The March 8th Indoor workshop was a great success with 8 participants attending. Participants had a wide array of experience, from decades in the landscape construction industry, to first beginners. Everyone did a great job rebuilding one of the walls at The Stone Trust Center. Jordan Keyes from Trow and Holden even attended and talked…
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First Indoor Workshop: Success!
The Stone Trust convened its first indoor Workshop on Sunday, May 6, at The Stone Trust Center, in Dummerston, VT. Designed for eight participants, this one-day Workshop welcomed walling enthusiasts from upstate New York, Connecticut, the Boston area, and all around Vermont. The Center, created to encourage lab-like focus, is the only indoor facility of…
35 Feet Added!
Ingredients: A baker’s dozen of energetic participants. Inspiring outdoor site, complete with classic Vermont views. Two days of wonderful weather. Two fine instructors. Stone. Plenty of stone. Result: A wonderful Dry Stone Walling Workshop that added 35 feet of wall, four feet high, to the ever-lengthening wall across from the Dutton Farm House in Dummerston,…
The WRAP on the May Workshop
From one participant: “Thanks for the Workshop. It really was a terrific way to spend a weekend, whether I ever stack another stone or not.” Special thanks to the following for their support: Workshop sponsor: The Works, Richard French, owner Site setup: TJ Mora Workshop steward: Brittny Tyler Workshop instructors: Jared Flynn, Andrew Pighills, Brian…
April 30 Test Day photos
Level I wall, completed. Satisfied waller. One of eight. First, you take the wall down. Then, you built it back up. In The Center, after exams are completed. Photo credits: Peter Welch and Dan Snow. Thanks!