Events

Welcome to our Events page! Listed below are the dates in which activities will be taking place at SMC or related venues. This year we will continue to develop our organic food garden and build a year-around straw bale greenhouse. We are also offering a free mini Straw Bale Building Workshop! And if our timing is right, and the weather cooperates, attendees will get hands-on experience working on the actual SB greenhouse at Sage Mountain Center.

Tours, Field Trips, Education Days, Customized Classes and Consultations, Site Assessments, and Private Seminars will fill out our year, so be sure to come back to this site for updated postings.

Montana Renewable Energy Association Summer Meeting/Event
National Center for Appropriate Technologies
3040 Continental Dr.
Butte, MT
June 11, 2011, 2 to 5 p.m.
Admission: Free
Renewable energy information and demonstrations, networking opportunities, speakers, booths, food, and fun! E-mail: dmaneta@montanarenewables.org or call (406) 214-9405.  

Straw Bale Building Workshop
June 18, 2011, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Admission: Free
Please RSVP
Plastered Straw Bale Home Construction is sweeping the country, and for good reason. It has minimal environmental impact, is super-insulated, and can be very affordable. We will cover construction methods, bale selection, plaster mixes, rodent/fire/moisture/code issues, and everything in between as we get our hands dirty and work on a new year-round greenhouse project at Sage Mountain Center. This free workshop is our way of saying thank you to the years of support we have been shown by our many friends and associates. Bring your own sack lunch and some work clothes. Click here for directions to SMC.

Scheduled Tours at Sage Mountain Center
Feel like an adventure into the mountains of Montana to see solar electricity, solar hot water, wind generation, year-round greenhouse, straw bale/cordwood building technologies, and an environment designed to nurture the spirit? We offer scheduled tours to groups and individuals, tailored to your specific interests. E-mail us at smc@sagemountain.org or call (406) 494-9875 to arrange a time. Tours last about 1.5 hours and cost $10 per person. Click here for directions on how to find us. An all-wheel drive may be needed if the road is muddy or icy. Feel free to call ahead for road conditions.

Note: MapQuest and GPS will NOT get you to our door, so please print out directions from our Web site.