There are no workshops planned until 2012. If you have a group that is interested in rain water, grey water, earthen floors and counters, earthen plasters and finishing, sustainable energy systems or other, we could look at the prospect of providing your group with such. Please contact ann@eco-sense.ca
Natural plaster - Course Full theory and practice. Plaster the new wood-frame chicken coop with mud. Learn about materials, substrate preparation, mixing, and application techniques. 6 people
- Cost: $50 (includes handout) (cookies and tea/coffee provided during morning theory session)
- Date: Saturday June 19th from 10am to 3pm
- Bring your lunch and a water bottle.
Grey water COURSE FULL – theory, policy and practice. Learn about the many systems utilized at Eco-Sense. Learn about the new improved “Worm Bin”. Assist in the installation of a branched drain grey water irrigation system to fruit and nut trees in the permaculture chicken garden. Bring lunch and a water bottle. Small group of 9.
- Cost: $70 (cookies and tea/coffee provided during morning theory session)
- Date: Saturday May 8th from 9:30am to 4:30pm
Earthen floors and Counters (and earthen showers). Course Full Make your very own small earthen counter top sample to take away. Booklet comes with the course. Theory and practice. 6-8 people.
- Cost: $70 (includes booklet and materials) (cookies and tea/coffee provided during morning theory session)
- Date: Saturday July 31st from 10-4pm
Living roof - Work party to help finish the upper living roof on the Eco-Sense home. Watch here for date. Bucket brigade to get the pumice up.
The Living Building Challenge
Ann and Gord When is grey water workshop? We want to come but need the dates. Thanks.
We have just tentatively worked out a schedule…will post in the next few days.
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Hello Ann & Gord
I was hoping to take a course in earth building with the aid of those fabric forms that I saw on your website. If you don’t teach this, can you email info on where I can find such?
Regards, Constance.
Hi Constance, We used the fabric form for the concrete foundation as it is very inexpensive and simple to use…especially for curved foundations. We do not have any foundation courses scheduled this year. Gord did a workshop last year at OUR Ecovillage to teach this. He is also putting in a foundation using this method in a couple weeks in the Cowichan but there is no workshop scheduled for this. The people that make the fabforms do have a number of very good videos on their website.
Ann
Please sign me up for the cob floor and countertop course on July 31st. Mark may want to attend too – I will find out soon and email.
Hi Angela, that’s wonderful! Let us know about Mark. Talk soon.
Ann
Ann, we met you recently while you were sanding. We admired your root cellar and the house from afar, and all the things you and your husband have accomplished. At one time that was a dream of mine. Unfortunately, for various reasons we had to resort to a more conventional method of building.
We would like to build a root cellar and an outdoor oven. Could you tell us where you bought your ingredients. Mainly the clay, straw and the volcanic ash. We would really appreciate this. Thank you
Hi, yes, I remember. The clay is usually free…just have to talk to people digging it out of the ground. They sometimes will deliver a full dump truck load to your site if you are closer to where they have to go to dump it. Make sure it is good clean clay. If you need small amounts it often can be dug out of your yard right where you are building. The straw comes from feed/animal supply stores and sometimes right from the Farmer. Need to buy local in season or pay lots to have it brought in from the Prairies. The pumice we used came from Squamish…they only ship large quantities. You might also try landscaping supply stores.
Ann
Thanks Ann