2-Day Intro to Hempcrete

DATES: ***Not offered in Spring of 2026

INSTRUCTORS: April Magill + Tim Callahan (see bios here)

STUDENT #: 15 students [maximum]

COST (includes meals):

$415 Early Bird Rate (until May 25th)
$460 Regular Rate
5% discount for family + friends participating together
10% discount for BIPOC participants

DESCRIPTION:

We’re excited to welcome April Magill and Tim Callahan here to share their knowledge about how to construct with hempcrete, and to share about why hempcrete is such a great building material (in regards to its performance, the agriculture it supports, and the healthy living environment it provides).

Expect to get lots of hands-on experience with mixing the material properly and safely, and then installing it into a movable formwork in a stud-framed wall system. There will also be an opportunity to experiment with natural plasters, which are a great option for creating the final wall surface on a hempcrete-insulated wall.

In addition to the hands-on worksite experience, April and Tim will be presenting more details about hempcrete in a slideshow/Q+A format. Also, Greg and Danielle will lead a tour of the Mud Dauber Campus, to show their demonstration cottages made of cob and straw wall systems.

In addition to our scheduled learning time, there is a wonderful community aspect to our workshops. Wholesome meals are provided each day, which are shared as a group in our community gathering space - including a pizza party dinner at our cob oven on Saturday! Plenty of unscheduled, leisure time is available for relaxing.

Extra Hempcrete Information

- mixing hempcrete
- installing hempcrete with a movable form-work
- experimenting with natural plasters
- slideshow presentation to cover hempcrete information and details not covered in hands-on work
- short tour of the Mud Dauber Campus (seeing cob, strawbale, and slip-straw construction methods)
8:00-9:00 Breakfast
9:00-12:45 Morning work session
12:45-1:45 Lunch
1:45-5:30 Afternoon work session
5:30-6:30 Shower, relax
6:30 Saturday pizza dinner! (no dinner on Sunday)
Meals are included! Food is vegetarian, with vegan and gluten-free options available.

We provide a simple breakfast spread of fresh fruit, oatmeal packets, yogurt & granola, coffee, and tea. (Non-dairy oat and almond milk are available)

Lunches are hearty vegetarian meals, catered by local small businesses. Vegan and gluten-free options are available upon request.

On Saturday, we’ll enjoy a Cob Oven Pizza Night! We always look forward to these fun evenings, making pizzas together in our community dining space.

*There is no dinner on the last day*
TENTING: Tent sites are available and included in the workshop tuition.
COTTAGE RENTAL: We have 7 tiny sleeping cottages available to rent - 5 with natural walls, and 2 wooden A-frames. Each cottage provides the basics- a mattress with fresh bedding, a lamp, and a fan. If you’re interested in a cottage, there is space to let us know on the registration form. Click here to see the cottage options.

Check out our FAQ page for more info about nearby towns.
This workshop is held on-site at the Mud Dauber campus, on our small homestead in Snow Camp, NC.
We are 10 min away from Saxapahaw, 20 minutes from Siler City and Pittsboro, and 30 minutes from Carrboro/Chapel Hill, and one hour from the Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU).

REGISTER:

Click below to fill out the registration form and we’ll get back to you within 48 hours to confirm availability and send your invoice. Your spot will be confirmed once we receive payment. Thank you!

Please read our Refund Policy here.