Monday, February 8, 2010

Roundpole fencing workshop

Saturday April 17th 2010 09.00-17.00
Svarfvars organic farm, Near Meltola in Karjaa.

A one day, hands-on course in the basics of traditional round-pole fence building.
The day is spent working with wood and fire to erect a stretch of fence from prepared materials. Everything needed to build a fence is supplied. The course will teach the basic techniques of setting poles and tying horizontals with branches, to material acquisition and preparation. More workshop info here

Building a small straw bale house

Friday 14 - Monday 17 May 2010

In our efforts to present strawbale building as a viable and excellent housing choice to the finnish consumer we are presenting a number of courses aimed at professionals from different areas of the building industry.

Our previous course was mainly for planners, and this time around we'd like to invite builders and entrepreneurs to join in. The aim of the course is to cover all aspects of building a strawbale house using some of the most advanced techniques available today. More course info here