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Fibre Foundations: Colour=Imagination+Love
Dates :
7/31/2009
- 8/2/2009
 Category: Arts  
     
From natural plant dyes to acid dyes, we will explore how wool and silk can be transformed by colour.
       
 
The Peaceful Gardener: A hands-on herbal medicine
Dates :
7/17/2009
- 7/19/2009
 Category: Ecology  
     
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.
       
 
Fibre Foundations: Rumpelstiltskin's Trick: spinning gold from dross
Dates :
9/11/2009
- 9/13/2009
 Category: Arts  
     
Learn to spin on drop spindles and wheels and become happily addicted to the soothing rhythms of spinning gorgeous soft fibre into yarn.
       
 
Fibre Foundations: Your Animal and You - a marriage of sorts
Dates :
10/2/2009
- 10/4/2009
 Category: Ecology  
     
Learn the basics of animal husbandry, the choices and temperaments of different fibre breeds and how to shear your animal and prepare fleece.
       
 
Fibre Foundations: And it Felt so Good
Dates :
10/23/2009
- 10/25/2009
 Category: Ecology  
     
Felt is the hottest new fibre in art and fashion. Learn how to wet felt, needle felt and the delicate art of nuno felting.
       
 
Small Building, Naturally: DESIGN AND PLANNING
Dates :
7/24/2009
- 7/26/2009
 Category: Ecology  
     
Small Building, Naturally is a hands-on four part weekend workshop series in Strawbale and Timber Frame construction. WORKSHOP#1: DESIGN AND PLANNING
       
 
Chiron East Conference
Dates :
6/26/2009
- 6/29/2009
 Category: Society  
     
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.
       
 
Small Building, Naturally: STRUCTURE, TIMBER FRAME
Dates :
8/14/2009
- 8/16/2009
 Category: Ecology  
     
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
Dates :
8/28/2009
- 8/30/2009
 Category: Ecology  
     
Small Building, Naturally – 4 part hands-on weekend workshop series in Strawbale and Timberframe construction WORKSHOP#3, ENCLOSURE, STRAWBALE INFILL WALL
       
 
Small Building, Naturally: FINISHING, EARTH PLASTERS
Dates :
10/9/2009
- 10/11/2009
 Category: Ecology  
     
Small Building, Naturally – 4 part hands-on weekend workshop series in Strawbale and Timberframe construction WORKSHOP#4, FINISHING, EARTH PLASTERS
       
 
Building a Business with a Conscience
Dates :
10/2/2009
- 10/3/2009
 Category: Society  
     
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.
       
 
1st Annual Stinking Rose Garlic Festival
Dates :
11/1/2009
- 11/2/2009
 Category: Ecology  
     
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.
       
 
SOUTH SHORE FOR HAITI - Earthquake Emergency Response Benefit
Dates :
1/16/2010
- 1/17/2010
 Category: Society  
     
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
       
 
Spinning Wool: Drop spindles and wheels
Date :
7/4/2010
Category: Arts  
     
Explore the magic of combining colour and texture, for beginners and experienced spinners alike.
       
 
Felt So Good: Wet Felting and Needle Felting
Date :
7/11/2010
Category: Arts  
     
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.
       
 
Crafting Together: Family Nature Crafts
Date :
7/18/2010
Category: Ecology  
     
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
Dates :
7/23/2010
- 7/25/2010
 Category: Ecology  
     
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.
       
 
The Deep Well: Art and Biography
Dates :
8/6/2010
- 8/8/2010
 Category: Arts  
     
Tap the deep well of your own biography as the greatest source of rich creativity.
       
 
Toolkit for Creativity and Celebration
Dates :
6/25/2010
- 6/26/2010
 Category: Arts  
     
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.
       
 
Slow Food: Real, Local, Delicious
Dates :
8/20/2010
- 8/22/2010
 Category: Health  
     
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.
       
 
Weaving a Living Willow Fence
Date :
4/17/2010
Category: Ecology  
     
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.
       
 
Pickles and Preserves
Date :
11/13/2010
Category: Ecology  
     
Learn how to preserve the bounty of the harvest with delicious and healthful recipes that include lactic acid fermentation, vinegars, dehydration, freezing and more to add zest to your table and pantry.
       
 
Poetry, Prose and a Splash of Colour
Dates :
8/13/2010
- 8/15/2010
 Category: Arts  
     
Unleash your muse with award-winning poet and visual artist, Carole Langille. A writers' weekend that includes wet felting and painting.
       
 
Food and Film: Tulpan
Date :
4/24/2010
Category: Arts  
     
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.
       
 
Spring Rejuvenation Spa Day
Date :
4/18/2010
Category: Health  
     
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.
       
 
1st Annual Watershed Music Festival - Seeds of Tomorrow
Date :
8/28/2010
Category: Ecology  
     
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.
       
 
Beauty and Bounty of Seeds and Seed Saving
Date :
8/29/2010
Category: Ecology  
     
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.
       
 
Yes You Can Can: Preserving the Bounty
Date :
9/11/2010
Category: Ecology  
     
The bounty of the garden and market transformed into delicious preserves that bring back sensuous summer tastes and wholesome nutrition in the depths of winter, with chef Patti Hetherington.
       
