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This is to let
you know about a residential weekend course that may be of interest to
you.
Course Title: Straw-Bale Building Date: 6-8 September 02 Location: Redfield
Community, Buckinghamshire Cost: £150 waged, £100
unwaged. Discounts for 'Friends of LILI'. All meals and accommodation
included Course details: This is a practical building project, aiming to leave a permanent structure on the site. This will involve some carpentry and general building as well as handling straw bales. We will try to avoid power tools and people of all abilities are welcome. You will also learn about the environmental and practical benefits of constructing buildings using straw bales. The course will be run by Simon
Pratt who is one of the leading straw bale builders in Britain today, he has
built many buildings of various sizes and designs. The author of "The
Permaculture Plot", he is a well respected permaculturist with lots of knowledge
to share. Since 1995, Simon has helped to
build a dozen straw bale buildings plus two demonstration structures. He has
designed and constructed six straw bale buildings at
Redfield. During the weekend you
will: · Build straw bale walls · Learn how to work with straw bales, including cutting and tying · Erect at least part of the roof structure · Plaster with natural finishes · See our collection of books and slides on straw-bale building
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Low-Impact Living Initiative (LILI) is dedicated to
helping protect the global environment by promoting sustainable alternatives to
various aspects of everyday life. Contact us to find out more about our
installations, courses, presentations and manuals.
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