[Scpg] 3/21 Got cob? It's earth, you silly, not corn!

[Joan Stevens]

Add to your sustainable solutions toolbox!  Support
the new Los Angeles Permaculture Guild!
> How would you like to know how to use earth to build
> cool stuff in your yard and possibly even an entire
> house? Cob is an ancient building material that
> makes
> structures that are beautiful, sculptural, and low
> impact.  Ianto Evans a master of this discipline and
> of the global paradigm shift towards sustainability.
>  
> Come hear him speak, enjoy the beauty of the Wright
> Land, and meet other environmentally conscious and
> aesthetically demanding folks!  Read on for more
> nformation...
> > 
> > > Malibu Cob Workshop with Ianto Evans!
> > > 
> > 
> > > A co-sponsored event by The Cob Cottage Company,
> > > Wright Way Organic Resource Center, and LA
> > > Permaculture Guild.
> > > 
> > > A rare opportunity to meet the innovator of
> North
> > > American Cob, co-founder of Cob Cottage Company,
> > > co-author of "The Hand Sculpted House,” and the
> > > instigator of a renaissance of natural
> > building……………
> > > 
> > > Ianto Evans ! 
> > >  
> > > Come spend an afternoon and evening at the
> Wright
> > > Land in Malibu with Master of Natural Building,
> > > Ianto Evans.  We will be learning the basics of
> > cob
> > > while we mix a few batches to “update” an
> existing
> > > cob bench.  Afterward we will all share the
> > evening
> > > with Ianto.   Activities will include a
> delicious
> > > organic dinner, slide show, book signing, and
> > > opportunities to talk and ask Ianto questions.
> > > 
> > >   
> > > 
> > > What?  
> > > 
> > >  -  introduction and hands on demonstration of
> cob
> > > building 
> > > 
> > > -  organic dinner 
> > > 
> > > -  slide show
> > > 
> > > -  book signing (copies of "The Hand-Sculpted
> > House”
> > > will be available for sale) 
> > > 
> > >  for more info. about What is cob? and Why use
> > cob? 
> > > 
> > > see below or check out
> > > http://www.deatech.com/cobcottage/  
> > > 
> > > Where? The Wright Land - Malibu, CA.
> > > 
> > >             for more info. and directions:
> > >            
> > > http://elwright.net/wrightway/location.html or
> > call
> > > (818) 591-8992
> > >  
> > > When?  Sunday March 21, 2004 - registration and
> > > introduction starts at 2 pm
> > > 
> > > How?  $60 with RSVP by March 1, $75 at the door 
> > > 
> > > includes lecture, hands-on demonstration, slide
> > > show, book signing, and organic dinner
> (sponsored
> > by
> > > Common Vision  http://www.commonvision.org )
> > >  
> > > $15 for slide show with RSVP by March 1, $20 at
> > the
> > > door – starts at 7 pm 
> > > 
> > > Please RSVP to Camille Cimino:
> > > camillecimino at earthlink.net or 
> > > 
> > > by phone (213) 480-8002
> > > 
> > >   
> > > 
> > > Scholarships available through Wright Way
> contact
> > > Peg Butler at 
> > > 
> > > mossdaisy@ yahoo.com
> > > 
> > >  
> > > 
> > > Schedule:
> > > 
> > >  2 - 3 pm  -  arrive at Wright Land –
> registration
> > &
> > > introduction
> > > 
> > >  
> > > 
> > >  3 - 6 pm  -  lecture and hands on demonstration
> > > 
> > >  
> > > 
> > >  6 - 7 pm  -  dinner 
> > > 
> > >  
> > > 
> > >  7 - 9 pm  -  slide show
> > > 
> > >  
> > > 
> > >  9 - 9:30 pm -  book signing
> > > 
> > >  
> > > 
> > > 
> > >
> >
>
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> > > ·  Building With Earth
> > > Earth is probably still the world's commonest
> > > building material. The word cob comes from an
> old
> > > English root meaning a lump or rounded mass. Cob
> > > building uses hands and feet to form lumps of
> > earth
> > > mixed with sand and straw, a sensory and
> aesthetic
> > > experience similar to sculpting with clay. Cob
> is
> > > easy to learn and inexpensive to build. Because
> > > there are no forms, ramming, cement or
> rectilinear
> > > bricks, cob lends itself to organic shapes:
> curved
> > > walls, arches and niches. Earth homes are cool
> in
> > > summer, warm in winter. Cob's resistance to rain
> > and
> > > cold makes it ideally suited to cold climates
> like
> > > the Pacific Northwest, and to desert conditions.
> > > 
> > > Cob has been used for millennia even in the
> harsh
> > > climates of coastal Britain, at the latitude of
> > the
> > > Aleutians. Thousands of comfortable and
> > picturesque
> > > cob homes in England have been continuously
> > occupied
> > > for many centuries and now command very high
> > market
> > > values. With recent rises in the price of lumber
> > and
> > > increasing interest in natural and
> environmentally
> > > safe building practices, cob is enjoying a
> > > renaissance. This ancient technology doesn't
> > > contribute to deforestation, pollution or mining
> > nor
> > > depend on manufactured materials or power tools.
> > > Earth is non-toxic and completely recyclable. In
> > > this age of environmental degradation, dwindling
> > > natural resources, and chemical toxins hidden in
> > our
> > > homes, doesn't it make sense to return to
> nature's
> > > most abundant, cheap and healthy building
> > material? 
> > > 
> > > ·  What is cob?
> > > 
> > > The word cob comes from an Old English root
> > meaning
> > > "a lump or rounded mass". It's a traditional
> > > building technique using hand formed lumps of
> > earth
> > > mixed with sand and straw. Cob is easy to learn
> > and
> > > inexpensive to  build. It dries to a hardness
> > > similar to lean concrete and is used like adobe
> to
> > > create self supporting, load bearing walls. Cob
> > has
> > > been used for centuries throughout Western
> Europe,
> > > even in rainy and windy climates, as far north
> as
> > > the latitude of Alaska. This ancient technology
> > > doesn't contribute to deforestation, pollution
> or
> > > mining, nor depend on manufactured materials or
> > > power tools. Cob is nontoxic and completely
> > > recyclable, which is important in this era of
> > > environmental degradation, dwindling natural
> > > resources and chemical contaminants
> > > 
> > > For more info on Cob, Ianto Evans, and The Cob
> > > Cottage Company workshops: 
> > >           http://wwwdeatech/cobcottage.com
> > >  
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> > =====
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> the
> > courage to lose sight of the
> > shore"  Andre Gide
> > 
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