Narural Building Workshops

Join me for some muddy fun at a natural building workshop this year! I offer three workshops at both locations in Fort Garland, Colorado during the summer and fall, and another three at the Arizona casa in Meadview during the winter and spring.

Great fun for all ages! Join me for one of my family or women only events to connect with other families or women in safe and constructive spaces.

BUILDING Workshop

This immersive three day natural building workshop will give you skills and the confidence to work with natural materials on a natural home or building. I will show you how to prepare the site, materials, dig foundations, build stone foundations, mix and apply materials, and finish plasters as well. We usually build something small, like an oven, or bench to show you the entire process in a short, week-end long workshop.

Bring your drums or other instruments, tents, sleeping bags, and cloths you won’t mind burning at the end of the workshop.

Food, water, and composting toilets will be available on site, however the sites do NOT have water for showers, so I highly recommend bringing some water for sanitation purposes, and a flexible mentality. We will be pretty remote at both completely undeveloped sites, so pack for your personal needs accordingly.

$300 per person ($100 per child under 12)

Upcoming Workshops

These are some of the upcoming workshops for 2025

Fort Garland, Colorado

July 4th-6th 2025

Fort Garland, CO – Women’s Workshop

August 22nd-24th – Women’s Event

Fort Garland, CO

September 19th-21st -Family Event

$300 Adults, $100 Children

Meadview, AZ

November 28th-30th – Family Event

$300 Adults, $100 Children

Natural Building Workshop Schedule

FRIDAY

10:30 am. Introductions

11:00 am. Site Orientation

11:30 am. Tool Handling and Safety

12:00 pm. Lunch

1:00 pm. Site Assessment and Preparation

2:00 pm. Dig Foundation

4:00 pm. Material Preparation, Mixing, Tamping

5:00 pm. Break

6:30 pm. Cooking with Fire

8:00 pm. Music and Fire

SATURDAY

7:00 am. Coffee and Breakfast

8:30 am. Stone Foundations

12:00 pm. Lunch

1:00 pm. Material application, Preparation, and mixing

5:00 pm. Break

6:30 pm. Cooking with fire

8:00 pm. Music and fire

SUNDAY

7:00 am. Coffee and breakfast

8:30 am. Material application

12:00 pm. Lunch

1:00 pm. Finishes

5:00 pm. Everyone goes home dirty, and skillful!

Hope to see you soon!