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FREE Live Call – Permaculture, Edible Forest Gardens, Eco-villages & More!

The Blockhouse School Project Posted on February 25, 2015 by Heather HolmApril 7, 2015

Join Bonita Ford and David Cameron as they talk about permaculture, edible forest gardens, eco-villages, natural building, sustainable living, community building and more! March 19th, 2015.

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Posted in Natural Building, Past events, PDC 2015, Permaculture, Shelter, Sister projects | Tagged Bonita Ford, David Cameron, eco-village, edible forest garden, natural building, permaculture

2015 Permaculture Design Course Cancelled

The Blockhouse School Project Posted on December 18, 2014 by Heather HolmJune 17, 2015

Dear Friends, I’m really sorry to say that we decided this morning to cancel the PDC 🙁  We got 6 registrations and needed 10 to cover the budget, so alas, we aren’t able to run it this year.  We are … Continue reading →

Posted in PDC 2015, Permaculture | Tagged Bonita Ford, PDC, permaculture

Mental Health First Aid – Basic course Feb. 21 and 22

The Blockhouse School Project Posted on December 2, 2014 by Heather HolmMay 4, 2015

Mental health problems affect one in three Canadians. Do you know how to help? Mental Health First Aid is given until appropriate professional treatment is received or until the crisis is resolved. The concept is based on the model of … Continue reading →

Posted in Courses, Past events | Tagged Mental Health First Aid

Photos from our 2014 PDC

The Blockhouse School Project Posted on July 6, 2014 by Heather HolmSeptember 25, 2014

Here are a few photos of our 2014 PDC taught by Gregoire Lamoureux. If anyone else has photos to share, send them to the webmaster at

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Posted in Gallery 2014, PDC 2014 | Tagged Gregoire Lamoureux, PDC, Permaculture Design Course

Summer Art Education Program

The Blockhouse School Project Posted on June 1, 2014 by Heather HolmJune 25, 2014

The Blockhouse School Project is pleased to introduce our new Art Education Studio and Photographer/Visual Art instructor Valérie Leduc. Join us for our first workshop: Find your Inner Creativity Sunday, June 15th, 1pm to 4pm at the Blockhouse School Express yourself! … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Education, Courses, Past events | Tagged art, art classes, photography, Valérie Leduc

Haskap Talk on July 8

The Blockhouse School Project Posted on May 21, 2014 by Heather HolmJuly 10, 2014

Liam Tayler of LaHave Natural Farms will be coming to The Blockhouse School on Tuesday July 8 to give a presentation about growing Haskap berries at 2 pm, during the Farmers’ Market and the Permaculture Design Course. These highly nutritious and … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, Growing food, Past events, PDC 2014 | Tagged haskap

Greenhouse Building Workshop May 10-11

The Blockhouse School Project Posted on May 6, 2014 by Heather HolmMay 21, 2014
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In two days, Saturday and Sunday, learn how to build a greenhouse quickly, cheaply and effectively! At The Iron Cauldron Farm Co-op in Parkdale The course includes classroom theory and hands on setup/construction. Learn to: Source materials. Build the frames. … Continue reading →

Posted in Courses, Green Business, Growing food, Past events | Tagged building, greenhouse, Iron Cauldron

Permaculture Design Course (PDC) June-July 2014

The Blockhouse School Project Posted on February 5, 2014 by Heather HolmJune 29, 2014

Our 2014 PDC will take place from June 29 to July 12, 2014 with instructor Gregoire Lamoureux, one of Canada’s most experienced permaculture teachers. The Permaculture Design Course is a two-week intensive leading to a Certificate. The course was designed by … Continue reading →

Posted in PDC 2014, Permaculture | Tagged 2014, Gregoire Lamoureux, PDC, River Song Keep

Photos of PDC 2013

The Blockhouse School Project Posted on June 26, 2013 by Heather HolmJune 26, 2013

Karen Runge took a lot of photos during the Permaculture Design Course held at Solomon Brook Farm and at the school in May-June 2013. Here’s a big slideshow of her pictures. And below, a few more images from Heather who sat … Continue reading →

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Intro to Permaculture: Free public talk

The Blockhouse School Project Posted on May 20, 2013 by Heather HolmJuly 2, 2013

The night before our second Permaculture Design Certificate course starts, Graham Calder of P3 Permaculture will give a free public overview of permaculture. Friday, May 24 at 7 pm at The Blockhouse School He did this last year too, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Past events, PDC 2013 | Tagged Graham Calder, P3 Permaculture, PDC, permaculture

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What he said…

"What permaculturists are doing is the most important activity that any group is doing on the planet. We don't know what details of a truly sustainable future are going to be like, but we need options, we need people experimenting in all kinds of ways and permaculturists are one of the critical groups that are doing that."
            ~ David Suzuki
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