Sustainable building & eco houses courses, craft kits and handcrafted gifts

Building with Lime

In-person course

Gwent - Next course on 8th May 2021

£160

This practical one day course will give you a solid introduction on how to work with lime building materials. Find out about the properties and different uses of lime in building and why lime is such an essential material when looking after older buildings. The day starts with classroom time: learning about the different types of lime, their uses and the best type of lime to use where. The afternoon will see you getting practical hands-on experience: making a traditional lime mix and then using it to carry out pointing...

This practical one day course will give you a solid introduction on how to work with lime building materials. Find out about the properties and different uses of lime in...

Get started with solar electricity: an online course

Online on-demand course

£30

This solar electricity online course is for anyone interested in the theory or practice of obtaining electricity from the sun. It covers everything you need to know if you are thinking of installing your own system, and provides all the background information you need if you are having a system installed by a professional. The tutor for most of the videos is Andy Reynolds. Andy has been working with Lowimpact since 2005, and has run a range of courses: wind & solar electricity, heating with wood, building with timber and...

This solar electricity online course is for anyone interested in the theory or practice of obtaining electricity from the sun. It covers everything you need to know if you are...

Get started with straw-bale building: an online course

Online on-demand course

£30

This straw-bale building online course contains a range of documents and videos by the UK’s top straw-bale builder, Barbara Jones. The course covers all aspects of straw-bale building, from foundations, walls and roofs to tools, internal fittings and plastering, with lots of tips and inside information. The tutor is Barbara Jones of Straw Works (formerly of Amazonails) and The School of Natural Building. Based in Todmorden, West Yorkshire, Straw Works have been involved in some capacity with more than 300 buildings in the UK and Europe, ranging from tiny garden...

This straw-bale building online course contains a range of documents and videos by the UK’s top straw-bale builder, Barbara Jones. The course covers all aspects of straw-bale building, from foundations,...

Getting started with compost toilets: an online course

Online on-demand course

£30

If you're building a sustainable home, you might just be considering a compost toilet. This course explains how to build a range of different compost toilets, from the very basic to luxury models. It includes the large-scale – a toilet block for a campsite - and the small-scale – a toilet extension for a house -plus retrofitting a compost toilet indoors. It deals with the theory of how they work, including urine separation, using the compost, and keeping everything ticking along nicely - essentially everything you ever wanted to know...

If you're building a sustainable home, you might just be considering a compost toilet. This course explains how to build a range of different compost toilets, from the very basic...

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LIVE! Make your sustainable and natural house cleaning products

Live online course

- Next course on 1st March 2021

£35

Eco-housing online session. Come and join us in having a Zero Waste goal for your kitchen. Make your own house cleaning products with natural ingredients! We will make 3 products: a multi purpose spray, a dish soap and laundry liquid/detergent. I will be sharing with you my hands-on experience and tips on how to get started making soap to help you reduce waste at home! If there are no suitable dates for you, do not hesitate to ask me to arrange something special for you! And if you have a...

Eco-housing online session. Come and join us in having a Zero Waste goal for your kitchen. Make your own house cleaning products with natural ingredients! We will make 3 products:...

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Polytunnel grow your own . Productive, organic, year round food growing

Online on-demand course

£95

I’ve been asked a lot over previous months about online teaching materials and I have now devised a package I feel offers the right mix of advice, materials and interactivity. I didn’t want to offer something that was just tutorials as I feel connectivity is more important than ever in our disconnected world. Here’s what I’ve come up with. Hope you like it. Polytunnel year round growing course • This includes access to an hour’s worth of short videos, covering the year round growing basics filmed with me talking from...

I’ve been asked a lot over previous months about online teaching materials and I have now devised a package I feel offers the right mix of advice, materials and interactivity....