activities · 4
what they do
direct service · 2
- Engaging in Community and Artistic ProjectsUndertakes diverse projects including natural building, community art installations, and cultural tours in various locations, including Mexico, to apply and share their expertise.
- Operating Overnight Accommodations and ToursProvides overnight accommodations including guesthouse stays, cottages, and camping sites at its Arizona location. The organization also offers public tours of its experimental buildings to showcase natural building techniques.
research · 1
- Publishing and Research on Culture, Ecology, and Native Plants Fieldwork & Experience-Based PublishingAuthors and co-authors books on culture, ecology, and poetry, engages in small-scale publishing, and explores the cultivation and use of native plants and foods of the region.
capacity building · 1
- Providing Natural Building and Sustainable Living Education Traditional & Natural Building WorkshopsOffers hands-on workshops, instructional videos, and books on natural building techniques, sustainable living, and crafting with earth. These educational opportunities are provided both at their Arizona location and through offsite projects internationally.
strategies · 3
how they think
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- Design eco-lodging as immersive cultural-ecological experiences eco-lodgingOffers sustainably constructed and nature-integrated lodging options to deepen participants’ connection with nature and place, reinforcing the organization’s cultural-ecological mission through embodied experience.
- Disseminate knowledge through small-scale publishing and workshop-based education culture-ecology-publishingShares integrated knowledge of culture and nature via specialty publishing and hands-on workshops offered onsite, offsite, and privately, expanding reach while maintaining experiential depth.
- Integrate culture, ecology, and experiential learning through hands-on building and art natural_building_and_artistryUses natural building, clay sculpting, and timber framing as experiential methods to connect people with cultural traditions and the natural environment, combining ancestral wisdom with contemporary practice.
named programs · 6
what they call their work
Projects
Engages in diverse projects including natural building at their homestead and offsite, community art projects, and cultural tours in Mexico, with a focus on place-based living, building, and art.
Publications
Authors and co-authors books, and engages in small-scale publishing of specialty books on culture, ecology, and poetry.
Site Tours
Offers public and private tours of their experimental buildings at the Canelo Project site, showcasing various natural building techniques and finishes.
The Nito Project
Produces instructional videos on natural building and crafting with earth to inspire people globally.
Work-Trade Learning Opportunities
Provides opportunities for individuals to learn hands-on skills in exchange for work at the Canelo Project.
Workshops
Conducts onsite and offsite workshops on natural building, art, and sustainable living, including topics like straw building, earth sculpting, timber building, natural plasters, and tadelakt.
relationships · 12
who they work with
- A New View Camden Partner — Partnered on the "Touching the Earth" project.
- Ceramic Research Center, Arizona State University (ASU) Partner — Partnered on the "Native Confluence: Sustaining Cultures" project.
- Denver Art Museum Partner — Partnered on the "Clayground" and "Mud Woman Rolls On" projects.
- INAX Museum Partner — Partnered on the "Rooted in Clay" project.
- Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Partner — Partnered on the "Dirt-O-Rama 'Clayhouse'" project.
- National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Partner — Partnered on the "Always Becoming" project.
- Poeh Center of Pojoaque Pueblo Partner — Partnered on the Roxanne Swentzell’s Tower Gallery project.
- Rancho Mastatal Partner — Hosted an "From Earth to Art in Costa Rica" workshop in Costa Rica.
- Save the Children Org Partner — Partnered on the "Adobe Dome & Nubian Vault", "Save the Children Office Building", and "Aves del Castillo" projects.
- The Nito Project Partner — YouTube channel where instructional videos are published.
- Township10 Partner — Hosted a "Timber Building Intensive" workshop in Marshal, NC.
- U.S. Botanic Garden Partner — Partnered on the "BWB Eco-House" project.