Experience building with tires, strawbales, cob & poly-bags! optimize the use of reclaimed & recycled materials! Own a home with no mortgage that you can build yourself! Building with the earth can be cheap, earth friendly, energy efficient & beautiful! Learn to ram a tire, stack a straw bale, mix cob, fill & stack bags to create a beautiful home that's paid for and off grid! Also learn how to build a gray water system, dry mulch toilet, solar oven. Immerse yourself in the beauty of Central Utah's juniper forest & the serenity of the Windwalker guest ranch, while creating a new future in harmony with our dear mother Earth: Buildings that will be worked on will be a part of the new Windwalker EcoVillage. Join with us & share the love.
Classes are limited.
Camping and meals included.
Windwalker Ranch, Spring City,Utah.
June 13-14 June 27-28
$350- before April 30 $350- before May 15
$380-after $380- after
Classes taught by:
Torg
Dr Torgersen is a longtime pioneer and teacher in earth friendly architecture and Urban Shamanism. He holds a Doctoral degree in Ecolonomics (ecologic economics), and is the author of several books on the subject (see below). He worked with Dennis Weaver on his EarthShips, and has hands-on experience with strawbale, earthbag, cob, rock, and other building methods. He is also versed in off grid energy & water technologies, as well as home gardening possibilities.
This is the comprehensive text on how to live in harmony with the earth, in spite of the fact that most of us live in cities. Techniques are covered for reclamation & recycling, indoor & yard gardening, home power options, improving home efficiency, new earth friendly home designs, and more. This work is designed as a stand alone book, and as a syllabus for the University course of the same name. Buy Now
Featured book:
The Urban Biosphere
by: James Torgersen