Thomas Hearts is one of the founders of an intentional-community in Socorro County, New Mexico, called Happy Castle Art Camp and they are gearing up to break ground on their very first Superadobe Earthbag Dome and they want you to be part of it.They are calling this the “Bonfire Dome” and a free natural-building workshop will take place in Socorro County and run from from October 21st-31st.
The Bonfire Dome is their first project in developing the campground/commune and is designed to serve both as a central space for nightly communal gatherings at future builds, as well as a sort of a practice run for more advanced upcoming domes (kitchen, housing, sauna, etc).
They’ve allotted ten-days for the build, but this can be completed sooner or later depending on the crew. They’re hoping for for at least ten people, but as always with natural building, the more the merrier, so let us know soon if you’d like to join the crew!
There’s a lot of planning that goes into hosting a successful workshop like this, from preparing the site, planning meals, and purchasing materials, to simply spreading the word. But this is more than just a workshop or a campground improvement. It marks the very first step in the journey of building a completely self-sufficient, income-sharing eco-village and cooperative music-festival community-business.
As a community building project, their ultimate mission is connecting like-minded dreamers and building a better world together. We’re located just a few miles outside San Antonio, so if you live in the area, we’d love to meet all our neighbors. Thomas is hoping these workshops offer not just as an introduction to natural building, but also an invitation into the community behind this movement. Living in the desert and building your own home is hard, labor intensive, skilled work, and even experienced homesteaders can find it overwhelming as I’m sure many of you have experienced.
It’s our aim to establish a campus at Happy Castle that serves as one home for a wider, more connected, community/natural-building tribe in New Mexico where anyone can learn how to live sustainably, earn a living, and experience a supportive community while accessing both the knowledge to build themselves plus critical connections to like-minded dreamers and builders doing the same thing. So, whether you simply want to learn about building a Superadobe Earthbag Dome, or you’re planning to start your own project right away, this workshop is an incredibly unique place to get to know natural-builders working alongside you, each with their own skills, experiences, and dreams.
You can email us with any questions at: happycastlecommune@gmail.com
Or RSVP for the October Bonfire Dome Workshop here:
Here’s our work-in-progress website for more information about out mission and vision: www.happycastlecommune.com
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