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Looking for non-traditional/green architecture for documentary... (and more)

2008-07-24T13:16:20Z

I'm setting off on a cross country adventure to make a documentary on the issues most of the media ignores... sustainability, alternative energy, intentional communities, social and grassroots movements... and I am searching for stories that need to be told, businesses that should be supported and information that should be shared.

I'll be passing through at least thirty states in at least two months of travel. I have a general route but open to detours as they present themselves.

Please drop me a line!
Blessings!
Jessica/Catalysta
__________________________________

Intrepid mother daughter team fearlessly travel across the United States in their "trusty" Mercedes "tank" that runs on waste veggie oil! As they inhale the smell of freedom fries coming from their exhaust they search for stories that need to be told about our environment, our people, and the future of this country. www.jessicaandolivia.com

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UTAH SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY

2008-07-12T15:57:47Z

Utah Valley Commons, a cohousing community to be located south of Salt Lake City and within commuting distance of Utah Valley State College and Brigham Young University, welcomes participation by individuals and families interested in: co-housing, eco-village development, permaculture, and sustainable living in general. The UVCC has no religious or political affiliation. Everyone is welcome.

At present we are early in the planning stage, and no site has been selected. The list will serve as forum for discussion, and will lead to practical expression in the form of eco-village and/or co-housing development in or near Provo, Utah. Our models are Eco-Village at Ithaca (www.ecovillage.ithaca.ny.us/), Champlain Valley Co-Housing (www.champlainvalleycohousing.org), the Wasatch Commons (www.econ.utah.edu/~ehrbar/c...ndex.htm), and Earthsong Eco-Neighborhood (www.earthsong.org.nz), suitably modified to local conditions.

"If it is man's privilege to be independent, it is equally his duty to be inter-dependent." M. K. Gandhi

groups.yahoo.com/group/uta...cohousing/
www.utahvalleycommons.com/

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does anybody need an experienced hand

2008-06-18T21:36:50Z

hi my name is jonathan i have a lot of experience in many diffrent techniques of building and would like to let everyone know that my labor and insight are constantly being offered. i have personally worked on dozens of "earthship" projects. and i have been studying the next generation of life support systems. i would like to meet with more people in the feild so don't hesitate to respond. we are working on an area of knowledge that is still very new and to find people that are expereinced can be very hard. i can help by getting rid of some of the guess work. blessings jonathan

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Living house

2008-06-06T09:23:44Z

Check it out:

http://www.archinode.com/bienal.html

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Earthbuildings?

2008-06-05T16:31:39Z

Hello,

Does anyone knows any good online resources on earthbuildings? I'm especially looking for a special technique of pressing earth together.
I think this method is originally from India.

Does anyone have experiences with this type of building techniques?

Best wishes,

Mira

--
www.ideaplants.org

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elemental energy

2008-06-05T10:24:43Z

i would like to start connecting some of the more proffessional minds from this tribe to create a dialouge pertaining to biomimicry in life support systems. i have a solid base of knowledge in architecture and i know more than i should about chemistry and biology. i would be so pleased if i could strike up some engaging conversation about the systems that run our houses. this to me is more important than the physicality of the"house" though i have been building my hole adult life. i will be breaking ground on an energy project in the next two years and i would like to bring together the heads thanks for the patience when i see a couple of reply's here i will post alittle more for now i am concentrating on live pond filtration and i need ifo on veggitation, volume. basicly what strain of algea to use with what fish and how many gallons will it clean per day. if we collectivly have no info on this subjuct then i will bring it back and post it cuz i know you want it

i am the
philosopher's stone and tile

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Temple of the mothere

2008-05-20T04:36:54Z

i reside in a transcendental abode
entirely
there is some requite in the interest of others
the teachings the virgin hath sent me
we must build this temple form the outside
to reflect the insyde . . . . . . . . . . .there are as many caves and waterfalls as there are blades of grass on the planet i desire
you cannot be ruled by desirelessness anymore . . . . . . . . . . . .
did somebodhi say computers are worth a damn?

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FWD: Natural/Alternative Building event in Bath, New York

2008-05-06T18:55:36Z

On 5/4/2008, houseca11s wrote:
>SUN, JULY 27 - SAT, AUG 2. NATURAL BUILDING COLLOQUIUM:
>For everyone interested in a more sustainable and better built
>environment. Work side by side with the foremost builders,
>designers and experts in the fields of natural building, renewable
>energy, alternative fuels, grey water systems, and permaculture.
>Gain knowledge and experience through demonstrations,
>presentations and community building using strawbale, cob,
>earthbags, natural plasters and finishes, timber frames and
>other environmentally appropriate materials. On the land and
>under the stars. Early registration and student discounts
>available. For more information visit www.peaceweavers.com
>or call 607-776-4060

That's a good description, especially the "On the land and under the stars" line. There's some of us that go to this one every year (this is the fifth annual northeast natural building colloquium they've hosted). Whether or not you're thinking about coming, check out the photos:
www.peaceweavers.com/bws/

This year's presenter lineup hasn't been finalized, but it's been a winner every time. A partial list of past presenters includes (alphabetically):

Laura Bartels
www.greenweaverinc.com

Deanne Bednar
www.freewebs.com/strawbalestudio/

Janine Bjornson
www.greenhomebuilding.com/ask_t...Janine

Dan Chiras
www.chelseagreen.com/authors...lDChiras

Carole Crews
carolecrews.com/

Aaron Dennis
www.tugleywood.com

Sam Droege
www.discoverlife.org/who/CV/...Sam.html

David Eisenberg
www.dcat.net

Ianto Evans
www.cobcottage.com

Ben Falk
www.wholesystemsdesign.com

Chris Fox
www.foxnaturalbuilding.com

Pete Fust
www.grisb.org/publications/pub22.htm

Sarah Highland
www.theithacajournal.com/news/...3.html

Mark Hoberecht
www.harvestbuild.com

Josh Jackson
www.yestermorrow.org/instruc...kson.htm

Joe Jenkins
josephjenkins.com/publishing.html

Sun Ray Kelly
www.sunraykelley.com

Tim Owen-Kennedy
www.vitalsystems.net/about.htm

Doni Kiffmeyer
www.okokok.org

Sigi Koko
www.buildnaturally.com

Paul Lacinski
www.chelseagreen.com/2000/it...trawbale

Mark Lakeman
activistarchitect.blogspot.com/20...tml

Satomi and Tom Lander
www.landerland.com

Sarah Machtey
www.sageearth.com

Jim Merkel
www.simplicityforum.org/speake...el.html

Frank Meyer
www.thangmaker.com

Darren Molnar-Port
www.natresnet.org/conferenc...olnar-Port

Ed Raduazo
www.cobbuildersforum.com/forum...ts.asp

Jaki and Rob Roy
www.cordwoodmasonry.com

Clark Sanders
americancity.org/magazine/...se-hainer/

Tim Schlitzer
www.foodroutes.org

Ben Simpson
www.yourgrowingplaces.com

Catherine Wanek
www.strawbalecentral.com

and more

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does anybody kno about the "quik house"

2008-04-12T18:38:15Z

wellllll does anybody know about them? about cargotecture. using containers to build homes. its awesome. affordable and modernist.

or rocio romero's lv houses.... fabulous.

im thinking of doing one or the other.

any opinions?

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Nader Khalili passes from us.

