🎬 $25 Chapter Sponsor – Cordwood or Earthship Builds

Become a Chapter Sponsor. Watch it take shape.

Support the creation of handcrafted homes at Walnut Hills by sponsoring a chapter of our building process. Each chapter captures a vital stage of construction — from the ground up — and brings our sustainable vision to life.

🎁 Your Reward Includes:

• 🎞️ Digital download of your sponsored chapter

• 🎤 Your name in the credits as a Chapter Sponsor

• ✉️ Exclusive email update from the build crew

• 📸 Behind-the-scenes photo or short reel

• 💬 Optional comment or dedication message shared in our update

📦 Bundle Options (for more impact and savings):

🎥 Video Chapter Breakdown:

📦 For Cordwood + Hempcrete Cottages (Standard Units)

Total: ~8 Chapters

1. Site Prep & Foundation Work
   Excavation, footers, slab or stem wall, drainage systems. (Not natural building, but essential setup.)

2. Cooling Tube, Plumbing, and Utilities Installation
   Underground cooling tubes, radiant PEX layout, water/sewer runs, basic electrical stubs.

3. Cordwood Wall Prep & Framing Interface
   Setting up cordwood framing interface, sill plates, door/window bucks, moisture barriers.

4. Mixing and Pouring Hempcrete
   Chapter on mixing ratios, techniques, application between cordwood, layering styles.

5. Cordwood Laying Process
   Laying techniques, artistic layout, sealing methods, insulation discussion.

6. Roof Framing and Insulation
   Sustainable roof structure options, including timber, SIPs, or steel panels, plus insulation options.

7. Interior Build-Out
   Natural plasters, floors, built-ins, cabinetry, eco-fixtures, lime wash, or earthen touches.

8. Final Finishes & Tour
   Finished product walkthrough, sustainability recap, lessons learned.

🛖 For Earthship Hybrid Homes (Full Passive Off-Grid Build)

Total: ~12–14 Chapters
(This build has more complexity.)

1. Site Prep & Earthship Layout Design
   Berm shaping, orientation, passive solar explanation.

2. Cooling Tube & Subgrade Utility Install
   Thermal tubes, sewer, water catchment setup.

3. Tire Wall Foundation / Thermal Mass Base
   Rammed earth tires, leveling, structure anchoring.

4. Drainage, Vapor Barrier, & Waterproofing
   Water management layer, French drains, etc.

5. Cordwood Framing & Hempcrete Integration
   Hybrid approach—how cordwood walls fit with tire base and roof interface.

6. Roof Arch / Bond Beam Install
   Dome, arch, or shed roof framing (steel or timber), bond beam pour.

7. Natural Insulation Layer & Roofing System
   Earth roof, green roof, or insulated steel with vapor layers.

8. Interior Retaining Wall / Bottle Wall Construction
   Recycled glass bottle art walls, thermal back wall interior.

9. Thermal Mass Flooring & Radiant System
   PEX tubing, clay or earthen floor layers.

10. Window Wall Framing (Greenhouse Zone)
    South-facing solar wall, planter beds, venting.

11. Interior Build Out / Fixtures
    Plaster, bathroom/kitchen install, greywater plumbing.

12. Systems Integration
    Water catchment, solar PV, battery storage, thermal venting.

13. Final Tour & Explanation
    Finished walkthrough, lessons, cost breakdown.

14. (Optional): Workshop Footage / Time-lapse Montage
    Community builds, teaching moments, or crew POV.

🛠️ Builder Backer – $100

Get the knowledge. Help build the future.

As a Builder Backer, you’ll receive our exclusive Hempcrete Construction eBook—a 50+ page guide packed with practical insights, diagrams, mixing formulas, and field-tested advice from the Walnut Hills workshop crew.

This reward supports the continued development of hempcrete construction at Walnut Hills and helps fund our hands-on education program.

Includes:

• 📘 Hempcrete Construction eBook (PDF format)

• 🧱 Mix ratios, formwork, insulation tips, and cordwood integration

• 🧑‍🏫 Field-tested insights from our build team

• 📜 Name listed on our Builder Backers Wall

• 🎁 Bonus: $20 credit toward a future workshop or blueprint purchase

Perfect for DIY builders, students, and homestead dreamers.

👨‍💼 Sustainable Building Workshops at Walnut Hills

Learn. Build. Leave a Legacy.

Join our hands-on building workshops and help shape the future of Walnut Hills—an eco-forward, legacy homestead community in the heart of Western North Carolina.

Over the next 18–28 months, we will be building:

• 4 handcrafted Hempcrete Cordwood Cabins
• 6 Earthship-style Hempcrete Cordwood Homes

Each structure is built with love, labor, and education—offering a rare opportunity to learn by doing while participating in a living, breathing community creation.

↺ Multiple Dates, Flexible Access

We understand that life gets busy. That’s why we’re offering multiple workshop dates, including weekend builds, to align with a variety of schedules. Whether you’re coming for a day or a full week, your impact will be real and lasting.

🧱 Workshop Types Available:

💻 $125 – Virtual Hempcrete Workshop Access

Learn to build naturally — from anywhere.

• 🎥 Live-streamed access to one full-day hempcrete workshop
• 📺 On-demand video replay
• 📒 Digital hempcrete field guide (PDF)
• 🛠️ Tips for sourcing, form-building, and mixing
• 📧 Q&A session with our lead instructor
• 💬 Private builder discussion group
• 🏻 Bonus: $25 credit toward blueprints, swag, or future workshops

🧱 Intro to Hempcrete & Cordwood – Day Pass – $150

A 1-day crash course designed for beginners.

• Lecture + live demo
• Day use only (no camping)
• PDF guidebook
• Certificate of participation

🧱 On-Site 1-Day Hempcrete Workshop – $300

• 🛠️ Full-day hands-on instruction
• 🛠️ Tools and materials provided
• 👷 Certified sustainable building instructors
• 📓 Printed + digital field guide
• 🥗 Farm-sourced lunch
• 📸 Group photo + certificate
• 🏻 Bonus discount on future blueprint or build kits

🛠️ 2-Day Hempcrete & Cordwood Workshop + Camping – $750

• 🔨 2 full days of hands-on building
• 🏋️️ On-site primitive camping
• 🍽️ Shared meals
• 📖 Digital + printed workshop manual
• 🎓 Certificate of participation
• 🌳 Trail access + post-workshop network

🔥 3-Day Intensive Build Workshop – $1,100

• 3 days training + meals
• Primitive camping included
• Daily lectures + tool access
• Live Q&A with lead builders
• Contributor credit on-site
• Bonus: Cedar Knob hoodie + mug

🌿 7-Day Earthship Construction Bootcamp – $2,250

• Cooling tubes, radiant floor, tire walls, atrium framing
• All meals + camping
• Printed & digital build plans
• Full build station rotation
• Certification + job board access
• Bonus: Hoodie, mug, tumbler, poster, and disc

🏡 10-Day Full Eco-Builder Series – $3,500

• Includes all features above
• Hempcrete formwork + radiant slab certification
• Passive solar strategy training
• Bonus day at disc golf pavilion site
• Nightly campfire speaker series
• Bonus: Swag pack, hoodie, and t-shirt

🏦 Custom Private Group Workshop (3–10 people) – $6,500

• 2–5 day flexible schedule
• Dedicated instructor + private site
• Meals + camping
• Custom commemorative plaque
• Private tour with Donald Pickett