Hi,
This volunteer opportunity looks really interesting and fun! If you’re interested in learning more about sustainable living and natural building take a look at this!
~Blessings~
Stephanie

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Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2007 10:14:48 EDT
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Subject: Strawbale Building in the City

                                          
  
    
      
 STRAWBALE  BUILDING
IN THE CITY:
GROWING GREEN
 
 Growing  Green  Garden
387  Massachusetts  Avenue
 
 Saturday  / April 14
Strawbale  Raising
Saturday / April 21  
Earthen Plastering
9:00 a.m. to  4:00 p.m.
Rain dates: April 21 and 28,  

     Presented by:

Massachusetts  Avenue  Project

Natural  Building  Systems/UB  School of  Architecture and Planning  

Bale on Bale  Construction

Join us for a unique  opportunity to observe and participate in the first

strawbale construction project in the  City of Buffalo—a greenhouse structure  

that will benefit  Massachusetts Avenue Project’s Growing  Green program.   

No  building experience necessary. Dress in work clothes. Gloves and  

eye protection recommended. Bring water bottles and a boxed  lunch or

potluck.  Musicians welcome!

Natural  Building  Systems, a design/build seminar  course at UB, has been working with MAP (and Street Synergy
 
Community Association)  since January 2006.  Its goal is  to provide hands-on service learning for architecture students,  
 
and  to effect change and community revitalization by supporting the work of  existing nonprofit organizations involved
 
with  urban ecology and sustainable practices.

Bale on Bale  Construction is a  Buffalo company that  specializes in Natural  Building, especially strawbale  construction.  
 
Buffalo resident and Bale on  Bale head, Dave Lanfear, has participated in dozens of  Natural  Building projects throughout  
 
the  Midwest and  Northeast United  States.