Workshops
About the Workshops
Join us in beautiful Oregon for a 9 day intensive, our most comprehensive combined cob and natural building course available! In this expanded version of our most popular program ever, we'll take the ground from under your feet and turn it into a versatile medium to sculpt a structure.
You will learn either through our daily discussion time or through hands on activities:
- Construction of cob walls
- Framing in of doors and windows
- Electrical and plumbing,
- Artistic detail and finish work
- Roofing options
- Foundations
- Passive solar and selecting a site, design,
- Soils types and ratios
- Earthen plasters
- How to merge these natural building materials to remodel, insulate, and add to existing wood framed buildings.
You'll leave confident enough to build a COB structure of your own!
The Property
The workshop will be held at the Maggio family home on 16 acres nestled between the coast range and the fertile Willamette valley. We are located 25 minutes from downtown Eugene Oregon and about 15 minutes to the smaller towns of Junction City and Veneta. On the property there are numerous examples of cob buildings to learn from and be inspired by!
The Team
Allie Maggio was a lead instructor and primary teaching partner of Ianto Evans at Cob Cottage Company, where he lived with his family for several years. And more recently has been teaching and contract building in Oregon and the Southwest US.
This is a family affair, so Allie's wife and daughter, Chloe and Annina Maggio are the mother daughter cooking duo, who will make sure you are well fed three meals a day from local organic farms.
There will be other team members TBA helping on the worksite and in the kitchen. In our opinion there are not near enough cob and natural building opportunities being offered out there-we need more like YOU to come learn and pay the knowledge forward for all!!
Where You'll Stay
You will be camping on the Maggio family property. So bring everything you need to be comfortable. If you need anything or have questions about your preferred camping arrangements just check in with us! There are secluded forest nooks and grassy spots to set up either near the action or more removed. The Willamette Valley can get quite warm in the summer at mid day but there is plenty of shade on the property. Night time is usually cool and comfortable. We have multiple options for outdoor showers and composting toilets. In the full 9 day workshop homemade, organic breakfast, lunch and dinner are all included.
How to Book
The best way to book is by contacting us by email or phone. We like to check in with each participant before registration to make sure you get the most out of the experience!
Phone: 541-285-3369
Email: AllieMaggio74@gmail.com