2008-04-08T01:00:35Z

http://archinect.com/news/article.php?id=72321_0_24_0_C17

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philosopher's stone needs help

2008-04-02T22:56:47Z

hello brothers and sisters on the path to sustainability. my company philosophers stone and tile needs help to make it through the infant busness stage. with 7 years of hands on experience in sustainable design \alternative\organic architecture i can be an asset to anyone at any stage of building. i have worked in all trades and as a result of this experience i can conceptualize and build anything . stone and tile is the main focus of my company but i am open to other options. if you want beautiful tile work in your home please call me or just help me get my name out there. i am located in seattle washington but i have the ability to travel the search for the philosopher's stone will end within our abilty to create.

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04/19-04/24 Introduction to Cob and Natural Building Prescott, AZ

2008-04-02T22:00:36Z

Hey folks, a Friend of mine is hosting a workshop in AZ building a cob/natural building greenhouse. Whether you want to build a cob oven, bench, studio, or other such space...or are inspired by the ecological/community awareness, while simultaneously creating a tangible product you should check this out. If anyone is interested either personally or professionally in such a workshop you should look into www.SGNB.com (thats for Seven Generations Natural Builders).

Instructor:
Sasha Rabin (sasha@sgnb.com)
Sasha Rabin has a degree in Ecological Design from Evergreen State College. She has studied natural and traditional methods of building in Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Indonesia, and the southwest United States. Following an apprentice at the Cob Cottage Company she worked with them as an assistant instructor(2001) and went on to co-found Seven Genereation Natural Builders in 2003. She built a cob dwelling in the southwest US that she is curently living in. She contuinues to teach with SGNB, as well teaching as a guest instructor at the Real Good Institute for Solar Living(www.realgoods.com) / and Yestermorrow Design/Build School. (www.yestermorrow.org/)

(She is also flexible on the price if that is an issue but for a workshop that is a fair number!!!)

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summer projects

2008-03-16T05:25:49Z

hi im new to your tribe but have a vast expanse of knowledge pertaining to all aspects of sustainable technologies and i cant wait to learn more if there are any summertime projects in the washington area let me know i have some free time to lend usually i am a finish carpenter and tile setter as well som e things i will do voluntarirly other things i need to get paid for but hey i can build a house for free 12 ways from sunday so it really is still cheaper than building a house out of sticks and drywall (crazy people)trees are alive!!don't kill your friends

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CA Boom V is March 14 to March 16, 2008

2008-03-06T17:21:39Z

http://www.caboomshow.com/

This is an awesome modern design show.

Pre-fab
Custom
Green building
Furniture
Etc. Etc.

Check it out!

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Communities Conference at Twin Oaks Community

2008-02-19T17:58:29Z

My name is Suede and I live at Twin Oaks Community in Louisa, VA. This year I'm co-organizing the Communities Conference at Twin Oaks for my 2nd year, though the conference has been happening for many years now. Thought I'd post some basic info on the conference for those interested in learning about community, expanding knowledge or just meeting new people. Feel free to contact me with any questions about Twin Oaks or our conferences.

In Community,
Suede Machete

Here's the info:

The Communities Conference is a networking and learning opportunity for anyone interested or involved in co-operative or communal lifestyles. Join us for a weekend of sharing and celebration!

Friday August 15 through
Sunday August 17, 2008
$85 (sliding scale) includes
meals and camping

With workshops and events focused on
~ Intentional relationships
~ Group process
~Collective child raising
~ Creating culture
~ Forming communities
~ Sustainability
~ Appropriate technology
~ Community economics

Music
Dancing
Slide shows
Campfires
Swimming
Magic
More!

Respond to:
Twin Oaks Communities Conference
138 Twin Oaks Road, Louisa, Virginia 23093
540-894-5126

conference@twinoaks.org

For More Information, check out our website:

www.communitiesconference.org

Twin Oaks also hosts a Women's Gathering! Check that out at :

www.twinoaks.org/community...index.html

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looking to help out with a project

2008-02-09T00:05:04Z

hey im looking to help out with a building project of any kind so if anyone out there in the world needs a hand or know of someone who needs a hand im down to help! peace

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Good Collection of Important Websites

2008-02-07T14:22:24Z

Dear Friends,

I found this important website which has links to all daily use Important Websites.

http://ihome.rapidmile.com

I recommend you to put it as your HOME PAGE and take use of it daily.

Also feel free to forward to your friends

Regards,
Namrata

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I'm interested in checking this out - near LA

2008-01-21T11:21:15Z

Furniture maker Sam Maloof's place outside LA

http://www.malooffoundation.org/tours.cfm

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A sweet liquid video about the Flow of Water

2008-01-13T23:31:29Z

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1598503208400404583

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Is anyone willing to teach organic architecture techniques for a weekend in May?

2008-01-04T04:07:56Z

Hey folks,

I'm facilitating a festival near Christmas Valley, Oregon and I need people who would like to give workshops on "Green" concepts.
Anyone whose interested should contact our Eco-Village Coordinator: Coulby Styles 425/212-7030
Participants will receive free entrance to the event.

Thanks,

Weather

Here's the festival announcement:

ONE FAMILY GATHERING
MAY 2-4 2008, CENTRAL OREGON

The One Family Gathering will be a three day unity gathering near Christmas Valley, Oregon. The festival intends to unify a variety of cultures from many other peaceful gatherings. It will manifest as a weekend long event encompassing barter fairs, music festivals, parties, and reggae shows, surrounded by a free camping area.

This event has a focus slightly different from other festivals. We will provide a large, secure vendor section inside the event in addition to hosting two stages: a "party" tent with nonstop djs, hosted by DJ4NORML and the main "Quetzalcoatl" stage. Both stages will have a dynamic array of musicians performing twenty-four hours a day throughout the event. Featured musicians will include Katy Turner, Bijhan, Jack Burton, Laurianne, Matt Zeltzer, Naugahyde Nights, Norman Baker, SpiritMoon, Deep Sleep Narcotics Company, Renegade Minstrels, Cntrl Alt Delete, Dj Eff, DJ4NORML, Hippinshlog, Jahson Ites, Essential I, Dj Sticky, Huckleberry, Jensen, Min.d,Tommy Dean, Wehrwolve, HannaH*s Field, and Fiddlin Big Al; with more groups signing up daily.

Set in the high desert, One Family Gathering promises to entertain with over 70 music performances, a trade market, a drum circle, exceptional food vendors, and much more.

Tickets can be purchased through "Brown Paper Tickets":
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/25829

This is a "one-off," PRIVATE PARTY for FAMILY, FRIENDS and MEMBERS of OneFamilyGathering.org ONLY
Become a member (free) at:
http://www.onefamilygathering.org/

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Hubbell & Hubbell - Southern California

2008-01-03T01:23:06Z

This father and son tema are amazing -- longtime organic artists / architects...

They were recently burned out in a wildfire, but have been rebuilding on an impressive schedule...

Check them out (maybe a nice place to help out & get experience...):

http://www.hubbellandhubbell.com/whoWeAre.htm

LA Times article (cool photos)
http://www.latimes.com/features/printedition/home/la-hm-hubbell6sep06,1,6420605.story?coll=la-home-printedition

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Eco-homes forest plan put forward

2008-01-02T04:21:26Z

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7167107.stm

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fences

2007-12-26T04:38:36Z

I am in the process of buying some land and am going to need to build a fence as one of the first projects. It's going to be a long fence, approximately 240 feet or so and I'm wondering if anyone has any ideas for materials. Right now I am on a budget, so am thinking of cedar posts for the long-term and just some simple thick fencing wire (similar to the thickness of barbed, but with no barbs). I live in Washington, so I need something that can stand up to the winter wetness. Any ideas?

