

Worktrade & Sustainable Skills Program
Oct 3-30, 2023. Oxford, Michigan USA 1 hr N of Detroit.
Enjoy this enriching experience of living on the land at Strawbale Studio ! Help create & maintain Strawbale Studio buildings & grounds ~ while learning many sustainable living skills along the way! 2 hands-on classes taught each week, such as spoon carving, lashing, foraging, wood splitting. Includes Room & Board + Sustainable Skills in exchange for 25 hours infrastructure worktrade, half of which will be natural building-related activities! Also participate in any classes held for the public.
Deanne Bednar. 1996, trained with Cob Cottage Co. 1981 MA Social Ecology. 2003-present, Coordinator/ Instructor at Strawbale Studio: enchanting building & projects: thatched + living roofs, round pole, strawbale walls with earth plasters, rocket stoves, foraging. Illustrated The Hand-Sculpted House, Cobbers Companion & Natural Plaster Book.
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