Learn How to Build with Tobias Roberts: A Complete Introduction to Earthen Building Techniques
Cob, Adobe, Wattle & Daub
Timber framing, installing doors and windows
Recycled Materials, Glass Bottles
Natural Clay-Based Painting and Plastering
Cordwoord Walls
Rock and Rubble Trenches
Situated on a Coffee Farm Surrounded by Pristine Rivers, Waterfalls and Natural Forest
Come and experience Tobias Roberts’ natural building oasis, agroecology farm, and ecotourism project in Nubes del Pital (the cloud forest) nestled in El Salvador’s highest mountain range within the beautiful El Trifinio Biosphere.
Over the past ten years, Tobias, his wife, local tradesmen, and volunteers have built 15 unique cob structures, including houses, restaurants, and cabins. This offers you the opportunity to explore a variety of earthen building techniques.
As part of the workshop, you’ll stay on a permaculture farm in beautifully furnished cob and timber-framed cabins. You’ll also learn about regenerative homesteading, organic farming, and how to integrate natural structures seamlessly into the surrounding landscape.
What are we Building?
During this workshop, participants will help build a new cob and wattle-and-daub glamping cabin in coffee farm and food forest!
Gain hands-on experience with all aspects of the natural building process, including:
- Creating rubble trenches and rock foundations
- Building cob, wattle and daub, and cordwood walls
- Timber framing
- Installing doors and windows
- Incorporating recycled materials and glass bottles into the structure
- Plastering
- Applying natural clay-based paints
- And more!
What's Included
The six full-day workshop costs $650 USD per person, and includes:
- 7 nights of lodging in private cob/wood cabinsÂ
- 3 locally-harvested meals a day
- All the coffee, tea, and water you can drink
- Local transportation from the cabins where you will be staying to the build site on the coffee farm.
- The workshop learning experience
- Several free e-books on cob and natural building
- A half-day hiking trip to visit the mystical cloud forest of El Pital
- We will also be visiting different cob and wood homes that have been built in our community to learn how natural building positively impacts local communities.
Where You'll Be Staying
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