Thanks, Amy

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Soy Plastic

2007-12-18T21:25:04Z

Does anyone know anything about Soy Plastic?

It was discussed on a show on the History Channel about George Washington Carver.

In the show, Henry Ford was hitting a Model T. soy plastic bumper with a baseball bat with no visible damage to it at all.

It looks like an amazing product. But google searches turn up very little about it.

Here is a little bit:

http://www.twelve-fiftyone.net/

And 70 years after they first started using it, it seems that in 2008 Ford will, in small part, be going back to it.

http://earth911.org/blog/2007/07/16/ford-lear-to-launch-industry%E2%80%99s-first-soy-based-seat-foam-in-2008-ford-mustang/

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land for sale SC Colorado

2007-12-10T20:59:14Z

6 acres in 2 lots on a public greenbelt/ creek in Baca Grants next to Crestone. Can build two houses each with a guest house and have 2 wells. Asking $49,000. Awesome views and access to mountains. Area has lots of Alternative building (local strawbales, adobe, airblock, cordwood, cob, etc) with no codes, just some restrictions. Contact direct if interested.

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Food is a Conscious Blessing

2007-11-16T07:10:01Z

Passage from the Sacred Messages Ebook

May 10, 2005
9:28 PM
Dear Babaji,
I want to ask several questions about food. As creators of our own reality, we
create the effects foods have on our bodies. Just how much of those effects are from the
nutritional value of the food and how much are from our thoughts about the food? In
other words, if the thoughts are predominant we should be able to eat foods containing
little recognized food value and enhance that nutritional value with our thoughts. Yes?
Here is another question about food: What is the best diet for humans? Sri
Yukteswar, discussing human anatomy in The Holy Science makes a very compelling
case for us to be primarily fruitarians. So, if we eat nothing but fruits, raw vegetables
and water, will our dietary needs be met? Again, is this due to the nutritional value of
the food or to the thoughts that we have about how they will affect our bodies? If we eat
nothing but fruits, raw vegetables and water will we have enough calcium? Protein? Is
calcium necessary? According to science it is. Calcium deficiencies show up as rickets
in developing bones and as osteoporosis in more mature bones. Are these diseases the
result of our thoughts or the lack of calcium? Is the absence of any harmful symptoms
on a fruitarian diet the result of our thoughts, or is the apparent lack of protein and
calcium not important?

Babaji, I know these are too many questions to ask in the type of forum we have
been blessed to share with you. But I have found it difficult to ask some questions
without asking others. It is my natural curiosity—like a child! You have asked us to look
at the miracles of life with the wonderment of a child. So I have, with all the questions
that accompany that child-like wonder. Like a child I want to eat those wonderful fruits
and vegetables—the gifts from God—but I also (like an adult or a parent) want to know
if they will provide ample nutrition for me, my child, and my inner child. I ask for your
help to sort out this nutritional dilemma.
Humbly,
Amarananda

May 14, 2005
10:11 PM
Amarananda, child!
The nutritional dilemma differs from one country to another! If you are Chinese
and follow the principles of acupuncture, you will be eating meat and different varieties
of foods to maintain the balanced elements of fire, wood, metal, and air.
If you are from India, where [the] cow cannot be eaten, then you eat other food.
If you believe in Ayurvedic medicine, then you eat depending on what dosha you are! If
you have no resources to buy food, then you eat whatever you can! If you are a follower
of Yukteswar, you eat fruits! If you follow me…you eat air!

Remember there is a cycle of life. Many have said that I have said that you
should ONLY EAT THIS OR THAT! Tattt! Does that sound like Babaji? How could I
tell a poor child that lives in a country that has no fruits to eat only fruit? How can I
demand starving people eat only air? I use no SHOULD words! I invite, but never
command…unless needed...Tattt!
You definitely want to bring awareness to the energy and choice of foods your
human temple ingests! Mother Earth has been so polluted by thoughts, actions and
deeds that she needs time for healing and so does the bearing of her fruits.
Supplementation is necessary in these times of yours, my children. Yes, the power of
fruits, solar food, is highly needed. Eat some vegetables, too!
I say BALANCE is the best diet you can have. Include PRAYER and blessings
of the food for the best protection and energy transmission in order to increase the
quality of what you eat. Make good conscious choices regarding what thoughts you
have while you cook or eat. Believe me that is more powerful than anything. Then...and
only then...when food and the ritual of eating becomes a conscious blessing, then you
will listen naturally to what your human body needs.
Children have it naturally! Parents must bring awareness to how necessary it is
that they learn from their kids! Parents are not to teach children to eat artificial colors,
additives, refined sugar and all those things that parents think children like! The eating
habits of a child are modeled by the parents.
Next [question].

Babaji

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computers and organic arch

2007-11-06T19:47:16Z

http://www.freeformconstruction.co.uk/homeostasis.htm
" The TERMES project is attempting the world’s first, full sized scan of a mature mound in Namibia, Africa. The research involves the scanning and capture of the ‘true’ 3D structure of a Macrotermes michaelseni mound. The thousands of scan images will then be reconstructed using the same techniques employed to reassemble ‘cryosliced’, CT or MRI scan data to form a 3D model of the mound geometry. The captured mound geometry will be used in the development of a simulation model of the thermo-regulation and respiratory gas exchange found in a mound. The input variables of the model, i.e., the respiratory output of the termite colony, the permeability of the structure to respiratory gases and the external weather conditions, will be measured in the field. The model will be used to show, for the first time, the process of homeostasis in termite mounds to address the following questions:"
Pretty exciting that we may be able to start building living houses/buildings.
But, can we divorce our square past?

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Invitation to our monthly meeting: Los Angeles Mycological Society FREE Dont miss out!

2007-10-22T17:18:44Z

Monday Oct. 15th 8:00 PM
The Los Angeles Mycological Society (LAMS) October meeting
Times Mirror Room.
900 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles.

