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From Soil to Society: Celebrating the Essential Connections Between All Living Things |
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PAST PROGRAMS |
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| The Peaceful Gardener: A hands-on herbal medicine |
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7/17/2009 |
- 7/19/2009 |
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Ecology
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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. |
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| Fibre Foundations: And it Felt so Good |
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10/23/2009 |
- 10/25/2009 |
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Ecology
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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. |
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| Small Building, Naturally: DESIGN AND PLANNING |
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7/24/2009 |
- 7/26/2009 |
Category:
Ecology
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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 |
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| Chiron East Conference |
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6/26/2009 |
- 6/29/2009 |
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Society
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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. |
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| Building a Business with a Conscience |
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10/2/2009 |
- 10/3/2009 |
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Society
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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. |
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| 1st Annual Stinking Rose Garlic Festival |
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11/1/2009 |
- 11/2/2009 |
Category:
Ecology
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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. |
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| Crafting Together: Family Nature Crafts |
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7/18/2010 |
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Ecology
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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. |
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| Italian Cooking: From Garden to Table |
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7/23/2010 |
- 7/25/2010 |
Category:
Ecology
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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. |
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| Toolkit for Creativity and Celebration |
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6/25/2010 |
- 6/26/2010 |
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Arts
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| Discover how you can explore voice, movement and the realms of imagination and impulse to reveal the roots of inspiration and creativity that will benefit your every endeavour. |
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| Slow Food: Real, Local, Delicious |
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8/20/2010 |
- 8/22/2010 |
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Health
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| From the garden and local markets to the menu planning, harvesting and preparing, a weekend of food, conversation, inspiration and information, slow and delicious, with chef Patti Hetherington. |
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| Weaving a Living Willow Fence |
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4/17/2010 |
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Category:
Ecology
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| Willow is a versatile and sturdy plant material that lends itself to both functional and whimsical pieces. Learn how to make a “fedge”, a hedge/fence that will grow over time and continue to delight for years. |
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| Poetry, Prose and a Splash of Colour |
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8/13/2010 |
- 8/15/2010 |
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Arts
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| Unleash your muse with award-winning poet and visual artist, Carole Langille. A writers' weekend that includes wet felting and painting. |
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| Food and Film: Tulpan |
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4/24/2010 |
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Arts
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| A fundraiser for the South Shore Waldorf School, the award winning feature film Tulpan will be played accompanied by a dinner of delicious food from Kazakhstan where the film was shot. |
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| Spring Rejuvenation Spa Day |
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4/18/2010 |
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Health
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| A fundraiser for the South Shore Waldorf School.
12 lucky women will have the opportunity to join us for a full day of inspiration, rejuvenation, body work treatments, hands-on workshops and a gourmet lunch on the stunning 250 acre site of Pollination Project and Watershed Farm, only minutes from Bridgewater. Pollination Project is home to workshops, events and retreats that celebrate Arts, Ecology, Health and Society. |
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| 1st Annual Watershed Music Festival - Seeds of Tomorrow |
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8/28/2010 |
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Ecology
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| Check out www.watershedmusicfest.ca for more details! Buy your tickets, book a seat on the Watershed Express shuttle from Wolfville and Halifax.
An all day music festival with performers of all ages, presented in collaboration with a First Nations environmental group, a stunning performance by Wee Giant Puppet Theatre with fun and educational workshops and activities for all ages focused on seed saving and planting with master seedsman Dan Jason and local wunderkind, Owen Bridge. |
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| Beauty and Bounty of Seeds and Seed Saving |
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8/29/2010 |
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Ecology
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| This all day workshop presents a thorough hands-on approach to those keen to learn how to save seeds and become increasingly self-sufficient in growing their own food. |
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| Nagaya - Forest Keepers, Anuual Gathering |
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6/4/2010 |
- 6/6/2010 |
Category:
Ecology
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| Nagaya is an eco-forestry woodlot owners association and this annual gathering is open ONLY to the pool of members. Sandy Hyde and Patricia Amero are leading this gathering together with Bill McKay. There will be film screening on Saturday, June 5th open to the public of Taking Root, a documentary about Wangari Maathai and the Green Belt Movement that she formed in Africa which has been responsible for the planting of over 40 million trees in Africa. See brochure for more info. |
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| Animal-Powered Farming: Draft Horses, Chickens, Cattle and Pigs |
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7/9/2010 |
- 7/11/2010 |
Category:
Ecology
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| The intelligent partnership of humans with domesticated animals can be both economically and ecologically fruitful. We will visit three farms to learn more about how to work with horses in fields and woods, pigs as tillers and chickens as fertility and pest control. |
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