The Stone Trust

Posted on November 6, 2019

Reflections from Our New Executive Director

Last Saturday’s Introduction to Dry Stone Walling marked the end of my third week as Executive Director of The Stone Trust (TST). (You may recall from September’s newsletter that outgoing ED, Brian Post, has decided to focus his considerable expertise on program development and evaluation.) The day started in the indoor training facility in the…

Posted on November 4, 2019 November 5, 2019

Indoors at the Intro to Walling workshop! (Nov. 2, 2019)

As with all our workshops, it was a day of instruction, lots of hands-on experience and personal interaction. Over the course of the 13 participants each built about 25 sq. ft. of wall (one side), using round field stone stone indoors at The Stone Trust Center.

Posted on November 1, 2019 November 4, 2019

Masterclass: Problems and Planning, Part 2

Last time I stated that “Inevitably a wall has faults, being a better waller involves reducing these faults, and not compounding those that are made…” a philosophy I shall now add to… When building a wall you are presented with a series of problems to solve. The nature and severity of these will vary depending…

Posted on November 1, 2019 November 1, 2019

Waller of the month: Jared Grant

JARED GRANT (Maine) began building stone walls in 2000, and now owns and operates Shangri-La Stoneworks. The majority of his work is dry stone construction, including garden settings, outdoor living spaces, walls, and flatwork.

Posted on October 28, 2019 October 28, 2019

Dry Stone wall at Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Andy Goldsworthy was commissioned to create a stone structure for the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Knasas City. While he hired wallers from England for the stonework, many members of The Stone Trust have the same certification.

Posted on October 22, 2019 October 24, 2019

A Gratifying Day at this year’s last Women’s Workshop! (Oct. 20, 2019)

Another gorgeous fall day at the indoor Stone Trust training facility. All of the participants had a great time learning the basics of dry stone walling along with the gratification of being empowered with their new knowledge to apply towards their own projects at home.

Posted on October 21, 2019 October 24, 2019

Beautiful weather for an Intro to Walling workshop! (Oct. 19, 2019)

The weather couldn’t have better! A beautiful fall day in Vermont at The Stone Trust greeted our workshop participants this past Saturday for a lovely day of walling and camaraderie.

Posted on October 21, 2019 October 21, 2019

2-Day Intro Workshop overlaps with Granite Museum’s Annual Festival (Oct. 12 & 13, 2019)

Since October 12th was the Vermont Granite Museum’s annual Granite Festival, it was the perfect time for the Stone Trust to hold a 2-Day Intro workshop in conjunction with the museum in Barre. Beautiful weather and peak foliage added to the experience of learning the fundamentals of dry stone wall building.

Posted on October 15, 2019 October 15, 2019

2019 Member newsletter is finally here!

The 2019 Newsletter, full of in-depth articles and gorgeous photos was just mailed out to all Stone Trust members, one of the many benefits of being a member.

Posted on September 30, 2019 October 7, 2019

Heirloom Apple Days and Dry Stone Walls on October 13 & 14th!

Sunday & Monday, October 13th & 14th are the 17th Annual Heirloom Apple Days at the Scott Farm and The Stone Trust will be giving tours of its Stone Wall Park! Kids (and everyone) can try their hand at stacking stone in the mini-walling park.