Assorted 2014 Photos
An ongoing photo gallery of happenings at The Blockhouse School Project in 2014. If you have some to add, send them to the webmaster at email hidden; JavaScript is required.
Continue reading →Photos from Spring Plant Circle and Herb Walk
Led by Clinical Herbalist Jeanette Poirier on June 6, 2014. Participants learned to identify cultivated, wild, invasive and volunteer (weeds) varieties of medicinal herbs pertinent to and available this time of year. They discussed the uses for each herb and … Continue reading →
Photos from our 2014 PDC
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
Continue reading →Therapeutic Garden Info
A variety of requests are coming in from folks who want to get involved in the Therapeutic Garden Project. This is very encouraging. As this is a volunteer initiative, we are still working through the growing pains of getting it … Continue reading →
New Board of Directors
Our new board of directors met for the first time on April 23. We are very pleased to have an expanded team. Our new board members have a wealth of career and volunteer experience working with non-profits, for-profits, community development, … Continue reading →
Coldframes to extend your gardening season
We have coldframes for sale! With a coldframe, you can eat your own salads in April, keep greens going through the winter, start seeds at all times of year and more! Set it up in a sunny spot, facing south, and garden … Continue reading →
“Thank You”s from the Chair
From our AGM on April 14, 2014: I’m happy to take this opportunity to thank you all for coming today and I would like to thank specific members for their generosity towards the Blockhouse School Project: Thank you to the … Continue reading →
Sustainability Expo and the Local Network
Thanks to everyone who stopped by our booth at the Sustainability Expo yesterday. We had lots of interesting conversations. There were many people who had vaguely heard of our project, and it was a good chance for them to find … Continue reading →
Opportunities and Challenges
Required reading to guide us into our third year! As our AGM approaches (April 14), and in response to our email of March 13, we would like to share more information about how the Blockhouse School Project is doing. It … Continue reading →
Project achievements in our first two years
In its first two years, on a shoestring budget, the Project has: Twice run the full 2-week Permaculture Design Course, with a third PDC happening in June-July this year; Become the venue for the Mahone Bay Area Farmers’ Market which … Continue reading →
The Blockhouse School Project Needs You
We are about to enter the last year of our three-year lease of the Blockhouse School property from the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg (MODL). The lease conditions stipulate that if we reach enough of our milestones, MODL Council … Continue reading →
Straw Bale and Earth Plaster Retrofit – More Photos
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 →