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.
Continue reading →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 →
Our potluck and permaculture discussion on November 15 covered an interesting range of topics. We were pleased to welcome a group of woofers who have been working at Watershed Farm who shared their experiences. From the picture you can see that they’ve … Continue reading →
Jeanette Poirier has been planting a hedge along the edge of the Blockhouse School lands fronting School Road. It is half finished! We also have 1-year-old European Hawthorne trees for sale from our permaculture nursery. European Hawthorne (Crataegus oxyacanthoides) is an … Continue reading →
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 →
We did it! The septic field is finished and paid for. Graham Langille of Langille’s Excavation in Blockhouse (902-624-9844) did the work. (He was able to work around the pine tree, which lost only a couple of small roots.) Tim … Continue reading →
UPDATE April 2013: We won’t be holding this workshop this year, but may bring the presenter, Bonita Ford, to Nova Scotia in the future. Your responses to the survey may still be useful, so you’re welcome to do the survey … Continue reading →
[singlepic id=269 w=300 h=225 float=right]May 25 – June 9, 2013: Permaculture Design Certification (PDC) residential intensive. The Permaculture Design Certificate course is an internationally-recognized, seventy-two hour course resulting in a Permaculture Design Certificate. It provides an introduction to permaculture design as … 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 →
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 →
