Join Karl Kaufman of Michigan Ecovillage and Paul McCullough of Sierra Club Regenerative Food & Agriculture Committee at Deanne Bednar’s Strawbale Studio in Oxford, Michigan for a Pit Kiln Biochar production demonstration, as well as a demonstration of small pyrolysis cookstoves, which also produce biochar. A tour of Strawbale Studio’s enchanting thatched roof natural buildings & grounds will follow. Donations are welcomed. Suggested, $10 — at the event, or join our Crowd Fundraiser online ! Proceeds will go to further the work…
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July 2017
August 2017
Join us for August's Full Moon Potluck! As always, we will have a tour of Strawbale Studio at 6 pm and begin the bonfire and potluck at 7 pm. For more information, check out our Full Moon Potluck info page!
Find out moreOur August meetup will feature local herbalist and plant medicine expert, Jim Mcdonald. Camp Tamarack is a beautiful location that has great biodiversity with species endemic to the region. Jim will lead an educational walk followed up by a dinner potluck and networking! Join us for a fun-filled and informative evening... -Please bring a dish to pass with a list of ingredients. All food types welcomed. -PLEASE: bring your own dishware and utensils to help reduce waste & reduce the…
Find out moreCome visit the Eastern Market, and come to Shed 5 to see the Strawbale Studio exhibit and demonstrations ! We will firing up the Traveling Turtle Earth Oven, and also a 15 brick Rocket Stove outdoor cooker. And come participate in earth plasters on a strawbale, and modeling earth as a sculpture (cob). Whoopee ! Books and Earth Plaster Sculpting Mix also is for sale at the booth. There will be dozens of other exhibitors...in Tent 5 & 6...all oriented…
Find out moreSeptember 2017
Volunteer Day is Friday September 1 from 1- 4:30 p followed by a free tour of the buildings and grounds. We will be doing earth plastering on the Hobbit Sauna ! If you want just the tour, consider making a monetary donation to the Strawbale Studio as an energy exchange ! RSVP and INFO - click here
Find out moreJoin us for Septembers’ Full Moon Potluck, Wednesday Aug 6, 2017 ! 6p Tour of the natural buildings and Strawbale Studio grounds followed by the potluck and bonfire at 7 pm. Family and Friends Friendly 🙂 For more information, check out our Full Moon Potluck info page!
Find out moreWednesday September 13th is the Oakland County Permaculture Meetup down the road at Les & Elisabeths East River Farm ! Join the meetup and start coming to these awesome potluck and learning events. Click link for info and address.
Find out moreSave the date ! September 23, 2017 Come Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Strawbale Studio. 1p Informal Activities, 6p Potluck, 7-9p The MAIN EVENT; Sharing of Strawbale Studio Memories plus Music. I’d really love to see some faces, hear some stories, see some old pics and have an awesome time at the 20th Celebration Gathering ! Also please add your memories and photos to the Strawbale Studio Facebook Page or the SBS 20th Event Page (ask to join the…
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Join us for Octobers’s Full Moon Potluck! As always, we will have a tour of Strawbale Studio at 6 pm and begin the bonfire and potluck at 7 pm. For more information, check out our Full Moon Potluck info page!
Find out moreBiochar Demonstration Join Karl & Gaylyn Kaufman of Michigan Ecovillage and Paul McCullough of the Sierra Club Regenerative Food and Agriculture Committee at Doug Moore’s farm, near South Lyon, Michigan for a low-tech biochar production demonstration. Biochar is charcoal from biomass, which effectively sequesters carbon for hundreds to thousands of years. We will utilize the Hawaiian pit pyrolysis technique popularized by Josiah Hunt, as well as top-lit updraft (TLUD) biochar gasifier stoves. Local wood and biomass will be converted to…
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