.

April 10-11, LanderLand, Kingston, NM Strawbale and Earth Plaster. Please visit www.LanderLand.com for more information. Contact: Tom and Satomi Lander <tom@LanderLand.com> 575-895-5029

May 22-28, 2010, Salida, CO. Strawbale Intensive. A seven-day course for those seriously considering building a straw-bale home. For more information and to register, go to www.thestrawbalecottage.com Greg 719-221-8506. Offered in conjunction w/Colorado Mountain College <www.cmcneverstoplearning.com.Page.aspx?PageID=2390> and Way Back Inn <www.vrbo.com/267299>

June 5-11 2010, Salida CO. Natural Plasters, Paints, and Floors. Seven days of playing with mud. For more information and to register, go to www.thestrawbalecottage.com Greg 719-221-8506Offered in conjunction w/Colorado Mountain College <www.cmcneverstoplearning.com.Page.aspx?PageID=2390> and Way Back Inn <www.vrbo.com/267299>

June 26-27, LanderLand, Kingston, NM Strawbale and Earth Plaster. Please visit www.LanderLand.com for more information. Contact: Tom and Satomi Lander <tom@LanderLand.com> 575-895-5029

August 28-29, LanderLand, Kingston, NM Strawbale and Earth Plaster. Please visit www.LanderLand.com for more information. Contact: Tom and Satomi Lander <tom@LanderLand.com> 575-895-5029

University of Colorado at Boulder. Course NCSP 5122-500 Straw Bale Building Counts as 24 hours towards the Sustainable Practices Certificate Program or 2.4 continuing education credits. Course Format: three-day Hands-On Workshop Course Description:Gain comprehensive understanding of strawbale design and construction through hands-on experience with bale building techniques and introductory plastering. Design guidelines include climate and site considerations, understanding structural loads, choosing structural system, foundations and roofs for straw bales, and designing for moisture. Also covers construction techniques including load-bearing and non-loadbearing wall construction, modifying and stacking bales, installing windows, doors, electrical and plumbing systems, and moisture detailing. Instructor: Laura Bartels, founder and owner of GreenWeaver Inc. (greenweaverinc.com). More information http://conted.colorado.edu/programs/sustainable-practices/ course-archive/straw-bale/

Sustainable Building Green Events Calendar:
http://www.greenbuilder.com/calendar/
Lists all types of green and natural events, workshops and training opportunities.

The Solar Living Institute promotes sustainable living through inspirational environmental education, offering hundreds of hands-on workshops on renewable energy, natural and green building, biofuels, and permaculture throughout the year. For more information, please call 707.744.2017 or visit our website www.solarliving.org

LanderLand workshop schedule
Please visit www.LanderLand.com

Details and registration form for weekend workshops in straw-bale building and earth building conducted at Whangarei New Zealand by Ian E. Redfern are listed at www.adobesouth.co.nz.

Curious about Strawbale construction and natural building?
Come join us for tours and hands-on workshops in north Oakland County, Michigan. Go to www.uheac.org and click on Strawbale Studio for dates and times of upcoming events. Or contact Deanne Bednar at 248-628-1887 or ecoartdb@aol.com.

Visit www.solarenergy.org/workshops for a listing of Solar Energy International's Workshops for 2006.

For a list of workshops in Australia scheduled through Huff 'n' Puff Constructions (John Glassford and Susan Wingate Pearse), visit
www.glassford.com.au/Upcoming.htm

Salt Spring Island, BC Canada. SIREWALL, Inc., rammed earth builders and designers offer eight different courses with 32 schedule options, varying from two-day introduction to rammed earth for homeowners to a month-long SIREwall Builders' Training for general contractor. ACU AIBC. For information, visit www.sirewall.com

Merritt College offers courses in permaculture design; natural building (hands-on building using materials such as cob, strawbale and earth; carpentry working on affordable and green housing; and construction management. 510.434.3840 www.peralta.cc.ca.us

Everdale, farm and learning centre located near Erin, Ontario, offers events and hands-on workshops in sustainable living. The Workshop and Event Schedule from straw-bale construction and earthen and lime plastering to making your own biodiesel is available at www.everdale.org/workshops or contact <lynn@everdale.org>

 

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This listing of strawbale/plasters events, tours, conferences, workshops and training opportunities is compiled from information sent to The Last Straw Journal by individuals, groups and organizations. Send information about events, conferences, tours, workshops and hands-on training to: The Last Straw, PO Box 22706, Lincoln NE 68542-2706; <thelaststraw@thelaststraw.org> or call 402.483.5135.

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