Post-Petroleum: Permaculture and Natural Building

[Dees]

Natural Building and Permaculture
2-week Intensive Course


March 19-April 2, 2005


Global production of petroleum per capita peaked in the 1970s. From here on, we need to how to live with less, and yet our profligate lifestyles are still expanding, still straining the web of nature. This workshop combines -the first half of the Permaculture Design Course with introduction to straw, cob, wood and other natural building materials. Participants will learn ecology, energy and resource conservation, social and community skills, and the economics of environmental sustainability. Field trips will include visits to a bamboo nursery and local permaculture sites

From the thefarm.org...Why do I get the feeling these good folks have a 30 year jump on the rest of us.

[LandOLincoln]

1. Link? n/t

[Dees]

2. Sure...

http://www.thefarm.org

[Catch22Dem]

3. The link's in there

But it's not clickable. Here ya go. http://www.thefarm.org

[patricia92243]

4. Cob? As in corn cob?

[Tsiyu]

5. May mean cordwood?

You can build a fine wall mortaring cordwood.


Edited to add this link i found about cob building:

http://www.cpros.com/~sequoia/

[Dees]

7. After checking your link "cob" refers to

a mixture of earth, sand and straw. Thanks

[Dees]

6. I presume "cob" means wood unless

you're looking at the practical use of a cob such as in the privy.