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Arundo Donax for Building Natural Building inspires
Arundo Donax for Building Natural Building inspires
Date: 11/21/2011 3:08:18 PM ( 13 y ) ... viewed 1907 times
ON ARUNDO DONAX
Two permaculture principles apply here,
says, Sarah Livia Brightwood, of Rancho La Puerta.
" Waste does not exist. Waste is just a resource that hasn't been used up yet'
Look at it as a resource A nutrient for something else.
Every element serves more than on function; every function served by more than on element"
every function---variety of functions--
it has
bamboo--fiber--green and renewable--
rayon---
I COPIED THIS FROM THE WILD WILLOW FARM WEBSITE
IN CASE IT IS TAKEN DOWN BEFORE LONG
http://wildwillowfarm.sandiegoroots.org/workshops.html
Misha Johnson, the head farmer at Wild Willow Farm, and the maker
of the the Communitea Project, pointed me in this direction. Paul Mashka, used Arundo Donax (Giant Reed) as part of an inspiring natural building. The act of building the structure helped people get in sync with the beat of nature, I sense.
PART ONE NOTES
Natural Building
Hand-sculpting your own shelter is a truly empowering act. Re-skilling our selfs in the crafts of our ancestors gives us an insight into the collective knowledge of early humans. People today still practice natural building with local natural resources. Even in this modern age it's believed that more people on Earth live in homes built of earth than any other building material. In the superb growing climate of Southern California free high quality building materials abound in every direction----especially at Wild Willow Farm!
Cost: TBD
Instructor: Paul Maschka
Details: A number of the plants usable for natural building are non-native and abundant. Some examples are Mexican Fan Palms (Washingtonia robusta) good for roofing, Giant Reed (Arundo donax) it resembles a wild bamboo, Salt Cedar (Tamarix) long strait logs and many varieties of Eucalyptus with logs and branches of all sizes. Many of our native plants (such as willows) are fast growing and renewable and were use extensively by the local Native Americans. In this workshop we'll will construct a shade structure at Wild Willow Farm using de-barked round poles, woven willow branches, Arundo canes and fan palm fronds---All harvested right from the farm!. We will practice the art of cordage making by hand, lashing techniques , joinery using wooden dowels, preserving wood naturally and bracing.
Please Bring: Water, Food for pot luck lunch Sun hat, Comfortable gloves, Close toed shoes
Other things to bring if you have them: Machete, hand pruners, long handled pruners, pruning saw, saw horses, 6 foot and 8 foot step ladder, Hand operated auger with bits
http://wildwillowfarm.sandiegoroots.org/past-workshops.html
PART TWO OF THE NATURAL BUILDING WORKSHOP WAS OCTOBER 30, 2011
PHOTO OF NATURAL BUILDING USING ARUNDO DONAX
AT WILD WILLOW FARM AND EDUCATION CENTER
Natural Building: Part 2
All structures start with a strong foundation: we have the frame up, and now it's time to finish the reinforcing and thatching!
Date: Sunday, October 30th, 10a-4p.
Cost: $50, $45 for Friends of the Farm
Instructor: Paul Maschka
Details: Join us for Part 2 of our natural building series (attendees are not required to have attended the previous workshop). At our previous workshop we used Arundo donax to frame the building of a new structure in the middle of our first field. Join us as we now work to finish off this beautiful structure. We'll do some lashing techniques for the framing and for the thatching. This type of experience is truly life changing.
A number of the plants usable for natural building are non-native and abundant. Some examples are Mexican Fan Palms (Washingtonia robusta) good for roofing, Giant Reed (Arundo donax) it resembles a wild bamboo, Salt Cedar (Tamarix) long strait logs and many varieties of Eucalyptus with logs and branches of all sizes. Many of our native plants (such as willows) are fast growing and renewable and were use extensively by the local Native Americans. In this workshop we'll will construct a shade structure at Wild Willow Farm using de-barked round poles, woven willow branches, Arundo canes and fan palm fronds---All harvested right from the farm!. We will practice the art of cordage making by hand, lashing techniques , joinery using wooden dowels, preserving wood naturally and bracing.
Please Bring: Water, Food for pot luck lunch Sun hat, Comfortable gloves, Close toed shoes
Other things to bring if you have them: Machete, hand pruners, long handled pruners, pruning saw, saw horses, 6 foot and 8 foot step ladder, Hand operated auger with bits
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Instructor: Paul Maschka teaches organic agriculture at San Diego City college and is co-manager of the Seeds at City Urban Farm on campus. He is retired after seventeen years working at the San Diego Zoo Horticulture Department as Lead Organic Horticulturist. Paul is a passionate conservationist - he studies, practices and lectures on a number of environmental topics including organic urban food production (edible landscaping), biointensive gardening, mycology (cultivation of culinary mushrooms), water conservation (rain water harvesting), beekeeping and urban bee rescue, composting, vermiculture (worm farming), native habitat restoration, home grown, home made, and whole live foods (cheese, canning, kimchi, tempeh, honey).
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