Eco-Awareness Center
Teaching off grid living
With an emphasis on teaching cordwood building, we also offer workshops on solar, building or erecting yurts, survival skills and other courses on off grid living.
Our goal is to teach people how to live off grid, and live a healthier life style!
Join Team Green!
Do you have a special skill or knowledge you'd like to share?We are working together to develop a social network of available assistance resources. Our current network consists of skilled craftsman, vendor sponsors, masons, wood experts, loggers, framers, recyclers, survivalists, yurt makers, organic farmers, wind and solar energy experts, artists and others. Join us in this cooperative effort to get off the grid and be self-sustaining naturally and affordably!
If you have a service, product or specific topic of interest regarding "green initiatives” that you would like to share, please accept our invitation to join us in our effort to raise community awareness of energy efficient alternatives.
Our Workshops
Workshops you can attend
At our facility attend any or all of these workshops.
Classes kick off with our first workshop for April 29 - May 1st. The instructors for this workshop will be Richard and Becky Flatau.
Workshops consist of lecture, book work, and actual hands-on, group effort.
The location is the cordwood construction site of Health Nutz Oasis (HNO eco-center). HNO is is conveniently located in Danbury, just 1 1/2 hours north of the twin cities near the MN/WI border in Northwestern Wisconsin. Don’t miss this chance to have fun and learn a new skill.
Registration form for this workshop can be found here.
A workshop may be guest hosted or visited by a special guest speaker or instructor sharing more information on the topic of the workshop. Workshops are limited to groups of no more than 16 people (not including assistants and instructors).
The center is NOT open from 9 to 5 and therefore does not allow drop in visitors. You can however contact us for an appointment or schedule a tour of the facilities
Our Staff
Cherie CottonIs the director and an instructor of HNO Enterprises, LLC. She has a 20 year background in all areas of home restoration and new home construction with Reddi-Wall ICF (Concrete Insulated Forms) high efficiency homes. Cherie is passionate about teaching cordwood building techniques as well as getting started on using solar and will instruct in all workshops.
Assistants and Guest Speakers Matt Halverson (Chain Reactions, with his wife Sharon) is our top assistant and the original "idea man" behind the cordwood building eco center. His main experience as a chainsaw carver and carpenter builder for over 20 years, is in wood species types & characteristics. As just an all round handy man and great guy, his contribution is a valuable asset to HNO!