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 →In October 2012, Keith Dietrich and David Cameron led workshops on building with straw bales and earth plaster. As well as retrofitting one wall with super-insulating straw bales, they did the same with old books and covered them with earth … Continue reading →
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 →
To raise funds for the septic project and other infrastructure, we are going to construct and raffle a Tiny Studio – an outbuilding on blocks of a size that can be transported by truck to its new home, where it could serve … 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 →
The “Alternative Compliance within the National Building Code” workshop with Chris Magwood of the Endeavour Centre in Ontario, was a real eye-opener. There are now actually sections within the National Code that encourage conservation, including, reuse of materials, recycling salvaged … 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 →
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 →
