Join us for a Natural Building course and learn about all aspects of sustainable building with natural materials. Live in and explore the natural builds around our farm, enjoy off-grid permaculture living deep in nature, eat nutrient-rich organic food and attend some yoga classes.
Natural Building Course dates
In 2023 we are just running one course. It is a two-week Natural Building Course covering most methods to give you an excellent introduction to sustainable design and natural building. This course is run straight after our Summer Permaculture Design course, allowing you to join both systems simultaneously.
July 17th – July 30th 2023 – Book Now
What to expect?
Video from our May 2022 two-week Natural Building course
Please check out this video so you can get an idea of what our system is like.
What is included in the Natural Building Course?
- Tour of our permaculture farm and natural buildings
- Three Yoga classes per week
- Three healthy organic meals per day, most of the produce coming from the farm
- Working on real-life projects using various natural building techniques
- Free camping (or option to hire a caravan, tipi or tent)
Facilitator: Laurence Manchee
Since starting Keela Yoga Farm and with the help of volunteers, the local community and course participants, Laurence has completed a straw bale house which he now lives in, the straw bale community house, a wattle and daub chicken house, a long drop compost toilet using stone and wattle and daub, a straw bale greenhouse, a cordwood & wattle and daub barn and a cordwood yoga room and much more. Each time he builds, he manages to decrease the carbon footprint of the building and use more natural materials, bringing the cost down of the building. A sustainable building would use all local natural and recycled materials at zero cost.
Laurence is also on the Board for WWOOF Portugal, a writer for Permaculture Magazine UK and manages an agroforestry and reforestation program. He has managed over 500 volunteers at Keela Yoga Farm and also runs Permaculture Design Courses.
