CASA-Community Alliance for Sustainable Adobe

09/25/2025

Mark your calendars for this Sunday, September 28th! Mateo Clarke is hosting another Work Party at Project Herencia, and you’re invited!

📅 Date: Sunday, September 28th, 2025
⏰ Time: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
📍 Location: Taos, NM
💲 Free!
🌞 Activities: Adobe building, shared meals, and community gathering
🤝 No experience needed - come learn and have fun!
📝 RSVP here -
https://herencia.build/post/sept-work-party/
⏰ TaosTimeBank.org credit offered to active members. Join today!

https://herencia.build/post/sept-work-party/

09/22/2025

SAVE THE DATE - Support your neighbors! Support adobe!

Mark your calendar for this coming Sunday, Sept 28 for the next work party at our friend Mateo Clarke's. See the attached flyer for details.

As an added bonus, the Taos Timebank invited Mateo to post it within their community as well so they can offer Timebank credit hours for any members.
https://www.taostimebank.org/

09/18/2025

TOMORROW!
Don't miss this onboarding event for Taos Time Bank
Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, 5:00 PM-8:00 PM
📍TCA (Taos Center for the Arts)
133 Paseo Del Pueblo Norte, Taos, NM 87571

In case you missed August 14, this is your second chance to learn the who, what, when and why of the operation and equip you to build the movement and bring even more friends & allies on board. We’ll introduce more of our Anchor Orgs and offer Service Opportunities for you to gain your first time credits!

What is timebanking? https://www.taostimebank.org/about/what-is-time-banking

Discover how Taos TimeBank is building a sharing economy rooted in trust, reciprocity, and community. Join us in shaping a more connected Taos.

09/10/2025

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09/05/2025

08/27/2025

08/20/2025

It has been a quiet but busy summer for the CASA team. Our focus has been building the foundations of a strong organization. Read more at http://bit.ly/459dwJw.

08/13/2025

Don't miss this chance to build mutualismo! Join our friends Mateo and Laura on August 24, for an adobe work party as they build their first adobe home as owner-builders right here in Taos. Sign up today https://bit.ly/4loNmHw.

As active supporters of adobe building, they have utilized the Adobe in Action Owner Builder Support Program, hosted a workshop led by Isaac Logsdon with Adobe in Action and Cornerstones Community Partnerships and participated in the CASA foundation workshop for the horno project at The Stakeout last summer. Mateo also helped start the Adobe Mud Club at Santa Fe Community College. https://nmadobe.club/. You can also find Mateo on Instagram at .club.

08/04/2025

In the 1980s, Anita, a native Taoseña, began her rise to prominence for her expertise in traditional Adobe finishing. Anita worked for decades to promote, pr...

07/30/2025

Our friends at the iconic local venue The Stakeout were instrumental partners for the 2024 CASA Off Grid Cooking Installation workshop. Today they are bringing the installation to life with fire and food. This is the first time they used the hornos for an event.

Photos: AngieStar Studios and CASA

07/28/2025

Register today! NM State Historic Preservation Conference

Our friends at Cornerstones Community Partnerships, the New Mexico Historic Preservation Division and New Mexico Highlands University work to help preserve the beautiful and unique architecture of Northern New Mexico. You can be a part of this mission. "This conference will help communities across the state explore how preservation can drive economic and cultural vitality.” Lawrence Quintana, Executive Director of the Las Vegas Citizens Committee for Historic Preservation

Learn more at https://www.preservenewmexico.com/

07/25/2025

Hear the stories - Thank you to the attendees of the 2024 Off-Grid Cooking Installation workshops for taking a moment to share their stories. Meet these amazing people at: https://youtu.be/IfXPswrDFBM

This video was made possible by CASA Founding Funder LOR Foundation.