Sustainability begins at home.
Your home can be a soulful and nurturing expression of your commitment. An EcoNest® home is a hand crafted sanctuary of timber-frame and light clay construction that invites owner and community participation into the building process through our natural building workshops. It will then serve for generations as a legacy of deep health and deep ecology.
Natural Building Workshops Schedule
All dates for 2012
Feb 4 - 5
- Plaster Workshop
with Charlie Carruthers Ashland, OR
Feb 11-12
- Earth Floors
with Sukita Ashland, OR
Feb 4-12
- Earth Floors & Plaster Combo
with Charlie Carruthers & Sukita Ashland, OR
May 7-24
- EcoNest Intensive
Ashland, OR
May 7-24
- Authentic Food
Companions in the Kitchen Ashland, OR
May 7-11
- Timber Framing
Ashland, OR
May 12
- Homing In Seminar
Turning Your Dream Into Reality Ashland, OR
May 14-17
- Clay-Fiber Walls
Ashland, OR
May 18-19
- Natural Plasters
Ashland, OR
May 21-24
- Roof Construction
Ashland, OR
Jun 11-17
- Japanese Carpentry
Timber Framing Ashland, OR
Apr 30-Jun 8
- 6 Week Spring Boot Camp
Ashland, OR
Jul 16 - Aug 2
- EcoNest Intensive
Salt Spring Island, BC
Jul 16 - 20
- Timber Framing
Salt Spring Island, BC
Jul 21
- Homing In Seminar
Turning Your Dream Into Reality Salt Spring Island, BC
Jul 23 - 26
- Clay-Fiber Walls
Salt Spring Island, BC
Jul 27-28
- Natural Plasters
Salt Spring Island, BC
Jul 30 - Aug 2
- Roof Construction
Salt Spring Island, BC
Aug 27 - Sep 13
- EcoNest Intensive
Ashland, OR
Aug 27 - 31
- Timber Framing
Ashland, OR
Sep 1
- Homing In Seminar
Turning Your Dream Into Reality Ashland, OR
Sep 3 - 6
- Clay-Fiber Walls
Ashland, OR
Sep 7 - 8
- Natural Plasters
Ashland, OR
Sep 10 - 13
- Roof Construction
Ashland, OR
Oct 1-7
- Japanese Carpentry
Timber Framing Ashland, OR
Aug 20 - Sep 28
- 6 Week Fall Boot Camp
Ashland, OR
EcoNest's Founders
Natural building pioneer Robert Laporte and architect Paula Baker-Laporte, FAIA, teamed up to create the EcoNest concept over 15 years ago. Since then they have helped hundreds of people to engage in the process of creating their own sustainable housing through their workshops, seminars, books, and design/build services.
