Michael
G. Smith
has a background in environmental engineering, ecology, and sustainable
resource management. In 1993, along with Ianto Evans and Linda Smiley,
he started the Cob Cottage Company, a research and teaching group focused
on reviving and improving traditional forms of earthen construction. He
is the author of The
Cobber's Companion: How to Build Your Own Earthen Home (Cob Cottage
Co., 1998) and co-author of The Art of Natural
Building: Design, Construction, Resources (New Society, 2002)
and The
Hand-Sculpted House: A Practical and Philosophical Guide to Building a
Cob Cottage (Chelsea Green, 2002). He teaches practical workshops
and provides consultation to owner-builders on a wide variety of natural
building techniques, site selection, and design. He lives in an intentional
community in Northern California.
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Michael
G. Smith
has a background in environmental engineering, ecology, and sustainable
resource management. In 1993, along with Ianto Evans and Linda Smiley,
he started the Cob Cottage Company, a research and teaching group focused
on reviving and improving traditional forms of earthen construction. He
is the author of 