 
Harvest Delights: Thanksgiving and Beyond
Date :
10/2/2010
Category: Health  
     
The garden is gloriously full of offerings. Harvest, plan and prepare a feast with new ideas and old favourites that will delight friends and family, with chef Patti Hetherington.
       
 
2nd Annual Stinking Rose Garlic Festival
Date :
10/30/2010
Category: Ecology  
     
A full day of celebration for all ages with garlic lore, information on planting and storing, hands-on activities, garlic laced food and music by Krasnogorsk and Andy and Ariana.
       
 
Nagaya - Forest Keepers, Anuual Gathering
Dates :
6/4/2010
- 6/6/2010
 Category: Ecology  
     
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.
       
 
Animal-Powered Farming: Draft Horses, Chickens, Cattle and Pigs
Dates :
7/9/2010
- 7/11/2010
 Category: Ecology  
     
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.
       
 
Winter Spa Day
Date :
1/9/2011
Category: Ecology  
     
Join us for a full day of inspiration, relaxation and rejuvenation including a range of body work sessions, hands-on workshops in making natural skin care products complete with a gourmet organic lunch and delicious healthful snacks from the gardens of Watershed Farm. Spend a delightful day at Pollination Project, 10 minutes from Bridgewater and treat yourself or give a gift to someone you love of an unforgettable day that includes yoga, MELT bodywork, therapeutic massage, cranial sacral treatments, auricular acupuncture, chakra balancing, aromatherapy, natural facials and more with many of the South Shore's finest practitioners including: Jane Moody, Lisa Lelliot, Dorothea Schmidt, Bonnie Foster, Heather Dennis, Jenna Wentzell and others.
       
 
Weaving a Living WIllow Fence
Date :
4/9/2011
Category: Ecology  
     
Learn how to make a “fedge” a hedge/fence that will grow over time and continue to delight for years.
       
 
3-D Film Series, Documentary, Dessert, DIscussion
Date :
5/21/2011
Category: Arts  
     
A fundraiser for the South Shore Waldorf School, this series continues with the screening of Exit Through the Gift Shop. This sly and clever film by Banksy, the mysterious street artist whose subversive and hilarious work appears on walls and buildings from Gaza to LA is a must-see for all artists.
       
 
House Concert with Ashley Condon
Date :
6/4/2011
Category: Arts  
     
Our first house concert of the season brings ECMA nominated Ashley Condon and her charming singing and songwriting to our comfortable and acoustically resonant space. Two Month's Rain will open at 7:00pm featuring winner of CBC's School of Rock Solo Award, Maximilian Cooper Flint, talented Cellist Liam Britten and drummer Isaac Burkam.
       
 
Third Annual Stinking Rose Garlic Festival
Date :
10/29/2011
Category: Ecology  
     
Rain or shine, snow or fog, come one and all for a full day of family fun at Watershed Farm when we celebrate our third garlic festival.
       
 
Basketry- Weaving Willow platters and trays
Date :
3/31/2012
Category: Ecology  
     
Learn how to make two rugged woven willow pieces, a beautiful serving tray and platter in this hands-on introduction to the world of weaving with willow.
       
 
Weaving a Living Willow Fence
Date :
4/7/2012
Category: Ecology  
     
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.
       
 
Season Extension - Easy and Affordable Solutions
Date :
4/15/2012
Category: Ecology  
     
Quick Hoops, Caterpillar Walk-in Tunnels and row covers...learn how to extend your growing season and roll up your sleeves for this hands-on session as we assemble some affordable hoops and tunnels.
       
 
Season Extension - Easy and Affordable Solutions: Summer Considerations
Date :
7/15/2012
Category: Ecology  
     
Hoops and tunnels in summer, heat and pest and solutions
       
 
Season Extension - Easy and Affordable Solutions: Pushing the Envelope
Date :
9/9/2012
Category: Ecology  
     
Fall and Winter Crops under cover - extending the growing season with David Cohlmeyer.
       
 
4th Annual Stinking Rose Garlic Festival
Date :
10/27/2012
Category: Ecology  
     
Celebrate the wonders of garlic. Learn how to plant, mulch, harvest and store garlic. Roll up your sleeves and join us for a fun day with a garlic-laced feast and musical entertainment in the afternoon.
       
 
Open Farm Day
Date :
9/16/2012
Category: Ecology  
     
Come and visit our farm on Open Farm Day. Meet our sheep, chickens, ducks and turkeys and see our vegetable, herb and flower gardens.
       
 
Holistic Management for Farms
Date :
2/17/2013
Category: Ecology  
     
This one day course will give participants a working knowledge of how they can benefit from Holistic Management decision-making when applied to their own farms.
       
 
Weaving a Living Willow Fence
Date :
4/7/2013
Category: Ecology  
     
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.
       
 
The Soul's Journey, Parzival
Dates :
4/20/2013
- 4/21/2013
 Category: Society  
     
Pollination Project and Waldorf East present a weekend workshop that explores how this 13th century Arthurian legend can help us find a path of courage in 2013.