Michael Henry has researched plasters and plastered his way across Ontario for the past decade, plastering for Camel's Back Construction and Straworks. His attention to detail and mad-scientist plaster experiments have made him a noted expert in the field and a sought-after workshop leader on plasters at the Endeavour Centre. Michael is co-author of Ontario's Old-Growth Forests, and he lives in Peterborough, Ontario, with his wife and two children. He shares his plastering knowledge at thesustainablehome.net.

Tina Therrien started plastering in 1997 as part of Camel's Back Construction, the first straw bale building company in Ontario. One of the founding members of the Ontario Natural Building Coalition, Tina has made numerous contributions in the natural building world and has plastered in France and Haiti. Passionate about food, gardening, and chickens, Tina lives in a modest timber frame home with her spouse, daughter, their flock of chickens, and their slowly expanding gardens. She is co-author of More Straw Bale Building, and she operates Shelter By Hand, a timber framing company, with her spouse. She lives in Low, Quebec.

Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Natural Plaster Ingredients
Chapter 3: Planning and Preparation
Chapter 4: Mixing and Application
Chapter 5: Earth Plaster Base Coats
Recipe: Project Karyne Base Coat from Site Soil
Recipe: Easily Workable Base Coat Using Bagged Clay
Recipe: Straw-Clay Mud
Recipe: Lime-Stabilized Base Coat Using Bagged Clay or Site Clay
Recipe: Straworks' Baseball Diamond Mix
Recipe: La Couche de Corps
Recipe: Super Sticky Upside-Down Mix
Chapter 6: Earth Plaster Finish Coats
Recipe: All-Purpose Finish Plaster
Recipe: Pigmented Finish Plaster with Fiber
Recipe: Silty Subsoil Dolomite Sand Top Coat
Recipe: Fat Plaster
Recipe: Finish Coat with "Mayonnaise"
Recipe: Finish Coat Using Bagged Clay
Recipe: Glen's Wet-Burnish Plaster
Recipe: Finish Clay Plaster with Shredded Paper or Cellulose
Recipe: Polishing Clay Plaster
Recipe: Starch Paste
Recipe: Rice or Corn Starch Paste
Chapter 7: Lime Plasters
Lime Recipe: Simple Hydrated Lime Plaster
Lime Recipe: Traditional Lime Putty-Based Scratch Coat with Hair Reinforcement
Lime Recipe: Multi-Functional Hemp Lime Coating
Lime Recipe: Lime Plaster with Manure
Lime Recipe: Lime Plaster with Paper Pulp
Lime Recipe: Tadelakt
Lime Recipe: Stuc/Chevy Tadelakt
Lime Recipe: Hot Mixed Lime Mortars
Lime Recipe: Harling, Rough Cast, and Pebble Dash as External Lime Plastering Finishes
Lime Recipe: Homemade Hydraulic Lime Base Coat
Chapter 8: More Binders
Chapter 9: Finishes and Aftercare
Recipe: Carole Crews' Favorite Alis
Appendix 1: Coverage Estimates and Conversions
Appendix 2: Resources
Contributors
Index
About the Authors
A Note About the Publisher