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Professionals and Enthusiasts Alike Enjoy Learning to Wall at the Stone Trust Center

Fourteen people came to experience the craft at a 1-Day Intro to Dry Stone Walling workshop on Sunday November 5. The group included several landscaping professionals and experienced masons who came to sharpen up their skills. Other stone enthusiasts are looking to tackle projects at their property. Among the group were one husband and wife…

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Horticulturalists and Stone Wall Enthusiasts Satisfy Their Curiosity at November’s Women’s Walling Workshop

Ten women convened at the Stone Trust for a 1-Day Women’s Intro to Dry Stone Walling workshop on Saturday November 4. Among the group were two landscape designers currently studying at the School of Professional Horticulture at the New York Botanical Garden. They are looking to expand their horizons by learning more about stonework. One…

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Everybody Passed! Fall Test Day at the Stone Trust Center, Vermont

Congratulations! Level 1: Lucinda Booth, MA     Kevin Halcott, VT    Brett Hunsanger, RI Darrin McCarthy, MA    Jason McGeachey, ME      Colin McKenna, MA Alan Napolitan, NY     Madylin Partridge, VT    Patrick Scully, CT R. Anuhea Sebstad, MA      Jay Staunton, MA Level 2:      Ursa Medeiros, WA Level 3:     Ben Sandri, MA As always, Fall Test…

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Fall in Vermont, What Better Time and Place to Learn Dry Stone Walling?

At the end of September, the Stone Trust Center hosted a 2-Day Introduction to Dry Stone Walling workshop in Dummerston, Vermont for this year. With a fully booked workshop, sixteen participants arrived eager to learn the five basic principles of dry stone walling. Taking the first day to learn the techniques that ensure a structurally…

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No Better Way to Spend a Day Than Walling!

On a lovely, sunny Saturday, the Stone Trust Center hosted a 1-Day Introduction to Dry Stone Walling workshop and Level 1 and 2 Test Prep workshops. Though these groups are very different in background and skill level, everyone enjoyed their day in learning and practicing dry stone walling. Sharing the outdoor classroom creates great synergy!…

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Summer Dry Stone Walling Workshops at the Stone Trust

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…

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Dry stone training at the Stone Trust Center–a fun learning environment for all groups no matter the weather!

Every year in the spring and fall, the Stone Trust brings Dry Stone Walling Association Master Craftsmen-Certification Assessors from the UK. The masters teach a 2-Day Introduction to Dry Stone Walling the day before or after Test Day. This year, Andy Loudon, Chief Assessor for the DSWA, traveled to the Stone Trust Center in Dummerston,…

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Certification Success at May Stone Trust Test Day

Congratulations: Level 1: Alfred Dedam                    Connor McIntyre                         Crennan Thompson                              Darryl Bullay                                 David Foster Forrest Peaker                  Jared Randall                               Joshua Moore                                           Seth Hatch                                      Tyler Hall Level 2: Sam Johnson Every year, the Stone Trust Center hosts two test days; one in May and one in September. Test days are a chance for wallers to get certified…

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