Straw Bale Building Workshop - Collinsville

We will learn to construct a beautiful, natural, earth friendly, energy efficient building!  Foundation, walls, windows, framing, and roof construction will be taught. We will be teaching the Nebraska Style of Straw bale building, which is also termed "Load bearing".  Natural plasters will also be covered for the interior while the exterior will be Stuccoed.  Sheet Rock Wall Interface will also be demonstrated. 

This “Green” Building method will provide the Camp with an ‘Arts and Crafts” structure, to be used for both storage and a work area.

Costs: $300 for this 3-day Workshop. (Mail in payment by August 1st  for a $50  discount.)  Discounted Prices can also be earned by soliciting donations for building materials or food for the workshop  PLUS working weekends prior to the workshop, doing foundation and other prep work.

Meals: Includes breakfast & supper on the work days.

Length of Time:  Hoping everyone will arrive on Friday night so we can jump right into the workshop at 8am Saturday morning.  This is over the Labor Day weekend, so continues both Sunday and Monday.