The weekend after Labor Day was a busy one for the Stone Trust with three different workshops at three different sites. The Stone Trust Center in Dummerston, VT and at the Stone Trust Minnesota each hosted a 1-Day Introduction to Dry Stone Walling. The Stone Trust Central Valley hosted an Introduction to Stone Shaping workshop…
In early July, Vermont experienced devastating flooding that left many areas damaged and in need of a serious clean-up. Barre, and Montpelier especially, were hit pretty hard and the area is still recovering in some ways. The week the floods happened, the Stone Trust was scheduled to run a two-day introductory workshop and a cheek…
Many of you have inquired about how the Stone Trust has fared in the historic, catastrophic flooding that has hit the state of Vermont. The Stone Trust Center in Dummerston sits high on a hill and has not been affected. Unfortunately, the same is not true for the Stone Trust Barre. Central Vermont has been…
Fascinated by stone walls? Have a wall to rehabilitate, a grade to secure with a retaining wall, a pathway to flag, a slope to traverse with steps? Are you a person with projects? A professional seeking to add the art and craft of dry stone walling to your portfolio of services? Stone Trust workshops teach…
The first weekend in May was a busy one for the Stone Trust with eight different workshops at four different sites. The Stone Trust @ The Vermont Granite Museum in Barre offered three full days of learning to nine excited wallers. Friday and Saturday they learned the 5 basic rules of dry stone walling at…
You’re Invited for Walling and a Museum Tour! Where: The Stone Trust Training Center at the Vermont Granite Museum When: Saturday April 22 and/or Sunday April 23, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Please join Stone Trust site champions and instructors Jordan Keyes, Alex Hoffmeier, and Jake McArdle to help with the continued build out of key…
