From Soil to Society: Celebrating the Essential Connections Between All Living Things
 
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The Peaceful Gardener: A hands-on herbal medicine

Category: Ecology
Instructor:
Susun Weed
7/17/2009
.- 7/19/2009
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Acclaimed herbalist, author, homesteader and organic gardener, Susun Weed will be making her first teaching visit to Nova Scotia to share her wisdom, knowledge and humour in a workshop that is guaranteed to change forever how you relate to plants.  
       
 
Small Building, Naturally: DESIGN AND PLANNING

Category: Ecology
Instructor:
John Pece
Kim Thompson
7/24/2009
.- 7/26/2009
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Small Building, Naturally is a hands-on four part weekend workshop series in Strawbale and Timber Frame construction. WORKSHOP#1: DESIGN AND PLANNING  
       
 
Small Building, Naturally: STRUCTURE, TIMBER FRAME

Category: Ecology
Instructor:
John Pece
Kim Thompson
8/14/2009
.- 8/16/2009
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Small Building, Naturally – 4 part hands-on weekend workshop series in Strawbale and Timberframe construction WORKSHOP#2 STRUCTURE, TIMBER FRAME  
       
 
Small Building, Naturally: ENCLOSURE, STRAWBALE INFILL WALLS

Category: Ecology
Instructor:
John Pece
Kim Thompson
8/28/2009
.- 8/30/2009
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Small Building, Naturally – 4 part hands-on weekend workshop series in Strawbale and Timberframe construction WORKSHOP#3, ENCLOSURE, STRAWBALE INFILL WALL  
       
 
Fibre Foundations: Your Animal and You - a marriage of sorts

Category: Ecology
Instructor:
Delia Burge
Jane Morrigan
10/2/2009
.- 10/4/2009
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Learn the basics of animal husbandry, the choices and temperaments of different fibre breeds and how to shear your animal and prepare fleece.  
       
 
Small Building, Naturally: FINISHING, EARTH PLASTERS

Category: Ecology
Instructor:
John Pece
Kim Thompson
10/9/2009
.- 10/11/2009
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Small Building, Naturally – 4 part hands-on weekend workshop series in Strawbale and Timberframe construction WORKSHOP#4, FINISHING, EARTH PLASTERS  
       
 
Fibre Foundations: And it Felt so Good

Category: Ecology
Instructor:
TBA ...
10/23/2009
.- 10/25/2009
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Felt is the hottest new fibre in art and fashion. Learn how to wet felt, needle felt and the delicate art of nuno felting.  
       
 
1st Annual Stinking Rose Garlic Festival

Category: Ecology
Instructor:
TBA ...
Delia Burge
11/1/2009
.- 11/2/2009
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Food, family fun and music. Come learn about garlic as food and medicine, plant and mulch a bed of garlic and enjoy a day of music with Tanya Davis and a delicious gourmet garlic-laced organic feast.  
       
 
Crafting Together: Family Nature Crafts

Category: Ecology
Instructor:
TBA ...
7/18/2010
.- 7/19/2010
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Gather material and inspiration from our woods and fields, includes learning how to make and use natural dyes, a fun wet felting project, plaiting and weaving with plant material and more, for kids of all ages.  
       
 
Italian Cooking: From Garden to Table

Category: Ecology
Instructor:
patti hetherington
7/23/2010
.- 7/25/2010
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Save the airfare to Italy in this inspiring and fun weekend while learning how to prepare marvelous Italian meals from simple, fresh ingredients, with renowned chef and food stylist Patti Hetherington.  
       
 
Fibre Foundations: Colour=Imagination+Love

Category: Arts
Instructor:
Delia Burge
Linda Maxwell
Anne Everts
7/31/2009
.- 8/2/2009
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From natural plant dyes to acid dyes, we will explore how wool and silk can be transformed by colour.  
       
 
Fibre Foundations: Rumpelstiltskin's Trick: spinning gold from dross

Category: Arts
Instructor:
Sharon Orpin
Pia Skaarer Nielsen
Marilyn Rand
9/11/2009
.- 9/13/2009
Spaces Available:
   
Learn to spin on drop spindles and wheels and become happily addicted to the soothing rhythms of spinning gorgeous soft fibre into yarn.  
       
 
Spinning Wool: Drop spindles and wheels

Category: Arts
Instructor:
7/4/2010
.- 7/5/2010
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Explore the magic of combining colour and texture, for beginners and experienced spinners alike.  
       
 
Felt So Good: Wet Felting and Needle Felting

Category: Arts
Instructor:
7/11/2010
.- 7/12/2010
Spaces Available:
   
Felt is the hottest new fibre in art and fashion. Learn how to wet felt, needle felt and an introduction to the delicate art of nuno felting.  
       
 
The Deep Well: Art and Biography

Category: Arts
Instructor:
Regine Kurek
Jef Saunders
8/6/2010
.- 8/8/2010
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Tap the deep well of your own biography as the greatest source of rich creativity.  
       
 
Chiron East Conference

Category: Society
Instructor:
6/26/2009
.- 6/29/2009
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The second annual Chiron East Conference will be held at The South Shore Waldorf School in Blockhouse. Some of the evening events will be held at Watershed Farm and Pollination Project, a co-sponsor of the event, will open its doors to accommodate guests who will be attending the workshops.  
       
 
Building a Business with a Conscience

Category: Society
Instructor:
TBA ...
10/2/2009
.- 10/3/2009
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Pollination Project and BALLE-NS invite you to join Tom Stearns of HIgh Mowing Seeds and Ellen Agger and Alleson Kase of TAMMACHAT Natural Textiles for a discussion about the role of Socila Enterprise in the new economic landscape...followed by a delicious locally sourced organic lunch.  
       
 
SOUTH SHORE FOR HAITI - Earthquake Emergency Response Benefit

Category: Society
Instructor:
1/16/2010
.- 1/17/2010
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Benefit in support of the Emergency Response Fund providing relief to the people of Haiti in the aftermath of the tragic earthquake of January 2010  
       
 
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