[Sust-mar] Rural life workshops, Harrison Lewis Ctr.

[dvledit at eastlink.ca]

AUGUST 5-7: Women only Chainsaw Workshop. LAST 
CALL! Harrison Lewis Centre, South Shore NS, two 
hours from Halifax. Choosing the right saw, safe 
operation, basic maintenance, sharpening, and 
bucking techniques, directional felling. 
Classroom and outdoor. Hands-on. Safety boots, 
all other gear provided. Certified instructor 
Patrick Allan. (Limited, 8 participants.) $255 
covers tuition, all home cooked meals, two nights 
cabin bunk. Please register right away by phoning 
902-683-2763 or email dvledit at eastlink.ca.

August 16-18: Homestead Arts Week. Harrison Lewis 
Centre, South Shore NS, two hours from 
Halifax.(Come for a day; stay for all three.) 
Pies, Bread baking, Introduction to 
blacksmithing, Jellies jams and pickles, make a 
wooden hay rake, White wash that works, Hand tool 
maintenance and repair, Keeping tools sharp, Hand 
mowing. Meals $7, cabin bunk $20 per night. 
Donations welcomed to defray other expenses. 
Please register by phoning 902-683-2763 or email 
dvledit at eastlink.ca.

August 24-26: Hand Mowing Workshop. Harrison 
Lewis Centre, South Shore NS, two hours from 
Halifax. Come for a day or stay for more. 
(Tenting or small camper only, meals in our 
home.) We will have more than one instructor and 
a couple of scythes to use, although we encourage 
participants to bring their own. Sharpening, 
blade repair, proper set-up of blade and snath. 
No previous experience required or expected, 
though we welcome veteran mowers to come and 
share what they know. There will be a modest 
charge for meals, and an expectation that 
everyone will pitch in cook¬ing ad cleaning up. 
This will be an international gathering, with 
mowers from New England joining in instruction 
and the fun. Meals $7, tenting $10 per night. 
Donations welcomed to defray other expenses. 
Please register by phoning 902-683-2763 or email 
dvledit at eastlink.ca.

August 27: Maritime Hand Mowing Championships - 
Ross Farm Museum in New Ross, N.S., Eighth 
annual. Sponsored by Rural Delivery magazine. No 
fee for entrants. Everyone gets a prize. Music, 
barbecue, hay forking contest. Lot of fun, and 
learning too, for all ages. To register or for 
details phone 902-683-2763, 902-689-2210, or 
write HLC at eastlink.ca.