Hello Friends,



Lots of great events are coming up in the month of August.  Please take a look at the Natural Building Network website for the latest: www.NaturalBuildingNetwork.org. Thanks to you NBN is growing every day, and with it our event calendar is lengthening.



It was a pleasure to meet many of you at Build Here Now in Taos, New Mexico, and I look forward to seeing you again soon. This weekend I ll be heading out to New York for Building With Spirit in Bath, New York. I m excited to renew old friendships and to discover new ones.



Here are a few highlights of the coast-to-coast August Member Events:



July 27-August 2 ---Design Your Own Natural Home!

North American School of Natural Building, Coquille, Oregon, taught by Kiko Denzer & Bob Theis



August 2-6, 2006 --- Building With Spirit- A Regional Natural Building Colloquium,

Thunder Mountain Retreat Center, Bath, New York, hosted by Peaceweavers.



August 7-11, 2006 --- Designing & Building Natural Homes,

Camp Epworth, High Falls, New York, instructors include NBN member David Eisenberg. For info call 970.963.8855 or visit www.solarenergy.org.

August 9-13, 2006 --- Strawbale Construction, Mixed-Media Earth and Straw (In a Wet Climate),
Earthaven Ecovillage, Asheville, North Carolina. This is a Kleiwerks event.

August 11-13 --- Natural Plasters for Healthy Homes
Old Mill Farm, Mendocino, California, taught by Michael G. Smith and Janine Björnson. For more info: contact Old Mill Farm at 707-937-3047; inquiry@oldmillfarm.org; www.oldmillfarm.org/events/building06.html.

August 11-20 --- Complete Cob
North American School of Natural Building, Coquille, Oregon, taught by Bernhard Masterson with the Cob Cottage Co.



August 14-20, 2006 --- Meditation & Earthen Building workshop
Buellton, California (40 miles north of Santa Barbara) offered at the Sunburst Sanctuary with Michele Pike and Betty Seaman. Contact http://www.solarlogos.org/ for more info.

August 26  --- Build an Earth Oven!
Woodbury, Tennessee. Contact Christina Ott of Barefoot Builders at (850)982-2597 for more info.

August 26-27  --- Building with Cob
Mendocino, California. Instructors: Michael G. Smith and Janine Björnson. For more information contact Stephanie at 707-937-3093; ssilva@mcn.org.

August 27-September 2  --- Complete Shelter Workshop
Lakota Reservation, Pine Ridge, South Dakota. This Workshop is offered by House Alive! Sign up for this workshop, or check out the site description for more info.

More detailed descriptions of events and workshops can be seen on the NBN event calendar and at the sites of the member organizations. I m delighted to announce that the Natural Building Network is no longer a part-time endeavor. This month marks the beginning of our full-time effort to build this organization to fully hold and support our community of Natural Builders. I invite you to encourage your friends and colleagues to join the network. I m grateful for your support and for your encouragement.



Very best regards,



Jack



P.S. Please pass this email along to anyone you feel might benefit!



P.P.S. Plans are underway for 4 Bioregional Natural Building Gatherings in 2007 in New York, Texas, New Mexico, and California. I ll keep you posted!





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