Some courses may be advertised at short notice because we work with self-builders who may not be able to give a long lead-in time. We will advise all trainees of courses by email as they are finalised.
| COURSE | DATE | BOOKING |
| Practical Straw Bale Building – Anglesey, North Wales | 11 – 15 May 2022 | BOOK HERE |
| Practical Car Tyre Foundations – Selkirk, Scotland | 2 – 4 June 2022 | BOOK HERE |
For even more inspiration and information, check out Barbara’s Book. Our self builders, and the architects we advise, all say this book is invaluable as a resource to understand how to build with straw. It covers the whole building process from foundations to internal plastering. Barbara has been designing and building with straw for 25 years – this book is a distillation of all her knowledge and experience. Originally published in 2002 it has never been out of print – revised in 2009 and 2015, the last revision taking in details of how to compress straw walls and how to build the roof first when doing loadbearing buildings.