5 Day Earthen House Workshop

This hands-on experience will guide you from the ground up, so you feel the joy of creating your very own Earth Home.

 Why You’ll Love It

✦ Learn timeless wisdom of natural building — from soil mixing to wall sculpting and finishing.

✦ Create with purpose — feel the satisfaction of crafting real structures by hand.

✦ Live slowly — surrounded by clay homes, herbal gardens, and organic meals cooked together.

✦ Connect deeply — share stories, laughter, and campfire moments with like-minded souls.

✦ Take home more than skills — take home confidence, calm, and the joy of simple living.

 What You’ll Learn

✶ Soil selection, mixing, and cob/adobe wall techniques
✶ Building foundations & roof structures
✶ Earthen plaster, natural coloring, and creative decoration
✶ Eco-living mindset & mindful community practice
✶ Cooking Thai organic dishes together

Day 1 – Arrival & Introduction
✤ Check-in at Little Forest Chiang Mai
✤ Welcome circle & orientation
✤ Introduction to earth building philosophy and natural living
✤ Dinner with home-cooked organic food
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Day 2 – Foundation of the Earth Home
✤ Learn about soil selection & preparation
✤ Mixing clay, rice husk, and water – the heart of earth building
✤ Hands-on: making earth blocks & plaster
✤ Evening sharing & reflection
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Day 3 – Building Walls & Creativity
✤ Hands-on: wall raising with cob & adobe techniques
✤ Artistic touch: sculpting and natural decoration
✤ Cooking class: preparing a local organic dish together
✤ Campfire talk under the stars
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Day 4 – Roof Structure & Wall Finishing
✤ Learn how to connect soil structures with steel and wooden roof frames
✤ Techniques for shaping straw to hold roof stakes
✤ Afternoon: fixing cracked clay walls caused by soil shrinkage
✤ Natural clay coloring and finishing process
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Day 5 – Finishing & Farewell
✤ Morning harvest & breakfast from the garden
✤ Natural finishing: earthen plaster and smoothing techniques
✤ Closing circle & certificate of participation
✤ Check-out

This workshop gives you real, lifelong skills — how to build naturally, live sustainably, and reconnect with your own rhythm.

It’s a retreat for your hands and heart, where learning happens slowly, joyfully, and surrounded by nature.

Stay at Little Forest
➜ Private Room: 3,000 THB/day → 18,000 THB (full 5 days)
➜ Shared Room: 2,000 THB/day → 12,000 THB (full 5 days)
➜ Private Group (4 people): 25,000 THB (full 5 days)

Join as a Day Visitor (advance booking required): 2,000 THB/person/day

Call or WhatsApp to book as day visitor: 096-981-176

Accommodation
3 organic meals per day
Workshop materials & activities

Participants may join for a single day or the full 5-day program.

Spaces are limited for a hands-on, peaceful experience.

Eat kindly • Build mindfully • Live slowly