Welcome to the STRAWBALE STUDIO
Outside Oxford, MI. 1 hr north of Detroit ! Joyfully reweaving people and nature.
Come . . . build skills, harvest & use local resources, network & learn !
All EVENTS Workshops, Community Gatherings & Tours
INTERN & WORKTRADE Blog About Media & Videos Rocket Stoves & Earth Oven
All EVENTS Workshops, Community Gatherings & Tours
INTERN & WORKTRADE Blog About Media & Videos Rocket Stoves & Earth Oven
Featured Classes
Also see the FULL SCHEDULE
Attend one month or more. A great opportunity to learn skills, live in community and be with nature ! Join in the crew as an Intern, 1/2 Pay Worktrader or WWoofer/ Poosher. Each month will included a mix of resilient living & natural building skills, community outreach, gardening & grounds.
- SEPTEMBER INTERNSHIP / WORKTRADE / WWOOF
- JANUARY 2018 WINTERNSHIP INTERNSHIP & 1/2 Pay WORKTRADE available
The Program will be similar to previous years - 2018 Spring, Summer & Fall INTERNSHIP / WORKTRADE / WWOOF Similar to the 2017 Program ! Contact Deanne for more info.
Natural Building helps us connect again to our local natural environment, to our own intuitive and innate creativity, and to each other. It helps us to shift from an industrial, and often toxic building process to one that is affordable, empowering, community-building and life-affirming. We are co-creating ~ learning to dance in balance with nature
Help Sustain this work ~ Yes, I would love to DONATE !
Additional Opportunities around the world
The The Endeavour Centre in Ontario, Canada, is offering 2 outstanding programs in 2018:
- Natural Building Intensive – This one-month course constructing 2 small buildings from foundation to finish ! http://endeavourcentre.org/
2018/01/natural-building- intensive/ - Sustainable Renovations – 5-month, full-time Sustainable New Construction program, focusing on making a net zero energy, net zero carbon, zero toxin and zero waste renovation . http://endeavourcentre.org/
programs/sustainable- renovations-course/
Cob Building Project in Spain, spring & summer 2016 (2017, too?): Call for volunteers
Contact Robert ralcock at clientes.euskaltel.es.
Spring & summer 2017 ~ Ionia Community in ALASKA is seeking 8 dedicated volunteers: applying finish plasters; installing ceiling boards and natural insulation; building two rocket mass heaters; timber framing bannisters and building big barn doors. They need a cadre of serious natural builders to join our teams, and all levels of experience are welcome. If we are compatible, we hope for a six week – 3 month commitment, beginning in May. Please contact me or Ann at longhouse@ionia.org if you are interested in this once in a lifetime experience!