South Shore Social Ventures Coop Ltd. (SSSVC*) will hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM) Monday, November 12, 2012 Pot-luck supper: 6 pm Annual General Meeting: 7 pm Location: The Blockhouse School, 63 School St., Blockhouse NS Catch up on the … Continue reading →
The round vegetable garden behind the school was started during the implementation week following the PDC course in May 2012. Sod was dug up from the paths and placed on the future beds. The central circular path was leveled and … Continue reading →
Thanks to all who came out to our CommuniTEA and Open House on Aug. 25. We enjoyed meeting a lot of new people, including some who came from other projects such as ours to see what we’re doing and exchange … Continue reading →
Learn how to harvest fresh greens all year long, enhance your diet & preserve the harvest goodness for your winter crock-pot! Join Georgia Barnwell & Helga Gruner at The Blockhouse School on Saturday, September 22, 2012, 10 am to 4:30 … Continue reading →
Our Artisan Showcase opened officially during our CommuniTEA and Open House on Aug. 25, 2012. Woodworker Lloyd Klassen made the sign on the outside of what used to be the principal’s office.
Continue reading →We are very excited to be hosting Chris Magwood (more below about Chris) for two public presentations. 1. Tues. Oct. 2, 2012, 7 pm Public presentation on natural building, including the need for alternative compliance paths. Time: 7 pm Cost: Free … Continue reading →
Our flagship event of the summer! In conjunction with the Bridgewater Growing Green Festival, we are hosting a CommuniTEA & Open House on Aug. 25 at the Blockhouse School. Come see what we’ve done, what is underway and what will … Continue reading →
We got a couple of coldframes started on July 22. We used pallets for the base, and covered them on the bottom with landscape fabric to help contain the soil, as these coldframes will be sitting on gravel or asphalt. … Continue reading →
David has transformed the exterior wall of the Artisan Showcase by turning the flaking, fading, painted cedar shingles around and nailing them back in place. Rather than paint the shingles, we’ll let them fade naturally to silver. Such re-use of … Continue reading →
Our big summer event at The Blockhouse School will be on Saturday, August 25, in conjunction with the Bridgewater Growing Green Festival. We will be open from 11 – 4:30, rain or shine. Planned activities on site include: Tasting of … Continue reading →
