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Open House and CommuniTEA big success!

The Blockhouse School Project Posted on August 26, 2012 by Heather HolmFebruary 13, 2013

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 →

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Artisan Showcase opened

The Blockhouse School Project Posted on August 23, 2012 by Heather HolmFebruary 13, 2013

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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Building Coldframes

The Blockhouse School Project Posted on July 23, 2012 by Heather HolmAugust 7, 2012

We got a couple of coldframes started on July 22. We used pallets for the base, and covered them on the bottom with landscape fabric to help contain the soil, as these coldframes will be sitting on gravel or asphalt. … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, Growing food, Reuse and Recycle, The building | Tagged cold frames, coldframes

Exterior wall re-do

The Blockhouse School Project Posted on July 23, 2012 by Heather HolmJuly 23, 2012

David has transformed the exterior wall of the Artisan Showcase by turning the flaking, fading, painted cedar shingles around and nailing them back in place. Rather than paint the shingles, we’ll let them fade naturally to silver. Such re-use of … Continue reading →

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Due diligence for fire safety

The Blockhouse School Project Posted on July 14, 2012 by Heather HolmJuly 14, 2012
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Building a pallet garden

The Blockhouse School Project Posted on July 9, 2012 by Heather HolmApril 9, 2014

On July 8, 2012, we started a pallet garden. This is a great project if you have limited space for gardening, such as a balcony, or if you need a structure to build a raised bed garden from scratch. Pallets … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, Reuse and Recycle | Tagged E-I-E-I-O Farm, pallet gardens

Artisan Showcase

The Blockhouse School Project Posted on July 8, 2012 by Heather HolmJuly 23, 2012

UPDATE July 20: The Artisan Showcase now has its own section on this website. The Artisan Showcase, located in the former administration office off the gym, is coming together, showing the work of several members and directors. Many of the … Continue reading →

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Recycle the name!

The Blockhouse School Project Posted on July 8, 2012 by Heather HolmAugust 7, 2012

We’re not recycling in name only, we’re recycling the name! Literally. Letter-ally. What can you spell with the letters in “ECOLE DE LA RIVE-SUD”? Our word wizards came up with this solution: Particularly apt for our new Artisan Showcase, don’t … Continue reading →

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Work Party Sunday, July 8, 2-5 pm

The Blockhouse School Project Posted on July 7, 2012 by Heather HolmJuly 7, 2012

Here’s the plan for the work party on Sunday, depending on who comes: 1. Rejuvenate the exterior of the building outside the Artisans’ Showcase (formerly the principal’s office) Turning cedar shingles around so the unpainted side faces out (this has … Continue reading →

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Earthships 101

The Blockhouse School Project Posted on July 4, 2012 by Heather HolmJuly 4, 2012

Turning Leaf Centre (TLC) is organizing a two-day Earthships 101 workshop for July 14-15. An Earthship is a passive solar house made of natural and recycled materials. More info coming soon on their soon-to-be-revamped website. Meanwhile, email email hidden; JavaScript is required. SSSVC … Continue reading →

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The PDC in the news

The Blockhouse School Project Posted on June 30, 2012 by Heather HolmNovember 7, 2013

Our local newspaper publisher, Lighthouse Publishing, has run an article about our Permaculture Design Course held in May. Click to read the article on their website at SouthShoreNow.ca.

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Garden work party Sunday June 24

The Blockhouse School Project Posted on June 22, 2012 by Heather HolmJuly 2, 2013

It may damp, but warmish, so watch the weather and dress appropriately if you’re coming to help out on Sunday. We’ll do everything we can between 2 and 5 pm. Everyone welcome. On the agenda: Finishing the kitchen mandala garden: … Continue reading →

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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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