Natural building course gallery
Seeing is believing! So check out our natural building course galleries to see what you can expect to experience on our natural building courses.
The photos were taken during CPD accredited natural building courses facilitated by Peter McIntosh over the course of several years at different venues.
Please note, only the galleries from the previous two courses will be available on the webpage. For ease of use, the galleries are accessed by clicking on the ‘Natural Building Course gallery’ tab above and selecting the gallery you want to view. To view our course galleries from previous years please visit our Facebook and Flickr pages.
- November 2020, Sandveld Fynbos Reserve
- October 2019, Sandveld Fynbos Reserve
- April 2019, Sandveld Fynbos Reserve
- October 2018, Sandveld Fynbos Reserve
- March 2018, Jakkalskloof farm in Swellendam
- March 2017, Jakkalskloof farm in Swellendam
- November 2016, Jakkalskloof farm in Swellendam
- April 2016, Wild Spirit Backpackers in Nature’s Valley
- November 2015, Wild Spirit Backpackers in Nature’s Valley
- April 2015, Wild Spirit Backpackers in Nature’s Valley
- October 2014, Khula Dhamma, Eastern Cape
- October 2014, Magic Mountains in Barrydale
- April 2014, Magic Mountains in Barrydale
The courses are designed to teach participants how earth works, allowing them to make an appropriate choice based on materials available to them on their own site. Materials and techniques covered included, mud brick, cob, light earth, rammed earth, compressed earth brick, rock, natural plasters, foundations, walls, openings, passive solar design, basic site layout and how to test your earths.