Start your year with a gift to yourself — the gift of learning new, life-changing skills!  Join us for a hands-on, six-day workshop led by Lola Byron, founder of WNBC, and discover the art of building with the earth. 

Come connect with nature, community, and sustainable building practices — and start 2026 by investing in skills that nurture both you and the planet. 

Learn natural building in Portugal with a 5-day hands-on workshop led by Lola Byron. Practice earth floors, natural plasters, living roofs and soil testing while helping complete an eco structure. A special price is available thanks to free accommodation. Improve your life with practical skills for sustainable living.

A PDC is an internationally recognised, 72-hour theory course resulting in a Permaculture Design Certificate. It provides an introduction to permaculture design as set forth by movement founders Bill Mollison and David Holmgren.

The PDC serves as a foundation for further permaculture work and study and is a prerequisite for the Diploma in Permaculture Design, offered through The Permaculture Association and Gaia University. A growing number of universities around the world are accepting credits for this PDC. To date, thousands of permaculture designers worldwide have been certified through this course.

Join us for a nine-day journey into the art of building with the earth, guided by Lola Byron.

This hands-on course introduces the principles and practices of natural building — from soil testing and mixing cob, to making adobe bricks, straw slip, and working with wood and foundations.

We are excited to invite you on a jam packed, 4 day, unique introduction to the world of natural building, surrounded by rolling hills and cork trees, on a beautiful 130 hectare farm in Southern Portugal. You will gain a clear understanding, and hands on experience of the theory and practice of natural building in a safe and supported environment.

Join us for a nine-day journey into the art of building with the earth, guided by Lola Byron.

This hands-on course introduces the principles and practices of natural building — from soil testing and mixing cob, to making adobe bricks, straw slip, and working with wood and foundations.

Join us for a nine-day journey into the art of building with the earth, guided by Lola Byron.

This hands-on course introduces the principles and practices of natural building — from soil testing and mixing cob, to making adobe bricks, straw slip, and working with wood and foundations.

Join us for a nine-day journey into the art of building with the earth, guided by Lola Byron.

This hands-on course introduces the principles and practices of natural building — from soil testing and mixing cob, to making adobe bricks, straw slip, and working with wood and foundations.