"Survival Skills, Eating Mushrooms and Wild Plants" How nature will always provide if you only knew what is being served! Come learn how to ID what is edible and meet our guest speaker Christopher Nyerges, Author, mycologist, ethnobotanist, educator and Survival expert The Natural History Museum LA County in the Times Mirror Room
Refreshments will be provided. Bring your recent mushroom finds!
for more information: www.lamushrooms.org
or call David Kahn: 323 667 1330

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Fall Ecology and Harvest: An Intergenerational Exploration

2007-10-03T02:21:13Z

October 13-14, 2007 (Saturday-Sunday)
at Lost Valley Educational Center, Dexter, OR

We invite people ages 12 through 112 to join us to learn about fall ecology, indigenous tradition, and the harvest season here in the western Cascade foothills. Throughout this weekend of presentations, discussions, and activities, we'll explore how we can learn from one another and pass ecological wisdom and insights back and forth between generations. The schedule (subject to change) is as follows:

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13 morning: indigenous traditions and their modern applications
9-9:30 am: introduction/welcome circle
9:30-10:30 am: Esther Stutzman (Kalapuyan storyteller)
10:40-11:30 am: presentation and discussion circle featuring Bill Burwell (Kalapuya researcher), Jerry Hall (ethnobotanist, Lane Community College), Dharmika Henschel (ethnobotanist/musician), Jude Hobbs (Permaculture teacher and designer, Agroecology Northwest), and Rick Valley (Lost Valley land steward, Permaculture teacher and designer)
11:30 am-12:10 pm: break-out groups
12:10-12:30 pm: concluding morning circle
12:30-1:30 pm: lunch

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13 afternoon and evening: seasonal harvest activities, ecological restoration, ecovillage development, youth initiatives, and bioregional culture
2-4:30 pm: tour (Rick Valley) and hands-on harvest- and land-related activities
4:45-5:45 pm: Alison Rosenblatt (NextGEN--Global Ecovillage Network)
6-7 pm: dinner
7:30 pm on: music (Dharmika Henschel and others), sharing circle about traditional seasonal celebrations, stories, poems, networking

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14 morning: school gardening, youth, and horticultural exploration
7:30-8:30 am: breakfast
9-9:30 am: morning welcome circle
9:30-9:50 am: Sharon Blick (former director, School Garden Project)
9:50-10:10 am: Jen Anonia (Food for Lane County Gardens Program Manager)
10:10-10:30 am: Heiko Koester (Permacultural landscaper, Eugene Permaculture Guild)
10:40-11:20 am: Sarah Kleeger and Andrew Still (Seed Ambassadors Project)
11:30 am-12:30 pm: discussion
12:30-1:30 pm: lunch

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14 afternoon: autumn ecology and ethnobotany
2-4:15 pm: talks and walks with Dave Kofranek (lichenologist), Tobias Policha (ethnobotanist, Institute of Contemporary Ethnobotany), Heiko Koester, and others
4:30-5:30 pm: closing circle

Conference registration fees, including four organic vegetarian meals, are $105 for students 12 and above, $135 for non-students. Overnight lodging ($30) and camping ($10) are also available. We are offering a $10 discount/rebate from your registration fee for each paying registrant who first heard about the event through you, or who cites you as his or her primary influence in considering attending. A limited number of worktrade scholarships are available (for an application, follow the link within the online registration form at www.lostvalley.org/fallecology/registration). If space allows, we will also accept single-day attendees for $80 Saturday only, $65 Sunday only (or, for students, $65 Saturday only, $50 Sunday only.) See www.lostvalley.org/fallecology for updated event details, or contact Fall Ecology and Harvest Event, 81868 Lost Valley Lane, Dexter, OR 97431, (541) 937-2567 x116, nature AT lostvalley.org.

brochure: www.lostvalley.org/files/Fall%20Ecology%20and%20Harvest%20brochure.pdf
poster: www.lostvalley.org/files/Fall%20Ecology%20and%20Harvest%20poster.pdf

Cosponsors:
Lost Valley Nature Center
Lost Valley Educational Center’s 87 acres include oak savanna, natural meadow, stream and riparian areas, ponds, extensive forest lands in various states of maturity, gardens and orchards. Our diverse habitats and several miles of nature trails offer unique environmental education opportunities. Lost Valley Nature Center sponsors walks and public events (like May’s Native Plants and Permaculture Gathering) to help nature-lovers learn from the land and from one another.

NextGEN
NextGEN is a global network organized by young adults concerned with issues of sustainability. We hope to inspire you with examples of viable and positive choices for the future. We offer opportunities for action through conferences, educational workshops, and direct experience in communities. Our international support network develops connections among activists and encourages resource sharing.

Excerpts from May’s Native Plants and Permaculture Conference Proceedings:

Bill Burwell: At the start of each harvest season the Kalapuyans would have a first gathering ceremony. The spiritual leader of each winter village site would harvest a few articles of each resource, bring it back, prepare it in a ceremonial way, bless the plants or animals that were responsible, and then the regular harvest could begin. The first gathering ceremony was very important to them, and it was practiced all throughout the Kalapuya culture, religiously. Their belief was that all plants and animals, including humans, were part of the same format. As above, so below. Just like humans, plants and all animals had families, and then beyond the families they had communities.

There’s one word I know of that was utilized all the way up and down the Willamette Valley, the lower Columbia, and into the Salish area in Washington: Tamanawas. It’s been translated as spirit power. People who went out on a vision quest were looking for their Tamanawas. I think what it really related to was a person’s ability to interconnect with all the rest of nature. I’ve collected a number of tales of the people going out into the woods to find a particular medicine, and their ability to find this medicine came from the ability to plug into that certain plant and interact with it. The plant actually was the teacher of the person who was going out on the search.

Jerry Hall: When we started learning our language, songs began coming to us. There is the belief that songs are just in the ether or in the air, and they select somebody to come to at a time in that person’s life. … My experience is that singing evokes something from us that is beyond talking and gives expression to prayer.

I feel that nature is really part of the home and that people related that way five hundred years ago. People knew where everything was and they took care of it.

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organicARCHITECT is seeking a project architect

2007-09-30T18:51:10Z

ABOUT US

organicARCHITECT is a recognized leader in architecture and sustainable design. We are "change agents" committed to making the world a better place. We offer a flexible and exciting work environment, competitive salary, and a great location in downtown San Francisco.

We are continually seeking free-thinking, individualistic artists who share our dedication to being "the change you wish to see in the world."

organicARCHITECT is headed by Eric Corey Freed, voted "Best Green Architect" by San Francisco Magazine and author of "Green Building for Dummies".

http://www.organicarchitect.com
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POSITION: Project Architect

Candidates must be self-motivated, passionate, and have a high attention to detail. Versatility and adaptability is vital due to the large variety of project types and educational activities in which we are involved.

We are seeking Project Architects who possess the following:
- Minimum 4-7 years architectural experience
- On track for architectural licensure
- Project management experience
- Strong client management skills
- Single-Family Residential experience
- Raw design talent
- Ability to think on your feet
- Outgoing and fun personality (no shy people)

<b>NICE TO HAVE:</b>
- Experience with Vectorworks
- Experience with a Mac (Mac only office)
- LEED AP
- Green design experience, but we will train you
- Experience with the organic design process and the work of Frank Lloyd Wright and Bruce Goff
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SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Please send all inquiries to the attention of our principal, Eric Corey Freed. All applications should include the following:

* Dated cover letter summarizing your education, experience and future goals.

* Please answer the following questions:
What is wrong with current architecture?
What is the last book you read?
What is the next big thing in design?

* Current resume (with contact info).

* Samples or links to a portfolio of your work. Show only work of which you are proud. If you want them returned, please include a SASE.
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HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR INFORMATION

Submit Materials via mail to:

Eric Corey Freed, Principal
organicARCHITECT
716 Montgomery Street
Studio Two
San Francisco 94111 USA

Via fax to 415.962.0606

Via email to jobs@organicarchitect.com. Maximum 10MB for attachments, or use a Virtual FTP site

No calls please. No stalkers please.
Fight the urge to drop off your resume in person, unless you're carrying a special surprise (http://www.karascupcakes.com)

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Ferro Cement

2007-09-29T20:25:28Z

Is there anyone in the British Columbia area that I may be able to see some of the ferro -technique used- I am willing to travell (not too far)
I would love to help and learn on any project - no matter how big or small
Thanks Kimberly

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Hi Guys,

2007-09-11T18:11:02Z

Hi Guys,

I have added an Energy Efficiency section to my website- Comments/Suggestions would be great.

