In this 2-day workshop, Learn the sublime art of traditional clay plasters. Plus learn how to make and apply all-natural earthen paints. The end result is a super smooth, colorful, and sculptural wall limited only by your imagination! You'll come away with the skills to source, mix, and apply earthen plasters and paints. They can be applied to wide variety of walls, including drywall, wood, concrete, adobe, strawbale, and more.

$500. 2-days. To initiate your registration, please email us HERE.

Class size limited to 15 people. Tea and snacks provided. Ages 14+ (youth must be accompanied by a parent/gaurdian).

This 4-day DIY Tiny Home class is for anyone considering building a tiny home. Don't let people tell you it can't be done! You can do it! By learning to build your own tiny home, you can save more than $30,000+ on labor alone. Plus we will save you countless hours in regards to understanding building codes, materials, tools, and techniques. We ensure a minimal, eco-friendly design that will operate with superior efficiency. Most importantly, you will have fun learning how to do it with other folks just like you! Whether you have no building experience or a ton, we will show you how to get it done right!

First, we will provide you with your own set of professionally designed architectural plans for our most strategic design available - the Epic model. This 8' x 12' design alone is worth over $1000! As you watch or participate in the complete building of this tiny home during the class, you will begin to understand all of the skills and the process required to build your own tiny home at a fraction of the cost. We have spent years perfecting this well thought out, efficient and affordable design to make this project very doable for you. If you want to make changes to your Epic tiny home design, or have ideas for a different design, our design tea will provide you with affordable design services at a discounted rate. Step by step, slowly but surely, you will follow our process to complete this project. While this design is small, expanding the size to meet your needs translates easily and doesn't require a different set of skills. If you can build this home, you can expand the footprint and build a larger version in a similar fashion.

Your training will begin by covering site evaluation and feasibility, recommended tools, building science and more. We provide you with a materials list, saving you countless hours. You will also be granted access to the DIY Tiny Home Facebook support group so that you can get your questions answered anytime, and get support from fellow students. You will receive all the video training sessions as they are released.

$995. 4-days. To initiate your registration, please email us HERE.

Class size limited to 15 people. Tea and snacks provided. Ages 18+.

2-day Cob Oven Workshop Course Description:

Join us for a hand-on, immersive 2-Day Cob Oven Workshop where you'll learn the art of building a durable, efficient, and beautiful wood-fired cob oven from scratch! Guided by natural building / bioarchitect Scott Howard of Earthen Hand Natural Building, this workshop will take you through every step of the process - from foundation design to firing up your fist meal. No matter your age or abilities, this workshops is for you! It's a fun way to connect with like minds and get grounded in the adobe.

Cob (internationally known as Adobe) is a Welsh word for 'lump' - as in the wet lumps of clay sand and straw with which we build as opposed to dried adobe bricks. Cob ovens are an ancient, sustainable, and versatile way to bake bread, roast vegetables, cook pizza and more - all using locally sourced natural materials. By the end of this class, you'll have the skills and confidence to build your own cob oven at home, sung simple tools and techniques that have been refined over centuries.

$500 tuition. To initiate your registration, please email us HERE.

Class size limited to 15 people. Tea and snacks provided. Ages 14+ (youth must be accompanied by a parent/guardian).

The reciprocal roof design allows each rafter to rest on the next one in a continuous self-supporting whirl. It's an ingenious method that comes from the indigenous people of North America, and has gained immense popularity in natural building circles recently due to its efficiency and beauty.

Join us for a 1-day workshop where you will learn to construct this remarkable roof style with your own hands. Connect with like minds and make some fun memories!

$250. 1-day. To initiate your registration, please email us HERE.

Class size limited to 15 people. Tea and snacks provided. Ages 18+.

Discover the art of the traditional Catalan vault method, a centures-old technique that creates stunning, self-supporting structures using only bricks and mortar. In this immersive 2-day workshop, you'l learn the fundamentals of this eco-friendly building method through hands-on practice under the guidance of expert instructor Scott Howard.

The catalan vault method uses thin bricks mortared together on end to form incredibly durable and gracile arched structures that are waterproof and stand the test of time. Also known Timbrel vaults, Guastavino vaults, or Mao Pla in Catalan meaning 'flat brick'. Students will learn the history of the technique, physics of thin shell structures, selecting materials, constructing the lightweight curve form, assembling bricks into the arc, and finishing the structure with a natural waterproof coating. No prior experience required.

$500. 2-days. To initiate your registration, please email us HERE.

Class size is limited to 10 people. Tea and snacks provided. Recommended ages 18+.