Building Permanent Culture in Knoxville

Cob Construction Workparty

Event Details

Time: June 7, 2009 from 10am to 3pm
Location: Parkridge Community Garden
Street: Corner of 5th and Olive
City/Town: Knoxville
Website or Map: http://maps.google.com/maps?f…
Event Type: workparty
Organized By: Chad Hellwinckel
Latest Activity: May 9, 2010

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Event Description

Cob is a natural building material mixed out of local clay, sand and straw. Its also called monolithic adobe, or, as my neighbors call it - mud. People have been building cob houses, walls, etc for thousands of years. Much of humanity still abodes in earthen structures of some form.

Come out to the NEW Parkridge Community Garden and get your feet dirty! We'll be making a cob wall at the entrance of the garden. We'll have two shifts (and two quick lectures on the how-to) - 10 to 12 and then from 1 to 3.

So come and learn, have fun, and help the community!
(Bring shoes you don't mind getting completely covered in mud. Water bottle, and a sack lunch if you want to stay for both shifts!)

$1 to $10 voluntary donation.

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Comment by Chad Hellwinckel on June 9, 2009 at 9:46am: We had about 20 people come out and help build the garden wall. I went fairly quickly and we got up to about 4 feet high!

Comment by Brendan Faller on June 6, 2009 at 6:58pm: hey Chad,
I will be there all day. i'm going to try to get the gate done also.

Comment by Chad Hellwinckel on May 30, 2009 at 11:18am: Great George! No tools, just make sure to ware some mud shoes or boots.

Comment by George Fieser on May 29, 2009 at 1:55pm: Chad, would like to come at 10:00 am. Do you need any tools, hoses, etc?

Comment by Jean Reif Robinson on May 26, 2009 at 11:28am: Wish I could attend but I am out of town June 7-14.

Comment by Cindy Faller on May 26, 2009 at 8:38am: I want to come from 10 to 12 Chad. Let me know if that doesn't work for the numbers!
Thanks,
Cindy

Comment by Barrett Buie on May 22, 2009 at 11:28pm: Love to get dirty I know I will be there

Comment by Frank Callo on May 20, 2009 at 9:08pm: Yes!!! I love sunday events. I love mud.

Comment by Gabrielle Blake on May 19, 2009 at 4:56pm: I have scheduled the information on my blog in hopes of gathering a few more helpers for the event. Have fun!