Lots of Skills Shared at Rural Roots
Last Saturday was one of the biggest events of the year at the Deanery Project: we hosted Rural Roots, a skill-sharing festival in which close to 100 people participated in sharing traditional rural skills...
Category: Natural Building
What are Reskilling and Upskilling?
You may have heard of “reskilling,” “upskilling” or “skill-sharing” lately, particularly from folks in the Transition Town movement. In the corporate world, reskilling means improving the collective skill set of your team.
Intro to Hempcrete & Light Straw Clay – April 12-13, 2014
UPDATE: Intro to Hempcrete has been rescheduled for April 12-13! Warmer weather is on the way and we are ready for the building season! Come to the Deanery Project and learn about these two...
The Walls We’ve All Been Waiting For – Act II. Nov 17, 2013
November 16 & 17 9am to 4pm The Deanery would like to thank everyone who came and helped out last weekend. The food was great, and the Hall is already looking amazing. We are continuing...
The Walls We’ve Been Waiting For! A Community Work Party. November 9, 10 & 11, 2013
November 9, 10 & 11 10:00 – 4:30 at the Deanery Project 37 Deanery Rd. Lower Ship Harbour, NS Come help cover the faded yellow plywood of the Main Hall with locally harvested FSC...
Intro to Earth Plastering – Work Party and Potluck, 2013
Sunday October 6 10:30am – 4pm at the Deanery Project 37 Deanery Rd. Lower Ship Harbour NS. Come and learn about natural plasters. Get some hands-on experience working with natural plasters on a straw...
“How to Spy On Bees” & Intro to Earth Building. Sept. 21, 2013
Sarah Peebles is a Toronto-based composer, audio artist, improviser and installation artist. Her practice includes digitally manipulated found sound for radio and live performance, acoustic and amplified improvisation on the shoh and environmental art...
NS Sea School Camp & Dalhousie Free Lab: July 2013
The Deanery Project is excited to host the Nova Scotia Sea School, Alford Lake Camp from July 4th to 10th. Camp participants will be helping out with ongoing building projects and learning about the...
Intro to Straw Bale Construction – June 21 to 23, 2013
Intro to Straw Bale Construction – An Environmentally Low Impact, Affordable Building System Friday, June 21- Sunday June 23 at the Deanery Project 37 Deanery Rd. Lower Ship Harbour NS. •Opportunities and challenges of building...
