Permaculture expert to teach natural building course

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Internationally recognized permaculture teacher and speaker Penny Livingston-Stark gives an evening presentation and one-day workshop on natural building techniques and tools at the Global Earth Repair Foundation on Feb. 28-29.

Livingston will present on natural building technologies and materials starting at 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 28 at the Global Earth Repair classroom at 10644 Rhody Drive in Port Hadlock. Then, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Feb. 29 she will give an earthen building technology workshop, which includes a hands-on cob and earthen plaster project.

Both events are sponsored by the Global Earth Repair Foundation. Registration for the all-day workshop is required. Those interested can register at friendsofthetrees.net.

Livingston-Stark holds a masters in eco-social regeneration, several degrees in permaculture design and has sat on the board of the Permaculture Institute of North America.

She is a founding member of the Natural Building Colloquium, a national consortium of professional natural builders, creating innovations in straw bale, cob, timberframe, light clay, natural non-toxic interior finishes and other methods using natural and bio-regionally appropriate materials for construction.

She has taught herbal medicine making, natural building and permaculture around the U.S. as well as in Bali, Indonesia, Peru, Germany, Mexico, France, Turkey, Portugal, Australia, Belize, Brazil, England and Costa Rica.