Today is arrival day for the Permaculture Design Certification course. Students are arriving from near and far with their camping gear. Last night Graham gave his very interesting Intro to Permaculture talk to about 20 people from the community. It … Continue reading →
With the arrival of a Katimavik volunteer and PDC course work-share participants on site, the school is coming back to life and taking on a new energy. Various rooms are finding new uses. The kitchen is being cleaned, supplied and … Continue reading →
“Two-Eyed Seeing” is learning to see from one eye with the strengths of Indigenous knowledges and ways of knowing, and from the other eye with the strengths of Western knowledges and ways of knowing … and learning to use both … Continue reading →
What is permaculture and why does it matter? Permaculture instructor Graham Calder will give a public talk on the eve of The Blockhouse School’s first Permaculture Design Certification (PDC) course. Time: 7-9 pm Place: The Blockhouse School Everyone is welcome. … Continue reading →
Things have been happening around the school, with almost daily arrivals of “stuff” – kitchen wares, furniture, manure, and more, while we sort out details of who has keys, and who is on site when, and getting ready for the … Continue reading →
Thanks to the awesome, hardworking and cheerful Katimavik group from Wolfville who helped us unload a moving van of supplies from Dalhousie University today. It was invigorating to have their energy and teamwork help us accomplish a big job in a short … Continue reading →
About 20 people met at the Blockhouse School yesterday afternoon, Sunday April 22. Here’s a summary of the news: We just got the keys to the school last Tuesday, so we are off to a later start than we had … Continue reading →
We got the keys today! Several of us spent some time at the school, letting it all sink in, looking at the building in more depth, identifying problems and how to address them, considering assets and how to maximize them … Continue reading →
We will be there. It’s happening at the NSCC in Bridgewater (75 High Street, near the courthouse, on Saturday March 31 between 9:30am and 2pm. Details are on the poster at right (click image to enlarge). Chris Benjamin, author of … Continue reading →
“Permaculture is a theory of ecological design which seeks to develop sustainable human settlements and agricultural systems, by attempting to model them on natural ecosystems.” – Wikipedia It’s about working with nature rather than against it. About using less effort … Continue reading →
