reskilling workshops

Here's a kick off to notions around workshops and skills-sharing.
There are lots of directions that this could go. There are all kinds of different models from formalized classes to low-key work parties. Questions of cost: do participants pay, do instructors get paid, is it all by donation? Who decides what topics are OK?
Maybe a good start is for us to individually brainstorm a bit of what topics we would most want to see presented, especially the ones that we can offer ourselves or have direct links to someone who can.
Field trips are another area. Arranging public tours of the places and systems that affect us. We could go see the dump or the water treatment facility, a power plant, a wind farm, a food terminal, a big farm, a little farm ...
The topics I am personally drawn to have a lot to do with sustainability at a household level. This could be water systems or gardening methods, grey water, greenhouses, canning and preserving, green building retrofits, self-powered tools, home-made whatevers and DIY anything.
So I'm not sure that we need to have a separate meeting before the 15th, unless people are REALLY hankering to get going. Just think about some of this and we can check in next Friday.
OK, we'll talk soon.
ron.

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Permalink Reply by ron schweitzer on December 15, 2010 at 15:19

Here's a list of possible workshop ideas from the last meeting. It is a beginning brainstorm, not at all exhaustive or prioritized in any way.

It is grouped into ones we already know we can do and ones people would like to see but don't know for sure who would facilitate.

- bike maintenance

- bio-diesel

- urban chickens

- fruit trees

- seed saving

- hands-on healing

- preserves, canning

- solar dehydrator

- rain collection systems

- sprouting

- seedling starting

- tempeh making

- composting

- baby food making

- cider making

- silk screening

Ones people would like to see but don't know who would host:

- quilting

- bread making

- pasta making

- natural household cleaners

- community skills mapping

- soap making

- bee keeping

- herbal medicines

- solar info

- grey water systems

- media literacy

- web skills for the forces of good

- understanding decision-making in Grey-Bruce

- living wills and legalities around health care

- finances for the transition

- small household repairs

- home winterization

- Owen Sound as watershed

- plant walks, connect with field naturalists

- garden planning

- knitters group

- make your own culture, music events, arts, whatever.

Again - just a beginning list. we are trying to put together winter dates so if there is anything you would like to host please let us know.

Permalink Reply by Allison Brown on January 6, 2011 at 22:35

Hi folks,

Anyone up for a meeting before the 15th? You are welcome to come here (an apartment across from the Farmer's Market).

Allison

Permalink Reply by Allison Brown on January 9, 2011 at 20:35

Hi friends,

This TUESDAY January 11, 7 to 9 pm, you are invited for a discussion at 797 1st Avenue East, Apartment 1. We'll chat about the upcoming reskilling workshops we want to see happen / when / how to spread the word.

Directions:

Pretend you are at the Farmer's Market in Owen Sound (behind city hall) and looking across 8th street. You will see a brown building above the stores. On the side that faces 1st Avenue East there is a door, right next to the Heart and Stroke Office. Inside that door are a set of buzzers. I am buzzer #1. I'll come down and get you!

See you then if you can make it! Phone is 371 8571 if you need to call.

Permalink Reply by Pauli Schell on January 10, 2011 at 17:29

Sorry, everyone, but I won't be able to attend the Reskilling meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 11th as I have a previous committment to attend the Board Meeting of Sheatre that evening. I am still interesting in being involved with the Reskilling committee, however, so please keep me in the loop about what is discussed at the meeting.

Regrets,

Pauli

Allison Brown said:

Hi friends,

This TUESDAY January 11, 7 to 9 pm, you are invited for a discussion at 797 1st Avenue East, Apartment 1. We'll chat about the upcoming reskilling workshops we want to see happen / when / how to spread the word.

Directions:

Pretend you are at the Farmer's Market in Owen Sound (behind city hall) and looking across 8th street. You will see a brown building above the stores. On the side that faces 1st Avenue East there is a door, right next to the Heart and Stroke Office. Inside that door are a set of buzzers. I am buzzer #1. I'll come down and get you!

See you then if you can make it! Phone is 371 8571 if you need to call.