Janine Björnson

Janine Björnson is a natural builder, educator, and consultant who has a specialty in natural paints and plasters. She began her career in natural building in 1996 when she studied with Cob Cottage.  Since then, she has taught over 80 workshops in Canada and the United States. Her passion for building with natural materials bloomed out of her love for the earth, in conjunction with her concern for diminishing ecological resources and toxic buildings. Since then, she has devoted the last decade to immersing herself in the world of natural materials and the knowledge of how we can shape dwellings that are healthy, healing, inspiring, and beautiful. Janine co-created the Woodshop for Women course and is a guest instructor in the Permaculture Design Course. She loves teaching and particularly loves to inspire and teach women how to build, and this is evident in her enthusiastic teaching style.  Janine is a presenter at various Natural Building Colloquia. She has taught the natural building component of Dominican University EcoDwelling program, and is the “natural materials” cyber panelist at  www.greenhomebuilding.com. She lives and builds in Sebastopol, California. You can reach her via www.claybonesandstones.com.