Link: http://www.worldofrenewables.com/EnergyEfficiency/index.html

Grant Rowe

World of Renewables
grantrowe@worldofrenewables.com

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would this be of interest?

2007-09-07T01:39:14Z

Hi Tribe,
I have been asked to help produce a 9 day natural building/permaculture event on a new piece of land just south of the Baja border.
I am looking for feedback on all aspects including value,interest and curriculum.
please respond to scottankenypdx@gmail.com
Here are the details...

Oct 27 – Nov 4

Imagine a revolutionary oasis built with your very own hands
as you exercise in natural building and whole system design principles.

Imagine a community of passionate people learning what it means to be human beings,
immersed in an environment of self-expression, of listening, and of appreciation,
while they build beautifully and sustainably.

Introducing GiraSol (Sunflower), a new permaculture settlement breaking ground in November 2007. We invite you to be a part of this amazing experience by participating in a nine-day course designed to bring you competency in Permaculture and Earthen Building Methods.

Imagine yourself as part of that community…Living. Building. Playing.

This nine-day intensive design/build studio will combine natural building techniques (cobb, adobe, stone, straw/clay, passive/active heating systems) with presentations, discussions, exercises, and fun field trips.

GiraSol’s ground-breaking workshop will provide training in regenerative village design, natural construction and permaculture theory while establishing the GiraSol information center through hands-on work. The design will integrate a century-old adobe structure into a whimsical new building, seemingly sprung from the canvas of a Maxfield Parrish painting.

Led by mOceaN (Mark Lakeman), Lydia Doleman and Martin Shulke of Portland’s City Repair Project, the GiraSol Intensive will take place from 10/27/07 to 11/04/07. We will be camping as a group in the beautiful Baja desert, and all meals will be provided.

Basics

Location: GiraSol is a 200-acre parcel situated in Valle de las Palmas (Valley of the Palms), about 20 miles south of the U.S./Mexico Border and 30 miles from the Pacific Ocean between the major cities of Tijuana, Ensenada & Tecate. This new Center is on a vast tract of beautiful land in the valley, along a road from Ensenada to Tecate which is currently under construction. This road will bring unprecedented real estate development to this relatively undisturbed agrarian area. GiraSol strives to be a jewel in the Baja landscape by providing an example of sustainable community design.

Course Description: You will receive training AND become competent in the following areas:

1. regenerative village design and earthen building methods
2. biomass accumulation and use, plastering
3. roof framing
4. integrated landscaping
5. water catchment, re-use, and finishing methods.

Construction will be accompanied by discussions of the ecological features and benefits of each building phase. Through two field trips we will explore the local community by travelling to a wildlife preserve and taking part in Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead).

Daily Activities

6 a.m.
7 a.m.
8 a.m.
8:30 a.m.
Noon
2 p.m.
4–6 p.m.
6:30
8–10 p.m.
Moving Meditation
Breakfast & Daily Overview
Discussion of Daily Work Focus
Begin Field Project Work
Lunch and Siesta at the Lunch Palace
Village Design Discussion
Resume Filed Project Work
Communal Dinner
Evening Presentation/Discussion, Fire Circle

Dates: 10/27–11/04, 2007
Cost: $450

Reservations & Questions: Contact Scott Ankeny at 503.853.9376 or e-mail: scottankenypdx@gmail.com
Curriculum

There will be two tracks of education running at the same time.
Each student will be involved in both activities of building and landscaping

Day 1: Check-in, Orientation, Dinner, Campfire/Permaculture & GiraSol Overview
Day 2: Foundations, Biomass Accumulation*, Dialogue—Strategies and Practices
Day 3: Building Adobe Walls/Other Earthen Building Methods, Village Design & Community Building
Day 4: Adobe Walls, Water & Biomass Accumulation, Swales, Dialogue
Day 5: Plastering Walls, Swales, Natural Building
Day 6: Roof Framing, Tree-Planting in Biomass-filled Swales, Dialogue
Day 7: Field Trip (Ocean), Food Systems, Village Ecosystems, Spa & Special Places
Day 8: Roofing and Water, Water Catchment/Systems, Eco-Intervention
Day 9: Finishing & Systems, Visioning
Day 10: Completion, Afterparty, Departure

*Biomass piece will include the whole process — from mulching to retain rainwater
to improved soil structure resulting in increased food potentials.

Order of Construction
Foundation, Walls, Windows/Doors, Plaster, Framing, Roof

Evening Presentations
GiraSol: Story and Overview
Global Challenge, “Anti-Virus” Plan
Village Design
Inherent Nature
Case Studies of Successful Eco-Centers

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The Work of Eugene Tsui

2007-09-03T06:31:05Z

"Architecture gives form to the invisible pulses and rhythms of life. It gives pattern to structure and structure to pattern. It is an elemental mystic power that is innate to all things. The physical manifestation of this power is a consequence of the desire for the invisible to be made visible. This desire, this great motivating force is essential to the life of a thing. It is a process which organizes and composes various interrelated forces into a unified whole. Architecture is the comprehensive expression of all science and art--the wellspring of interconnectedness and functional art." -Eugene Tsui

http://www.tdrinc.com/

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Friends of Kebyar

2007-08-30T00:36:03Z

http://www.kebyar.com/
are ya in on it?

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Question of Location?

2007-08-29T11:07:24Z

I have been posting Renewable energy jobs in my forum.
I have a question that you guys can help me with.
Would you search for a job primarily for location or Wage rate.
Coming from England everything is rather close so i was wondering in bigger countries if location was the biggest factor.

Grant Rowe
Editor
World of Renewables
www.worldofrenewables.com
grantrowe@worldofrenewables.com

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Pshwandon gridshell

2007-08-28T03:10:42Z

http://vs2.i-dat.org/unstructured02/eco4.html

beautiful !

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The Onion House

2007-08-22T06:19:30Z

http://www.onionhousehawaii.com/

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Co-housing Eco-Village just outside Manchester, UK Looking for Members.

2007-08-18T16:35:34Z

Hello,

We are developing an Eco Village/Cohousing project in the High Peak area. We're currently looking for members, so if you, or someone you know may be interested, have a look at our website at: www.thecohoproject.org. We're currently right at the start of the project, and also welcome help and advice anyone can give us.

Thanks,

Hugo

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Roger dean's "Home for Life"

2007-08-14T03:48:04Z

I was just browsing through the threads here and I was surprised to see no one's mentioned Roger Dean. He is most famous for his album cover artwork, but he has done many architectural designs and prototypes. He has very interesting ideas about how the spaces we live in affect our psychology too.

http://www.rogerdean.com/architecture/index.htm

I think his work is beautiful. :)

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help in finding housing projects of a bigger scale under organic architecture

2007-08-08T15:22:24Z

plzz.... ppl help out... need some housing projects (may b townships or housing colonies) under organic architecture......
dis is regarding some case studies in our college.....

do post any projects... built or unbuilt... doesnt matter.....

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Seeds for peace in the middle east?

