Here is a new natural building design code-named GardenFire Pod. This is a cob garden shed, wall, bench, gate with rumford fireplace, and a cob oven on top.

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Toby Hemenway is the author of ‘Gaia’s Garden, A Guide to Home Scale Permaculture‘ and is currently an adjunct assistant professor at Portland State University. He offers his experience in ecological design through workshops and writing.
Find out more about Toby and read his articles at patternliteracy.com.

This slideshow was filmed during the Natural Building Convergence in May of 2002 by Colin Brown.

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Eugenie Frerichs and Mike O’Brien presented “Ecoroofs: reintegrating water in buildings” at the Natural Capital Center. This slideshow was filmed during the Natural Building Convergence in May of 2002.

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http://www.ilovecob.com/video/ecotrust/ecotrust56.mov

Photo by Monica Proulx

Recently on the Coblist, Ray requested to see more photos of the North American School of Natural Building in Coquille, Oregon. Cob Cottage workshop alumni work on wonderful cob buildings… then leave never to see how the place evolves!
I worked on a small cottage in the 2001 Cob Cottage workshop. Monica Proulx sent some images of the ‘complex’ from her 2006 workshop experience. If any one else has photos of the Natural Building School, please send them along and I’ll post em to the gallery.

I’m moving I Love Cob! to it’s new server over at site5.com. Some of the video files will be migrating over to the dreamlet.org space.

Update:
I’ve got all the files ( 970 MB ) moved. Yay!
Oooo. not all the files. There are a few stray resources right now.

Please alert me if you find something that doesn’t work.