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> Dear Nappan Project members and non-members, > > The Nappan Project will be hosting a workshop on Earthplastering Strawbale > Buildings from May 24-26 2002. > Please see the following press release for details. > > We would also like to inform you that the Nappan Project will be holding a > work day on Sunday May 19 2002 from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Come and help > out! We'll be planting the garden, as well as raising beds, making > interpretive signs, and generally having a good time enjoying some sun and > fresh air. Lunch is on us! > Contact us at: nappanproject@ns.sympatico.ca to let us know you're coming (and reserve your lunch) but feel free to just drop in! > > nb ****** apologies for cross postings ************** > **************************************************************************** > *********************************************************************** > PRESS RELEASE > Sustainable Living Workshop: > Earth Plaster a Strawbale Building > The Nappan Project is offering an earth plaster and cob workshop led by > strawbale builder and teacher Kim Thompson May 24-26 2002, in Nappan, (near Amherst), Nova Scotia. > > Strawbale construction is an example of sustainable living through use of > appropriate building technology and materials. If you are interested in > learning about constructing an environmentally friendly and cost efficient > home, this is your opportunity for some hands on with one of the most > experienced strawbale builders in Atlantic Canada. > > Visit Kim Thompson's website at: > <http://www.chebucto.ca/~kimt/strawbale.html > > History, systems, design and permitting involved with strawbale buildings > will be introduced with most of the hands on being focusing on plastering > existing straw bale walls. > > Schedule: > > The workshop weekend will begin with a slide show intro to strawbale > building on Friday night (May 24). > > Saturday and Sunday will be a combination of theoretical and hands on > learning. After completing straw detailing of a strawbale greenhouse begun > last year, participants will mix and apply a natural earth plaster to the > bales. This material is an adobe like mixture of sand, clay and straw > often referred to as "cob". Kim will demonstrate cob application and > discuss different types of plaster as well as techniques for shaping cob > niches, bevels and relief / design touches. > > Workshop information: > > Participants: The workshop can accommodate between 6 and 15 participants. > > Price: will vary according to the number of participants, with a maximum of > 150$ per person (includes the workshop and meals). > > Accommodations on site: tenting locations, mobile home and barn - bring your > own sleeping bag and mattress. > > What is the Nappan Project? > > Located in Nappan, near Amherst Nova Scotia, The Nappan Project Association > is a community based Non-Profit Organization dedicated to the development > and demonstration of environmentally friendly, sustainable living skills and > technologies. Through this project, we aim to show that it is easy, > economical, and comfortable to live sustainably. > > Visit our website at http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/nappanproject > > For more information on the strawbale workshop or the Nappan Project, > contact > > Jason Blanch at: > Nappan Project Association > RR6 Amherst > NS B4H 3Y4 > (tel) (902) 661-0037 > email: nappanproject@ns.sympatico.ca -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- SUST-MAR TIP: to leave the list, PLEASE send "unsubscribe sust-mar" (or unsubscribe sust-mar-digest") to majordomo@chebucto.ca -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-
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