EARTHEN BUILDING WORKSHOPS ALGARVE

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EARTHEN BUIDLING WORKSHOPS - ALGARVE - PORTUGAL

FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN AND ADULTS

WE WILL HOST EARHEN BUILDING WORKSHOP IN PORTUGAL FROM OCTOBER 2024 AGAIN

Our earthen home in Slovakia

After building an earthen home and hosting building workshops in Slovakia, we'd like to continue teaching this important
and amazing life skill in Portugal.

We welcome you to join one of our workshop days in a beautiful food forest garden (Falfosa, near Loule), where you will experience building with earth, stone and wood, the most ancient building materials.
We are currently constructing an outdoor kitchen and a children's playhouse.

These workshops are an introduction to building with earth, where we will cover the building techniques, soil testing, mixing materials and constructing/hand-sculpting walls and furniture.

1 DAY EARTHEN BUILDING WORKSHOP - ADULTS

The adult course covers a wide range of topics relating to the construction of an earthen building. You will gain theoretical and practical knowledge on: building regulations, designing with passive solar and energy saving principles, earth's thermal mass for storing heat, materials/tools needed for building process, planning and building the roof, testing your soil, how to mix materials with correct clay-sand ratios, foundations, drainage, stem wall, building the walls (with different methods for load-bearing walls or wall fillers), inserting window frames, earthen plasters, earthen floors, advantages/disadvantages of earth, combination with other building materials, performance of earthen homes during
the summer and winter, and much more.

We offer a plant-based food with refreshments
throughout the day.

Contribution: 85 Euro per person
Limited places available

To book your place, send us a message here
or WhatsApp +421 907 166 488 Katarina

EARTHEN BUILDING WORKSHOP - FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN

Building with earth is loved by all ages, so we'd like to make this experience available for families with children, allowing the younger participants to pioneer in their creativity while being supported by parents.

During the family workshop we will construct a bench - playhouse.

We offer a plant-based food with refreshments
throughout the day.

Contribution: 45 Euro per person (aged 7+)
Children aged 6 and younger are welcome free of charge.
Limited places available

To book your place, send us a message here
or get in touch through WhatsApp +421 907 166 488 Katarina

PHOTOS FROM FAMILY AND ADULTS EARTHEN BUILDING WORKSHOPS

Big thank you to all these amazing participants. It was an absolute pleasure meeting you all.
Thank you for joining us.

Adults - Portugal - May 2023

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Adults - Portugal - May 2023

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Adults - Slovakia - Sept. 2023

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Family - Slovakia - Sept. 2023

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Adults - Slovakia - Sept. 2023

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Adults - Portugal - 16th Dec. 2023

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Adults - Portugal - 9th March 2024

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Family - Portugal - 14th March 2024

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Adults - Portugal - 16th March 2024

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Family - Portugal - 1st April 2024

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