2007-08-06T07:36:14Z

Hay all!
I've tried to post a this before, but for some reason, it didn't registrar and folks couldn't read what I had written. So, I'm going to attempt to write it out again and hopefully this time, we'll have more responses,

Ok, so...a little info and background. I'm in Israel, and working on a project out here to grow herbs for the community. Also, wanting very much to have a program available for kids and their parents to learn about plants and how they communicate with us on all levels. It's really something that isn't being done here and I would like to bring this opportunity to light. I need some help. That's way i'm writing this request. We have a few green houses, so climate is not an issue. We need seeds! All different kinds, but organic. Herbs and winter vegetables.

The list for herbs:Elder flowers ,Yarrow ,Sage ,Rose hips ,Echinacea,Mullein,Astragalus,
Poke Root,Elecampane ,Thyme.

We are asking for 30 seeds each be sent to Israel.
We are asking for donations, since this project can really use all the help it can get and we really don't have the funds to get these seeds. Also, we request that the seeds are from your own garden and collected by you. It's a beautifal thing to know that the seeds that we are receiving are from people who cared for these plants and havested the seeds themselves. There is a story there and it makes it interesting to explain where these seeds came from and who cared for them. We like telling it this way.

Our request for organic Veggie seeds:
Celery ,Chinese leaves ,Dark greens ,Leeks ,Mushrooms, Squashes ,Winter roots ,Winter salads.

If it's not too much trouble to send the seeds with labels so we know what is what.

If you have any questions please feel to send me a message.
Thanks so much for helping us with this project. I mean a lot to us and the many people who's lives will be changed by your seeds.

If you are interested, please let me know and I can give out the address of where to send the seeds.

~peace~

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Natural Building Colloquium, Texas 2007

2007-07-29T00:01:58Z

http://www.naturalbuildingtexas.org

In the spirit of strengthening and expanding our community of those interested in sustainable building, central Texas invites you to attend a Natural Building Colloquium, October 19-28. Colloquia are gatherings of people, from professional builders to the inexperienced and simply curious, who come to learn from each other, to synergize their experience and to expand our vision of sustainibility.
In our case, the vision is of a lifestyle and building culture that could repeat itself indefinitely through successive generations. With careful searching many of us have concluded that the use of locally abundant, unprocessed materials such as earth, stone, straw and native timber provide the structure with which to achieve this vision. Cob, strawbale, adobe, earthbag, leichtlehm (straw-clay), and timber frame are a few of the types of systems that exemplify this philosophy. Natural buildings become pieces of art created with soul and purpose.

Permaculture, or "permanent agriculture," helps us integrate human patterns into the landscape surrounding our homes. As originated by Bill
Mollison, permaculture is the practice of designing sustainable human habitats by following nature's patterns, integrating ecology, landscape, organic
gardening, architecture and agroforestry.

There are other important aspects as well: delicious food that nourishes the body, music, laughter, creativity, families of all sorts, eager minds and willing hands. We seek to create homes that comfort the body and lift the soul. If you possess or aspire to any of the above, we invite you to join us this fall.

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Details on presenters, registration, costs, meals and accomodations at

http://www.naturalbuildingtexas.org

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We hope to see you in Texas this October!

Register now…..Early registration deadline Aug 15

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Double Helix Wind Turbine

2007-07-25T07:02:39Z

I would love to hear some comments from any organic architecture experts

You can see the vid here http://youtube.com/watch?v=q9flSPAdOLk

thanks in advance.

arrow

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The "Other" Mushroom House.

2007-07-08T20:18:06Z

Shadoan recently posted this link;
http://www.midcoast.com/~bo/InnertubeForms.html
to the other Mushroom house ,(thanks Shadoan).
I recently had 2 weeks vacation on the coast of Maine(my childhood home),and since this incredible concrete house is close to where my brother lives,we hunted it up and I took some pics and spoke with the owner builder,Bo Atkinson at length about this construction and several of his other researches...
I'll be posting the images soon...

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Natural Building Colloquium East, Bath NY

2007-06-30T20:27:49Z

Yikes - I got an email yesterday reminding me that the Natural Building Colloquium East is only a month away. And the discount registration rate cutoff is pretty much here right now.

The event's webpage, including the presenter list, has been updated - see
http://www.peaceweavers.com/bws/
I'm still stoked about Jim Merkel being there (scuttlebutt is that he can only be there for the first couple days, so plan accordingly)... and along with some others, Frank Meyer has been added! Much too cool.

It also seems that musician Kathy Moser, who comes every year, has set up a sponsorship program to help deserving teens without means to attend. I hear that a couple kids from the Rosebud reservation might be able to learn about materials and techniques that they can bring back to their communities because of her. That's the kind of spirit behind this thing... that's why I keep going back. Kathy's site has some more info about the sponsorship program, and what moves her about natural building.
http://www.kathymoser.com/
The Peaceweavers can accept tax-deductible donations if anyone else wants to get in on this kind of help.

The latest email from the Peaceweavers said:

"Concerned about how your lifestyle impacts our Earth? The Colloquium, an annual event hosted by the PeaceWeavers, focuses on low-impact, high-quality green solutions that meet the highest levels of comfort, health, and safety. It brings together a diverse community of people to share information and forge unity among people who desire a more wholesome and sustainable built environment."

"The community setting provides a unique format for participants to live and work alongside the experts and to gain new skills through direct experience. Workshops and presentations include topics such as strawbale, cob, and cordwood construction, earthen plasters, living roofs, renewable energy, permaculture, composting toilets, alternative fuels, and sourcing food locally."

>>How much green can you go (or rake in)
>>$400.00 is a lot of cash for a weekend, especially for people on a
>>limited budget.the mid atlantic renewable energy fair is less than
>>$20 bucks a day.
>>Ain't mothing cheap about that offer.
>
> They're different animals.
>
> Looking at the renewable energy festival's 2006 schedule, I see
>that there was a one-hour presentation on green building basics; one
>on LEED; and one on Energy Star. There's clearly tons of great
>sessions, but I don't see anything offering long days of hands-on
>natural-building experience led by experienced practitioners, which is
>the main emphasis of the colloquium. Learning the techniques and
>properties of non-manufactured materials by working side-by-side
>with experienced people is a totally different kind of information than
>comes from books, websites, or sit-and-watch presentations.
>Whether it's money well spent in the end really depends on the
>individual and the choices they make.
>
> The colloquium schedule (it's Tuesday through Sunday, BTW,
>not just a weekend) runs from dawn to well after dark. Food and
>camping are included, and it isn't subsidized by rows of
>manufacturer and reseller booths ($250 and $155 respectively for
>the energy fair - for which there are 108 booth spaces available, or
>almost $22,000 using an average price of $202.50) or paid
>sponsorships ($50 to $2500 to the festival organizers - there
>appears to have been something over $10,000 from sponsors
>last year). I'm not saying that kind of subsidizing is a bad thing for
>the attendees - it's just not what the colloquium does (though they'd
>probably be willing to consider propositions). There are also fewer
>participants at the colloquium, making it a more intimate event -
>and meaning that it costs more per person than the energy festival
>does.
>
> When I lived in Minnesota a decade ago, I'd go to the Midwest
>Renewable Energy Association's annual fair in Wisconsin - it was
>a tremendous event every time. The one in PA seems quite
>similar, and I'm sure it's excellent.
>
> For a better understanding of the different flavors of the two
>events, compare photos from last year's energy festival -
>http://www.paenergyfest.com/energy06/photos/photo1.html
> with photos from the past three years of the colloquium -
>http://www.potkettleblack.com/natbild/building-with-spirit/
>
>
> I hope this is helpful.
>
>
>> Tuesday, July 31 Saturday, August 4, 2007
>> Natural Building and Sustainable Living Colloquium
>> hosted by The PeaceWeavers :: Thunder Mountain Bath, New York
>> http://www.peaceweavers.com/bws/

