Natural Building Apprenticeship
June 1, 2007 (Fri) - July 10, 2007 (Tues)
Cost: $1000
with Steve Kemble, Mollie Curry and 
Austin Babcock

Minimum enrollment:  7 students, Max:  14 students
A six-week hands-on introduction to the wonderful world of natural  building.  With a focus on actual hands-on building projects and some  classroom time, apprentices will be guided through several natural  building methods and skills, including:  straw-bale, adobe, and straw-clay walls;  essential basic carpentry for door and window  framing; and natural clay- and lime-based plasters.  The  apprenticeship also includes "Build Here Now", a one-week natural  building convergence featuring cutting-edge natural building  professionals from around the country. While an apprentice, you will also be a part of Lama Foundation's  exciting summer community, and will be exposed to valuable community  building skills from one of America's oldest intentional communities.   We will work hard, learn lots and play even harder. There is much fun to be had amidst the "mud, straw and love".

This extensive natural building apprenticeship exemplifies Lama’s commitment to physical, cultural, and spiritual sustainability. We will focus on straw bale buildings, and investigate how other natural building methods work, using Lama’s existing structures as examples. Guided with ample instruction, apprentices will learn by doing: stacking and trimming bales, framing window and door openings, sculpting cob details, and plastering with earth and lime.

Essential to the apprenticeship is the everyday life in Lama Foundation ’s summer community: care for ourselves, care for each other and for Lama’s sacred land. Lama Foundation ’s high altitude and physical environment are demanding, and yet the building experience, opportunity for personal growth, off-the-grid living, and getting to know other like minded people are well worth the effort!

Please click on the below links for program details:

About the Teachers
Spending Summertime at Lama Foundation
Program Schedule
Your participation in Lama’s community
Facilities/What does my tuition cover?
Registration -- Application

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