Building with Cob Workshop

The Eco-Institute at Pickards Mountain is an Earth Sanctuary and Learning Community dedicated to Healing the Human-Earth Relationship. Our educational farm and regenerative sustainability learning center reside on 38 acres in the Piedmont of North Carolina, eight miles west of Chapel Hill.

The Eco-Institute at Pickards Mountain

This workshop is the final session of our 4-Part Natural Building Series. 
Building with Cob Workshop September 3-4, 2016   
Join us and learn how to make cob, one of the oldest building materials on earth! It dries as hard as concrete, can be mixed with your own two feet, and requires only sand, straw, clay, and water. It is structural, so you don’t even need a wooden framework. This workshop is primarily hands-on. We will be learning about our natural ingredients as we jump right into mixing on Saturday morning. We will learn to apply cob, sculpt and trim it, and talk through how to cover it with beautiful functional earthen plaster. We will use the cob we mix to construct an exterior bench as part of a welcoming entryway in a 600 square-foot strawbale cabin. You should leave with the confidence to build your own small cob project, whether it be a bench, garden wall, or pizza oven. We will begin at 9:00am and end our days around 4:30pm each day. A wholesome, vegetarian lunch will be served each day. 
 
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Pricing & Registration
Early Bird Registration for the entire 4-Part Natural Building Series is offered at $620 (Regular $720)* + fees. Includes 8 lunches. Early Bird Registration for the entire 4-Part Natural Building Series is available through July 2nd. <A TARGET="_blank" HREF="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/4-part-natural-building-series-entire-series-registration-tickets-22415820322">Click here to register for the entire series.</A>
Early Bird Registration for this class only is offered at $160 (Regular $220)* + fees. Includes lunch. Early Bird Registration for this class will be available until August 20th, 2016. 
*Limited Worktrade is available. Email Christelle at Pickardsmountain@gmail.com for more information.

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Building with Cob Workshop

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