Keynote speakers – Ed & Rowena Waghorn

May 18, 2018

We are so pleased to add Ed and Rowena Waghorn as keynote speakers for the Big Straw Bale Gathering.  Their Episode of Grand Designs, which took over 10 years to complete, is a work of art. We are delighted they are coming to share their views on building a home.

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