2024 Cob Workshops Schedule

Join us for an upcoming cob workshop!

Rammed Earth, Cob, and Straw Workshop

Location: Greeneville, Tennessee

Dates: April 22 – April 26, 2024

Come and join us in beautiful eastern Tennessee for our Rammed Earth, Cob and Straw Workshop! We will be constructing a rammed earth wall, and working hands-on with both cob building and straw-clay building. This workshop is very unique because you will get hands-on experience with three different building techniques in one class. This workshop is perfect for beginners and experts alike! You will get the expert knowledge to build with rammed earth, cob and straw! Either for small-scale structures or large-scale projects like homes and buildings.

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Intro to Cob and Straw Workshop

Location: Greeneville, Tennessee

Dates: May 20 – May 24, 2024

Come and join us in beautiful eastern Tennessee for our next Introduction to Cob and Straw Workshop! We will be constructing both a cob building and a straw-clay building. This workshop is perfect for beginners and experts alike! You will get the expert knowledge to build with cob and straw! Either for small-scale structures or large-scale projects like homes and buildings.

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Intro to Cob and Straw Workshop

Location: Greeneville, Tennessee

Dates: June 17 – June 21, 2024

Come and join us in beautiful eastern Tennessee for our next Introduction to Cob and Straw Workshop! We will be constructing both a cob building and a straw-clay building. This workshop is perfect for beginners and experts alike! You will get the expert knowledge to build with cob and straw! Either for small-scale structures or large-scale projects like homes and buildings.

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Intro to Cob and Straw Workshop

Location: Greeneville, Tennessee

Dates: July 15 – July 19, 2024

Come and join us in beautiful eastern Tennessee for our next Introduction to Cob and Straw Workshop! We will be constructing both a cob building and a straw-clay building. This workshop is perfect for beginners and experts alike! You will get the expert knowledge to build with cob and straw! Either for small-scale structures or large-scale projects like homes and buildings.

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Online Cob House Workshop (Video Course)

Learn at your own pace. Any time of year!

Learn from home. All you need is a computer!

Join me in the online Cob Workshop Classroom and learn all the steps to build your own cob house.This is the only online cob workshop experience available. It is comparable to taking a comprehensive cob workshop but without the need to travel, take vacation time off, and is only a fraction of the price.The online course is delivered through a series of video lessons, articles, building plan modules, and interactive forums. Click below for the full details!

Designing a Cob House (Video Course)

Learn how to design a modern cob home!

Learn from home. All you need is a computer!

Join me in the online Cob Workshop Classroom and learn how to properly design your own cob house.This is the only cob house design course available anywhere. It is comparable to taking a full cob workshop but without the need to travel, take vacation time off, and is only a fraction of the price.This online course is delivered through a series of video lessons and over 100 detailed construction diagrams. Click below for the full details!

Workshop Testimonials

“We had the best time ever, such a wonderful place, with wonderful people and a very talented/professional instructor!!! Can’t wait to get started on our cob house! Thanks Alex and everyone else there!”

Lucia Lopez

Virginia

“Attending this cob workshop has given me the inspiration and knowledge I needed to jump right into beginning the process of planning, organizing, gathering resources, and ultimately building my own cob home. Working hands on with the cob and actually building a structure in the workshop made me realize that it is a very realistic and achievable goal to go out and build my very own home.”

Rikki Rasmovicz

Pennsylvania

“During our 5-day cob workshop in August of 2014 I got the amazing opportunity to work side by side with Alex along with an awesome bunch of talented and very creative people! All of my questions, concerns, and ideas were answered during our, what seemed too short, 5 days together. If you are planning on building a cob home or other project, but feel like you have too many questions about building or don’t have the confidence in your skills then I highly recommend taking a workshop like Alex hosts before you do! I guarantee you will walk away with the confidence and know how to be able to build anything your heart desires!! Thanks again for the opportunity!”

Jonathan Byrne

Mississippi

“Alex’s class was straightforward, informative and useful. His engineering mind is tempered with clear, elegant thoughts. His easygoing personality makes him great to learn from and work with. I’d love to take another class with him. Many thanks!”

Devorah Firestone

Maryland

“I really enjoyed the Introduction to Cob & Natural Building Workshop and I got a lot out of it. I met some really great people and shared a lot of information about different aspects of natural and sustainable living. Anyone looking to get hands on experience and an overall general idea of how to do this for yourself I would recommend these workshops. The people I met were amazing to work with and I’ll hopefully work with them again in the near future. It was definitely a great experience for me.”

Daniel Gear

Toronto, Canada

“Alex’s 5-day Cob Garden Wall workshop in May 2014 was my first experience working with Cob and it was very rewarding! He is very knowledgeable and offered alternative solutions during any “cobtastrophes”. With many hours of hands on training opportunity I am confident and well prepared to begin working on my cob home sooner rather than later. Alex’s workshop was much more than I expected and worth every penny!”

Maria Wilbur

Virginia