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Design inspired by Nature.
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Where tradition and innovation come together
From Maureen Hurley,
Ideas for 2010
-----A downtown location during the workshop week, maybe at cityhall that is staffed and with fliers. Or maybe just a signboard with the daily shedule and directions, etc. A focal point. Somewhere people could ...
I would like to buy land in Vermont and build an Earthship. I'd love to visit a couple of Earthships and talk to the owners about their experience. So, please respond if you have built an Earthship in VT. I built a small Earthship on my Colorado p...
"At its root, VBC is about actively building our community, and realizing the strength and beauty of our power when we work and play together."
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Where tradition and innovation come together
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- "How are you involved in preparing for the changes that peak oil, economic instabilty and climate change are bringing, and in creating resilience and sustainable life style in our communities?"
- Developing low impact construction techniques as a part of design/build company.
Creating Plainfield and Marshfield Skills and Resource Directory.
Community gardening and permaculture with storage crops/foods.
Part of grease car and bicycle powered bean threshing coop.
- In what ways do you identify with the Transition movement? Why are you interested?
- Makes me happy and feels right.
- How can you help the growth/acceptance/vitality of the Transition movement?
- Be a part and contribute.
Support solidarity and grassroots movement trickly up activism.
Emphasize that in unity and collectivism we can be more effective than separate groups without losing out individual identities.
- Your Personal Website (if you have one)
- http://www.naturaldesignbuild.us
Comment Wall (24 comments)
- At 7:59pm on August 12, 2009,
Zachary Brock said… - Ben,
I'm thinking for the ride people should decorate their helmets with flower or vegetables from their or a willing donor's garden.
,Zach
- At 11:38pm on August 9, 2009,
Zachary Brock said…
- Ben,
Any time works for me. 10 am too early?
- At 8:40pm on June 8, 2009,
Bob Sonnenberg said…
- I will be in Lincoln Vermont on the weekend of the19th of June for a beekeeping workshop. We have kids in Burlington so I will probably be back at the end of August and maybe the end of July. I would like to see the final oven.Maybe we can connect on one of our trips up. It may be that we relocate up there at some point.
Bob
- At 10:05am on April 30, 2009,
David R Young said… - Hi Ben,
I think there might be some good interest in a PHVT workgroup. I should send you the email I got back from Jeff Gephart of Vermontwise Energy Services. Email me directly at dryoung (-at-) eco-logos (-dot-) net and I'll forward you his comments.
I have a potential client across the border in NH who is thinking of building a PH. He and I discussed Straw-bale and Natural Building techniques also and so I began to dig a bit deeper into the convergence of these. You and I began this same discussion a while back. I want to be able to be as informed as possible and be able to communicate the benefits and drawbacks of merging these together. I have begun documenting what I'm finding on my Eco-Logos blog: http://community.livejournal.com/sustain_ecology/. Any comments or new directions you may have would be appreciated.
I would love to be able to attend the Natural Timber Framing Workshop, but that weekend does not work for me. I have obligations in Brattleboro that day.
David
- At 6:32am on April 22, 2009,
elaine parshall said… - well, i'm glad i got involved when i did. just in the nick of time!
concerning coming to the academy to talk, i just found out that i'm teaching this course in the fall again, so maybe it would be better to schedule something then. i'm taking a course at yestermorrow this summer, the two week one in july, and would like to organize my syllabus around the concepts that i learn there. your talk could be a central energizing part of it, and could have added emphasis if you spoke both to my class, and to the community
- At 10:08am on April 14, 2009,
Alec Hill said… - Hey Ben! I just added your timberframing workshop to http://catalystnow.org - the Bioregional Bulletin is finally on its way! I'm going to poke around here and see what updates I can find on the Village Building Convergence. Looking forward to being in touch again. Cheers-
- At 8:33pm on April 7, 2009,
Linda Ide said…
- Dear Ben,
I met Mark Krawczyk on Sunday while visiting D Acres in Dorchester. He suggested I contact you about an earthen floor we'd like to install in the straw bale house we're building in Newbury, Vermont, this summer.
We'd like to find someone knowledgeable to do the work, rather than experimenting on our own. Have you ever built an earthen floor, or could you recommend someone else?
The floor would be about 800 square feet and will have radiant heat tubes beneath it.
Thanks,
Linda Ide
linda@permabooks
- At 10:35am on April 7, 2009,
David R Young said…
- I'll send Peter a note, see what he thinks. Jeff Gephart of Vermontwise Energy Services and the VGBN Advisory Board might have some thoughts as well. I have not heard of any PH certified buildings in VT, but there are some that are close.
- At 9:38am on April 7, 2009,
David R Young said…
- Ben,
I think that's a great idea. That certainly would be the right forum. Pete's a great presenter. I'm sure he would do a fine job of providing an excellent overview. I don't know if I would be the ideal person to present PH, as I feel I am still digesting most of what I've learned so far, but certainly would engage in a forum discussion. Another person who would be great to have and would certainly be capable of discussing the many technical aspects of achieving PH standards is Marc Rosenbaum.
Several discussions the current PH training cohort have had amongst ourselves and with PHIUS personnel have addressed the need for a good presentation toolkit - talking points in a format easily presented to groups such as BSR/VGBN, Architects, Builders and most important of all, owners who would be footing the bill! Getting something like this rolling would provide the impetis to get that going.
- At 12:43am on April 7, 2009,
David R Young said…
- Hi Ben - Sorry I missed meeting you at the Boston gathering. After three solid days in the PH training, I needed to decompress. I had other business in Burlington on Sat. anyway.
Thanks for the site comment. That was a late-night tosser, trying to gel some very divergent thoughts. It needs a lot of work. Hopefully, I'll have an opportunity soon. I have not yet connected with Gwen, other than being somewhat familiar with her work. I'll need to look her up on TVt. I looked over EarthCAT when I was in the throws of the first draft of my Masters thesis several years ago. Very interesting model and one worth exploring further. I had not seen the LASER site until now. I'm beginning to think I have my work cut out for me!
Let's continue to talk NB/PH. I am a big fan of your work and would appreciate your feedback. Cheers!
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Solidarity
The question that has been with me for the past year is "How do you create a grassroots movement specifically in Vermont?". I have been asking people who have been apart of organizing past movements and the obvious answer is elusive. Another question that has come out of the first is "How do you create solidarity?". And it seemed like more questions started piling up on me without any answers. How do you sustain a popular movement once you get a good initial response? And so on. There are many l… Continue
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