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...
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Rural Roots Seasonal Skill Sharing – List of Presenters
We are still tweaking the schedule a bit, but it is coming together, and we just can’t wait to share all the exciting presenters with you. Here is the tentative schedule. If you’re hoping to...
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.
Rural Roots Skill-Sharing Festival
Have you ever wanted to learn about low impact forest management? Spinning yarn? Food preservation? Natural building? Or other traditional rural skills?
Heartwood Youth Engagement Recap
HeartWood Centre for Community Youth and the Community Sector Council of Nova Scotia organized a hands-on event that brought adults and youth together to explore ways in which youth can become more involved in...
A Cleaner, Brighter Future: Renewable Energy Workshop for Youth – Aug 14 & 15
A Cleaner, Brighter Future: Renewable Energy Workshop for Youth Part 1: August 14, 9am to 4pm Part 2: August 15, 9am to 4pm Come learn about the amazing ways that clean electricity is generated from...
Giant Puppets! : Design & Construction – July 14 & 24, 2014
Giant Puppets! : Design & Construction Part 1: Monday, July 14 from 9 – 4 Part 2: Thursday, July 24 from 9 – 4 We LOVE Giant Puppets! With so many different kinds of puppets and ideas out there, the...
Pit Firing Pottery Workshop- June 1 & June 22
Part 1: Sunday, June 1, 12 – 4:00 St. Andrews Community Recreation Centre (6955 Bayer’s Road, Halifax) Instructors: Basia Lukwinski, Kayla Stride Create hand-built , wheel, and mold pieces in Raku clay. Terra sigillata will be...
Women on Wheels: Cycling Retreat – May 2, 3, &4
Confirmed workshops include: Demystifying your bike Instructor: Jenna Molenaar A two hour simplified mechanics course that will include Flat Repair, Bicycle Terminology, Bicycle Cleaning and Lubrication, Brake Adjustment, and Derailleur Adjustment. Jenna is a...
