[GSBN] Northeast (U.S.) Natural Building & Living Colloquium

[Mark Piepkorn]

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The sixth annual family-friendly Northeast 
Natural Building & Living Colloquium - Seven full 
days! - Sunday, July 26 through Saturday, August 
1, 2009 - once again hosted by The PeaceWeavers 
:: Thunder Mountain ­ Bath, New York

A hands-on event with an emphasis on natural 
building and sustainable living in the 
northeastern climate. From natural building and 
permaculture to water and energy conservation... 
from alternative fuels to sourcing your food 
locally... this event is for everyone concerned 
about how their lifestyle impacts our Earth.

The weeklong, camp-on-site, meals-provided 
colloquium offers VERY full (and very FUN) days 
of teaching, learning, building, and networking. 
World-class experts, authors, educators, 
innovators, designers, and builders offer 
hands-on experience with and educational 
presentations about "close to the earth" building 
materials and lifestyle choices.

On-site camping and all meals (vegan) are 
included. Register early for a discount.

http://peaceweavers.com/bws/

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What some of last year's participants had to say:

"When I heard about this I knew it was going to 
be cool, but I've had ten times more fun than I 
ever thought I was going to. It's like nothing 
I've ever experienced. I'll definitely be back." ­ Matt M

"I've been getting very interested in natural 
building, and this was recommended to me as sort 
of an overall vision of that. It's been great, very useful." ­ Sue J

"Awesome. The timber framing project is great. 
Great instructor. Incredible group of people. And 
I had a ukulele lesson! It's very embracing." ­ Liz J

"One thing I love about this colloquium is that 
it's a community... I love that." ­ Kristen R

"With fuel depletion, peak oil, and climate 
change happening, it's easy to understand the 
many compelling reasons for natural building. 
This is where it's at for a sustainable future in 
housing, building design, performance, community 
design... the whole thing." ­ Dan M

"Connections ­ connections to people, connections 
to the natural methods, and ways to learn and grow." ­ Dave M

"The presenters are really awesome ­ they've got 
a lot of great information and really seem to know their stuff." ­ Chris M

"This is great! I was sort of expecting 
'hippies.'There are people here with progressive 
ideas, but still planted in reality. People I can 
really identify with." ­ Clay D

"This is my second year here at this gathering. 
For me it's a combination of inspiration and 
vacation, retreat and refuge. Being around people 
who are thinking the same thing as me ­ mostly ­ 
except for the crazy stuff ­ is such a gift. I 
can't imagine not getting here. It would take a 
pretty big blizzard." ­ Georgie D

"No matter what age you are, or if you have 
children or not, this is a great place to come 
and play, or let your inner children come and play." ­ Alison B

"I worked on the strawbale a lot, and I'm really 
inspired to go home and try it out. I've been 
really enjoying the company of the people I've been working with." ­ Emily A

"It's out of my own skin a little bit ­ but this 
is a place to grow into some new skin. Very refreshing." ­ Aaron V

"I've been coming up here every year, learning a 
lot about natural building and community. I enjoy 
the food, and sitting around the campfire is 
really nice in the evening, talking to people. I 
just love being up here." ­ Janice B

"The best people in the world are on Thunder Mountain today." ­ David L