HANDS ON EARTH ARCHITECTURE WORKSHOP
Sunday Feb 19, 2006, 10 PM - 2:30 or so PM
Light Lunch Included
$ 40 ($ 35 students and elders)
Children under 18 free

At Snail Haven Farm on Quail Haven Lane in Dehesa, East San Diego County. Call for directions or find on Mapquest. Snail Haven doesn't have a street address but it is nearest to 14634 Quail Haven Lane. Please RSVP (619) 390-0717 or janehigginson@earthlink.net by Sat. Feb. 18 Noon. Space is limited.

We will build small brick arches using no mortar. We will also build a small dome using "superadobe", which basically is the Earth beneath your feet mixed with water, packed into fabric tubes, and allowed to dry. Superadobe is fire-proof, earthquake resistant, flood resistant. It uses thermal mass and natural airflow for cooling and heating. It involves very little fossil fuel input or wood, and generates almost no waste in its construction and maintenance. It is also very low cost to build.

The workshop will be conducted by Jane Higginson and Tyler Taylor (Archelonia Permaculture). Building with the basic elements was taught to us by award winning architects Nader Khalili and Iliona Outram of CalEarth Institute.