<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><br></div>Hey Art,<br><br></div>I suggest you take some time riding through Devon and Cornwall. Rolling beautiful hedgerow lined narrow roads with countless little thatched cob villages, dating back to 12th century,with cob pubs, etc. Check out Kevin McCabe (<a href="http://buildsomethingbeautiful.co.uk">buildsomethingbeautiful.co.uk</a>), Adam Weisman and Katy's place in Cornwall. Totnes, the home of "Transition Town" has some progressive stuff going on, a new cob residence just outside of town, and of course you might get some tips from Devonearthbuilding.com. <br>
<br></div>best,<br></div>Misha<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 1:18 PM, Art Ludwig/ Oasis <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:oasis@oasisdesign.net" target="_blank">oasis@oasisdesign.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word">Thanks, Eric…<div><br></div><div>This is just the sort of tip we had in mind!</div><div>
<br></div><div>Art</div><div><div class="h5"><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On May 1, 2013, at 1:05 PM, Eric Maddern <<a href="mailto:eric@fachwen.org" target="_blank">eric@fachwen.org</a>> wrote:</div><br><blockquote type="cite">
<div style="word-wrap:break-word">HJi Art,<div><br></div><div>Depending on how long you're in the UK you might like to visit Cae Mabon in North Wales. Very beautiful up here. Good place for walking, visiting ancient sites etc. Check <a href="http://www.caemabon.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.caemabon.co.uk</a> to see what we're all about.</div>
<div><br></div><div>In Denmark check out Flemming and Karen of Fornyet Energi, email address <a href="mailto:FornyetEnergi@fornyetenergi.dk" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">FornyetEnergi@fornyetenergi.dk</a> Lovely people, amazing place not far from Copenhagen.</div>
<div><br></div><div>What a great thing to do for a year.</div><div><br></div><div>Warm wishes,</div><div><br></div><div>Eric Maddern</div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On 22 Apr 2013, at 06:25, Oasis Design wrote:</div>
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Hi, Natural builders--<br>
<br>
My family and I will be working, studying and traveling in Europe from
mid July for a year...interested to hear suggestions from this group of
interesting people about interesting natural building sites, people,
places, organic farms, communities and events to visit, opportunities
to give <a href="http://oasisdesign.net/education/index.htm#topic" target="_blank">presentations</a>,
etc. <br>
Research-wise I'm interested in examples of people doing the simplest,
lowest-impact possible systems with the best execution; everything from
transport bikes to water treatment to cob building to sustainability
policy.<br>
<br>
Here's our draft itinerary:<br>
<ul>
<li>London (don't know anyone or anything--interested in staying
downtown, maybe walking in the country)<br>
</li>
<li>Oslo-Bergen-Fjord country (contacts welcome)<br>
</li>
<li><a href="http://www.svanholm.dk/index.php?id=73" target="_blank">Svanholm</a>,
Denmark (got good contacts in DK but more welcome)<br>
</li>
<li><a href="http://directory.ic.org/5657/Lebensgarten_Steyerberg" target="_blank">Lebensgarten
</a>Steyerberg Germany </li>
<li>Switzerland<br>
</li>
<li>Stromboli, Italy</li>
<li>Aquacheta Valle communities, Italy</li>
<li>Cinque Tierra, Italy</li>
<li><a href="http://www.torri-superiore.org/index.php?s=home&p=benvenuto&l=en" target="_blank">Torre
Superiore</a>, Italy</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thatroundhouse.info/matavenero.htm" target="_blank">Matavenero</a>,
Spain</li>
<li>Turkey?</li>
</ul>
I speak Spanish and Danish, and at one point was fluent in German,
Italian and Swiss German.<br>
<br>
Please reply off-list unless you think it will be of general interest,
thanks...if there is interest I'll post a collated list of attractions.
If the "best swimming holes in the world" list gleaned at the Texas
Natural Building Colloquium was any indication, natural builders are
great explorers...<br>
<br>
Yours, <br>
<br>
Art<br>
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