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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>i would like to inform everyone on this mailing
list of the recent birth of a french forum created by and for ownerbuilders
of straw bale homes. the forum is a means to exchange information and advice
about building with strawbales between ownerbuilders, professionals and anyone
with strawbale building projects. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>the forum is the first task of a wider objective:
to create an association of strawbale ownerbuilders which promotes the idea
of "open" building sites, that is, where ownerbuilders propose
opportunities for fellow ownerbuilders to visit their building sites and acquire
skills (ie, a weekend bale raising, etc). reciprocity could be a defining
aspect of such activities.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>the association will be constituted over the next
several months but i encourage everyone (and certainly frenchspeakers
and/or anyone wishing to visit strawbale homes -in progress- in france) to
visit the forum site. dates for "open" building sites can be found on the forum
and anyone is welcome to participate.</FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>à bientôt,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>"un compaillon"</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>address: <A
href="http://compaillons.naturalforum.net">http://compaillons.naturalforum.net</A></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>