cob and thatch workshop

Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 15:04:26 -0400
From: Kim Thompson <shipharbour@ns.sympatico.ca>
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Cob and Thatch Workshop
Naturally Beautiful Buildings
October 12 -13, 2002
Ship Harbour, Eastern Shore, N.S.

Thatching with local phragmite reed is resurging as a viable, natural
roofing solution in Nova Scotia. Jef Achenback and Perry Everett,
Annapolis Thatching Co-op Inc., will look at benefits, tools and skills
needed for this ancient trade. Participants will have hands-on thatching
experience of a bale and cob shed. (Oct. 12)

Cob is a mix of straw, clay and sand, similar to adobe, which, makes a
durable, non toxic building material that has been in continuous use
around the globe for hundreds of years. Kim Thompson of Straw Bale
Projects, will explore several cob systems and how they can be
incorporated into straw bale construction Natural clay plasters and
paints will also be demonstrated. (Oct. 13)

Lots of hands and feet on.

Cost: $100
Includes both workshops, music making, and meals
(one participant pot luck).
Accommodation and camping available on site at the Straw House.
Sliding scale option for the unwaged.

For more information and to register:

Straw Bale Projects
Kim Thompson
13183 Hwy #7   Ship Harbour, NS B0J  1Y0
tel. 902-845-2750     e mail: shipharbour@ns.sympatico.ca



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