New visiting artists/designers

Artists/designers Michael Singer and Jonathan Fogelson, both of Michael Singer Studios are special visitors at Conway during the 2011-2012 school year. “Michael and Jonathan are such innovative thinkers and great teachers,” notes Conway Director Paul Cawood Hellmund. “What they do transcends …
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Free Lecture by Brian Donahue, March 10

Wildlands, Woodlands, and Farmlands: the Past and Future of New England Forests and Farming – Brian Donahue How much forest, free from development, does New England need, and how should it be managed? How much of our food could we, …
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Seth Wilkinson ’99 to speak about invasive plants

Seth Wilkinson ’99, Conway School Trustee and founder/principal ofWilkinson Ecological Design, will be presenting a lecture on March 7th entitled “Invasive Plants: Just Too Overwhelming?” The lecture is part of a series sponsored by Grow Native Massachusetts held the first …
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Dave Jacke ’84 to present on Perennial Agriculture

Dave Jacke ’84, Conway master teacher in permaculture, will present a three-day workshop on Perennial Agriculture with Dr. Wes Jackson, President of the Land Institute, at the Pfeiffer Center in Chestnut Ridge, NY, January 24-26, 2012. The workshop is part …
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Foundation Gives $10,000 to Conway School

We are pleased to announce that the Newfound Fund of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation has awarded The Conway School a $10,000 grant for general support. The Newfound Fund supports broad charitable needs with a preference for supporting local and …
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Food security to be featured at land conservation conference

Associate Director Mollie Babize ‘84 and Wayne Castonguay, Agriculture Program Director for The Trustees of Reservations, will present a workshop at the 2012 Massachusetts Land Conservation Conference on “Farming for the Future.”  The conference, to be held March 24, 2012, …
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Student team heads to Cauquenes, Chile

Molly Hutt and Christina Puerto, both class of 2012, are working on a master plan for a 1500-hectare property near Cauquenes, Chile. The property, owned by Pamela Hurtado ’08, produces grapes, olives and wood products. The proposed sustainable management plan …
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Experimental Biochar trench on campus

As part of their class gift to Conway, the Class of  2011 recently launched an effort to manage invasive plant species on campus. Following student presentations in November, several members of the class constructed a pit for converting pulled and dug …
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Conway Information Session Feb. 4 – Still Room!

Join us on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for a five-hour session that includes lunch and a woodlands walk with our faculty ecologist. Information sessions are an informative and enjoyable introduction to the philosophy, program, faculty …
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