>From natural building and permaculture techniques to water and
>energy conservation... from alternative fuels to sourcing your food
>locally... this event is important for everyone concerned about how
>their lifestyle impacts our Earth.
>
>It's the fourth year that the PeaceWeavers have hosted this family-
>friendly event at the Thunder Mountain Retreat Center near Bath,
>New York, offering very full days of teaching, learning, building,
>and networking. Top experts, authors, educators, innovators,
>designers, and builders offer hands-on experience and
>educational presentations with close-to-the-earth building
>materials and lifestyle choices.
>
>But in the end, there's one really important thing that makes
>these events amazing. Sure, there's all kinds of new, fun,
>valuable things to learn tactile, hands-in-the-mud stuff that you just
>don't get from the books or the internet. Sure, people can pick up
>tricks and tips to save precious days and months of misdirected
>time and effort, as well as thousands of dollars of misspent
>money, on their own projects and in their lives. Sure, there's the
>great food, the beautiful natural setting, the music, and so much
>more. But in the end, the most rewarding and inspiring thing is the
>rare privilege of being with so many talented, smart, caring, willing,
>extraordinary people... some of whom just happen to be world-class
>natural builders, sustainable thinkers, and do-gooders. It's the
>people - all of them who come together at Thunder Mountain that
>are the best thing of all.
>
>Join us for our 4th Natural Building Colloquium! - a hands-on
>event with an emphasis on natural building and sustainable living
>in the northeastern climate. Meet and be inspired by some of the
>movement's foremost natural builders, designers, and sustainable
>living educators.
>
>Workshops, demonstrations, and presentations include such topics
>as: Strawbale · cob · cordwood · timber framing · earth sheltered
>buildings · straw-clay infill · permaculture · community-supported
>agriculture · living roofs · thatching · renewable energy (wind, solar,
>and more) · natural plasters & finishes · building with hemp ·
>alternative fuels · log cabin construction · international building
>projects · building codes · and much more...
>
>For registration and more info:
>http://www.peaceweavers.com/bws/

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i want to volunteer in the northwest...any suggestions?

2007-06-28T22:08:03Z

i have a week off in early july and i'm looking for an alternative building project in the northwest where i can volunteer and learn. i'm open to learning about a variety of different building techniques but it seems like most projects want a longer commitment than that. does anyone have suggestions or contacts with someone who could help? thanks!

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Wizard's Tower

2007-06-19T02:21:12Z

I'm in the process of planning a very small barn conversion and would like to (eventually) add a bit of space. A tower was one of the fantastical ideas that presented itself to me as a way to add the space, gaze at the stars and mount a wind generator. Does anyone know of any resources (Plans, Sites, used Silo stores...) that might be helpful? This is a fairly modest project, and I am looking to do as much of the construction as I can manage. Any general info on barn conversions would be appreciated as well.
Thanks.

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Wanted: Awakened Indigo Children with a Passion for Bringing Heaven down to Earth

2007-06-16T04:27:49Z

Wanted: Awakened Indigo Children with a Passion for bringing Heaven down to Earth.
Why: For the Manifestation of Dome Village Katrina in Northern California.
I am looking for four young people, two women and two men, minimum age 21, who want to join me for a one-year apprenticeship program for the creation of a new entrepreneur career as a certified New Community Builder. We will build a cluster of five closed-system dome homes plus a community dome.
Please email me for detailed information.
Karin Lacy, Lightworker
www.KarinLLightworker.com
My blog: http://tribes.tribe.net/LightworkerForAmerica
Email: karinlacy@gmail.com

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Ideaplants - innovative & sustainable projects

2007-06-10T20:44:08Z

Hi folks,

I would like to let you know that we are setting up a website for sustainable communities – or better for sustainable projects that combine social and environmental topics.

At the moment the site is a simple blog with some first project profiles. The long term vision is to create a web-based platform for project developers and interested people from different places around the world to exchange ideas, concepts and to present individual projects to the public. This is a long-term project and luckily I’m getting support on this from all different parts of the world.

We are now trying to get the resources together and we are therefore looking for people that would like to present specific projects with pictures and small profile articles.

Would you be interested in participating?

Please email me!

Best wishes,

Mira
mira@ideaplants.org
www.ideaplants.org

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www.ecoliebhabitat.com

2007-06-03T16:26:09Z

Check it out!

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The challenge is to design/build a strong bunkhouse

2007-05-30T16:17:38Z

Dear Friends,

Tropic Ventures Education & Research Foundation needs your talents for 7 weeks in the rainforest.
All accommodation and food expenses covered by us. You just have to get here!

The challenge is to design/build a strong bunkhouse, that will sleep 10-12 people (let me know if you have an experimental design idea to try and/or new materials).

We need a crew leader for several youth groups that will be at the project 30th June to Aug 16th 2007
The task will be to start on the creation of a new bunk house that is hurricane secure:
1) To add several feet of floor to an already existing concrete floor that is now 16’x10’
2) To create a foundation around the whole floor for the columns that will hold the roof.
3) To build walls, window and door openings.
4) To finish the roof and floor. Build bunk beds?

We are very open to green/alternative designs, but we need the talent.
We have people power and a small budget.

This offer is open to 2 to 3 people with strong get up and go, and ability to work with youth ages ranging from 16-19 years. There are three staff with every group. In between the groups, work will be on--going and, of course, time off to explore. We would like to have the basic structure completed by mid-August. Anyone with construction skills and a desire to put their creative building visions into practice please, please be in touch.

Ideal length of stay: 7 weeks - 30th June to Aug 16th 2007

Specific Dates of youth groups:
June 30-July 4 Globalworks
July 14-18 Windsor Mountain
July 19-23 Globalworks
Aug 12-16 Globalworks

I'm counting on the human desire to make beautiful, and do well, things that fit in with the ideals of the lifestyles that all of us talk about.
We have a blank canvas and you are invited to come paint on it.

Thanks for responding to this, all ideas welcome.
Big tree hug, 3t
www.eyeontherainforest.org

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do natural builders need a liscense in California?

2007-05-29T19:02:02Z

Just curious since there is a category for everything but natural building and it says (i forget the site) that for alternative types of construction a liscense is not needed. so basically I'm confused. Anyone know how hard the liscense is to get. whats the test like? the sample questions all seemed pretty basic.

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The Mushroom house

2007-05-28T16:09:47Z

I was just turned on to this place and had to share it with everyone. The Mushroom house.

www.themushroomhouse.com

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www.sustainablenetwork.tv a great new tool

2007-05-23T23:21:12Z

Hi,
I'm, Logan, a co-creator of www.sustainablenetwork.tv. I humbly request input on its development.
Love and blessings...

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Organic Megastructure/City 3D

2007-05-18T15:08:43Z

Anyone? What is the Human Nest?

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Come on out! Detroit area thatching progect of strawbale kids cottage.

