A big excavator sits poised to begin work on our new septic field tomorrow. The Department of the Environment has required that we have the new septic installed in order to continue to use the building. Since eventually we want … Continue reading →
Well maybe not quite…but our No-Winter-Heat experiment at The Blockhouse School has revealed something truly amazing – our 50+ year old unheated building’s interior does not go down to freezing temperatures even in a normally cold Maritime Canada winter! In … Continue reading →
by David Cameron There was an article in the Chronicle Herald a few days ago referencing the redundant book/journal situation in NS universities. The universities have decided to have one facility in the province for storage and dump the rest. … Continue reading →
2-5 pm. Here are some things we can focus on: Community Mandala Garden This large garden was started Sept. 16. We removed sod from the innermost ring path, placed it upside down on the middle bed, covered with cardboard, leaves … Continue reading →
Straw-bale builder, David Cameron and Keith Dietrich, a natural builder specializing in earth-plasters, will be on hand to instruct and facilitate. Some of the work we will be undertaking will be of an experimental R&D nature, drawing on years of … Continue reading →
Work party: from 10 am Pot-luck dinner: 3 pm Music jam after [details below] IN CASE OF POURING RAIN we have indoor tasks to do, so the work party will go on. To celebrate the Thanksgiving harvest of food and … 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 →
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.
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