2007-05-16T17:34:54Z

Volunteers are needed for the Thatching phase of a strawstraw bale kids cottage at the Kensington Metro Park Farm Center. This cottage is a natural building demonstration that employs strawbale, whattle and daub, natrual plaster, compressed earth blocks, radiant floor heating and timber frameing with sustainabely and localy harvested dead ash, cherry and red oak. This building is freaking beautiful!
We plan to be working on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays, now through May 30th. Learn thatching priniples and techniques and help complete this unique natural building, situated in a beautiful farm/public park 30 minutes from Ann Arbor and Detroit.
Kensington Metro Park is located on I-96, right off exits 150 and 151.

For more info, contact me on tribe or go to
www.strawbale.pbwiki.com

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Environmentalism & the Media

2007-05-07T19:30:11Z

Check out my latest Vivid article online about some breaking developments in the environmental movement in the media. Vivid is published in Bucharest, Romania, and it is an English-language magazine widely read by the English-speaking community in Eastern Europe.

http://www.vivid.ro/index.php/issue/86/page/From%20the%20West%20Coast/tstamp/1177499733

Enjoy and let me know what you think:)

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Recycling 110 Y.O. House for Community

2007-04-25T06:35:28Z

I'm facilitating creation of a community and recycling a 110 year old house that's always been off the grid.
http://tribes.tribe.net/cascadecommunity

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Earth Sheltered Passive Solalr - AGS ??

2007-04-06T13:36:43Z

Hi
I am on the way to put together a workable design for earth sheltered passive solar house - location ~ E23/N43. (slight south slope)
Considerin the AGS concept of Don Stephens - anybody to share experience building and maintaining similar home with Annualized Geo- Solar? Will be greatly appreciated.

Particulary not sure how to predict the air flow of the earth- coupled heating / heat storage/solar chimney system.

Thanks in Advance !
PEACE!

Martin

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Bamboo in Los Angeles Area

2007-04-04T06:42:17Z

Hi all,
Does anyone know where I can buy cured bamboo. I am in the process of designing an outdoor classroom for a local college and will be needing to buy some materials. I be willling to go and harvest the material if necessary. Any info is appreciated.
Thank you.
Juan Araya

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treating wood with vegetable oil

2007-04-01T00:39:23Z

I'm building some raised beds for growing vegetables and I don't want to use treated lumber. I'm thinking of getting conventional 2x12 doug fir and treating them with some kind of vegetable oil. I figure it won't last forever, but it should give an extra few years. I'm not sure how it would compare to linseed oil in terms of how it would work, but it wouldn't have all the impruties that most linseed oils appear to have. Anybody have any experience or input? Thanks.

Jason

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first timer here..:) needing feedback on eco-housing...

2007-03-30T21:50:10Z

With a milestone b.day coming up very soon. I am seriously looking into affordable eco/bio housing.
I'm pretty excited about this as I feel this is something that I'm growing more connected with..it's Nature.
I'm based in Los Angeles and currenting renting a duplex (12.5yrs.here) which I love, but can no longer "tolerate" living in LA.
Each time I go out on a hike, or in the throes of nature it pains me to leave. I no longer relate to city living.

So with that said I'm looking to acquire info on Yurts and their communities around Calif. Also interested in EarthShips.
I want to exchange feedback with anyone who is living in either one of these sustainable environments, and to share their experiences
I don't make alot of money and considering how much I'm currently paying in shared living expenses.. I can at least save/invest in a
sustainable home.

I also like to get info on how to find property that is best suited for these homes.
Prices, financial aspects, environmental needs, etc.. what's average cost ..
I'm looking for max.700-1000 sq.ft. I like extra space in case I opt to expand.

any thoughts on this? ~A~

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arcosanti

2007-03-29T21:43:39Z

http://test.arcosanti.org/project/project/built/main.html

this website is worth checking out.
some of the designs are beautiful.

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ALTERNATIVE BUILDING IN WET CLIMATES

2007-03-28T03:39:58Z

Hello all
I am very new to the topic of non "traditional" housing , but im looking , learning and growing.
I have some questions for y'all, which might be quite Noob-y
I live in Western Massachusetts, a very fickle and wet climate with lots of temperature variation.This is a region where basements flood on a quite regular basis.
All of the texts Ive read about underground/ earth sheltered and strawbale houses seem to focus on building them in much dryer regions.Can anybody help me find resources on adapting these techniques for wetter climates?
Thanks all for making Tribe possible

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Anyone know of green architects in LA?

2007-03-26T05:53:14Z

Hi y'all,

I am an architecture student in LA and I am looking for a green architect to work for and I haven't had much luck with the general web. I was wondering if anyone here had any names...

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Yestermorrow Design/Build school

2007-03-06T17:58:29Z

Go check this out:

http://www.yestermorrow.org

excellent design/build school with classes in design, permaculture, sustainable communities, earth structures, alt power systems...

basically, all of the coolest shit in one place. my only complaint is that it's in Vermont.

has anyone here taken classes at Yestermorrow?

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Natural/organic building (and community) in southern Colorado

2007-03-04T05:03:25Z

Hi folks-

(forgive the cross post if you're in one of the other communities I just joined and am introducing myself to!)

My name is Tonya and we've got a growing community that spans about a 40-mile, unified stretch of southern Colorado, not far from the New Mexico border. We bought land here in late '04 -- five beautiful acres for $3,500 (still pinching ourselves) -- and since then have had other friends, family and loosely like-minded people buying acreage all over this area as well. Hard to beat for those prices.

The community that's taking shape here is fantastic! And we've since gotten more and more into the idea, and ideal, of intentional communities. We formed a San Luis Valley Owner-Builder Association a couple of months ago that now has more than 60 members so far, and there are dozens more landowners/homeowners in the area who aren't even aware of the group yet.

Most of us are building eco-shelters of some kind; straw bale, ICF, earthships. We're planning barn raising parties, group Thanksgivings, community al fresca movie nights in the desert, growing co-ops... it's been fantastic to watch!

A photo taken from our land last year:
www.flickr.com/photos/ton.../362237759/

More shots in and around the area (it really is an incredible spot):
www.flickr.com/photos/ton...luisvalley/

Hope to exchange ideas with all of you, too.

Tonya

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Intentional Community Living in Costa Rica - Sustainable Bioclimatic Tropical Living!

2007-02-20T20:02:18Z

Sustainable, healthy-lifestyle Communities in Costa Rica! Kopali Communities is offering lots for sale in intentional communities....Your own mini-organic permaculture farm (lots), organic communal farming areas, yoga center, community center/green spaces, mediation pagodas, giant rock for rock climbers, all sustainable materials and building techniques, state-of-the-art waste water treatment system (designed by Dr. John Todd), and SO much more! FOOD, WATER and ENERGY SECURITY!! We're located on an amazing river (with 2 underground rivers), dozens and dozens of varieties of organic fruits, nuts, vegetables, teas, medicinals, etc.

Come check out our tribe.net page
our website www.kopalicommunities.com
our myspace page www.myspace.com/kopali
our videos www.youtube.com (search "KOPALI COMMUNITIES")
- "Valle de Machuca"
- "Miravalles"
- "Ciudad Colon"

or feel free to email us at info@kopalicommunities.com for more information!!

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Hobbit house

2007-02-19T15:22:32Z

http://www.simondale.net/house

This one is straight out of the Lord of the Rings movie. Even the father in law looks like a hobbit.

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