Camp Kawartha
1010 Birchview Road K0L 2H0 Douro, ON, Canada

Happy New Year! Are you headed out for a #FirstDayHike today? We’re off to explore our local neighbourwoods today and look forward to lots of outdoor adventures and learning in 2021! #campkawartha #thekawarthas #happynewyear #winterinthekawarthas #getoutside #getkidsoutside #plugintonature #childhoodunplugged

Our last Newsletter of the year went out earlier this week. Take a look through the news and wonderful articles compiled as we close out this difficult year with our gratitude to our wonderful community and move into the next year with so much hope! Wishing our entire CK Community and your loved ones a very wonderful New Years Eve, we look forward to seeing you all in 2021! https://conta.cc/3pBJCG4

To all of you who have donated during this tumultuous year a BIG THANK YOU. Many of you stepped up and have given generously! If you haven’t made a contribution yet, then it is not too late. This year, as for many other organizations, has been enormously trying for Camp Kawartha. And the next few months look challenging as well. If you value the work that Camp Kawartha does in connecting children to nature and fostering stewardship, please consider a gift to help us continu...e to deliver this important mission. Our greatest need now is funding for our sustainable Health Centre. We still need raise funds to complete the building and to outfit it. We’ll need desks, computers, and office chairs; beds, bedding, and pillows, stethoscopes and thermometers. With your support, we can move forward into the New Year ready to finish the new healthcare facility, and have it fully ready to go for summer campers 2021! https://campkawartha.ca/donate/

Wishing you a safe and happy holiday season from all of us at Camp Kawartha!

It’s a gorgeous day to get out for a hike! There are several new trails to explore and lots of wildlife to see out on the range. Visitors are welcome to come out and explore safely ... Wishing everyone lots of outdoor adventures this holiday season! #getoutside #getkidsoutside #campkawartha #hiking #ptbocanada #lakefieldontario #lakefield

Happy #WinterSolstice! Bring on the longer and brighter days

Looking for a fun DIY to do with the family and attract local birds? Jacob is back with a great DIY Bird Feeder Project that he shared recently with Global Peterborough

2020 is quickly winding down and Camp Kawartha's staff and volunteers want to extend a thank you to all of our donors who gave this year and helped us pay bills, keep many staff working, even start to build a new building! It seemed that every week someone would send an e-transfer or a cheque, usually with heart-felt acknowledgements of the value they place in Camp Kawartha. We are so grateful because that kept us going as we bobbed and weaved our way through the tumult of 2...020. For those who still want to give there is time to make your donation. A year-end contribution of $25, $50 or $100 in support of the new Health Centre will help purchase desks, computers, and office chairs; beds, bedding, and pillows; or even stethoscopes, thermometers, and tongue depressors! With your support, we can move forward into the New Year ready to finish the new healthcare facility, and have it fully kitted out and ready for summer campers 2021! Please consider making your end of year gift online (www.campkawartha.ca), by e-transfer ([email protected]), or by cheque (Camp Kawartha 1010 Birchivew Road, Douro-Dummer, ON K0L 2H0). Help us build to meet the new demands of healthcare, and to create an inspiring showcase of sustainable design and construction.

Summer Camps need your help as advocates! Please take some time to help us all keep bringing the joy of summer camp to hundreds of thousands of children for summers to come.

Thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday evening for our Annual General Meeting! It's been an incredibly difficult year, but we've made it through with a great deal of support from our community and hard work from our dedicated team of staff and volunteers. Take a look at our Annual Report for all we were able to accomplish this year. https://campkawartha.ca/pdf/about/Annual-Report-2020.pdf We're looking forward to celebrating our 100th Anniversary in 2021 and hope that... we're able to come together to share in these celebrations with our community. Last night we saw the end to Jason Huffman's 5 year term as Chair of the Board of Directors. We want to thank Jason for all his support, assistance, and guidance as we made our way through the last 5 years, it's been an absolute pleasure to work with him and we're happy to see him continue on as one of our Board of Directors. We're very pleased to have Myke Healy step into the role of Chair of the Board of Directors. Myke is the Director of Teaching and Learning at Trinity College School, a long-time supporter of Camp Kawartha, a CK parent, and a neighbour.

Join us this evening, Tuesday, December 15th at 6:30pm for our virtual Annual General Meeting! While it has been a tough year, there are many reasons to celebrate. Camp Kawartha is helping to foster stewardship in our community and far beyond. Find out how by joining us for our AGM. Keynote Speaker: We are thrilled to have author, award winning educator and writer Drew Monkman, a retired teacher and well -known naturalist present about the impact of climate change in the ...Kawarthas. To find out more about Drew and his passion for all things natural, visit his website: Our Changing Seasons Register to receive the Zoom link and join in! https://campkawartha.ca/event/annual-general-meeting/

Pathway to Stewardship & Kinship is back with another great addition to their Pathway Playlist! This time featuring our very own Executive Director, Jacob! Tune in to learn about some great interactive games to help deepen your relationship with nature.

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We're so excited for this announcement and to welcome David to our team! Learn more about our Health Care Centre Centennial Fundraising Project: From this article in the Peterborough Examiner: https://buff.ly/2SD7ieS Or by watching our intro video to our Health Care Centre Centennial Fundraising Project: https://buff.ly/2GPbCF2 And if you'd like to learn more visit our website: https://buff.ly/2SzOiOt... Please share and if you're in a position to help us with this campaign please donate or get in touch with our administrative staff.

Was this part of your weekend plans? Is it a part of your weekday plans? Lucky for us, with Forest School, everyday is a new opportunity for outdoor adventures! We’re approaching the end of our semester, but we’ll be back in January with a whole new semester of Forest School! Join us for a week, a month, or even the whole semester! Full details available on our website ... #outdooreducation #campkawartha #getoutside #getkidsoutside #forestschool #forestschoolontario #enviroed #outdoored #nature #childhoodunplugged #alternativeducation #winterinthekawarthas #thekawarthas #ptbocanada #ptbokawartha

Thank you Peterborough Examiner and Rosemary Ganley for writing up this lovely article on our latest projects! Check it out!

LOOK AT THIS!! Posted @withregram @straworksinc Health Centre, Camp Kawartha. WE HAVE A SHELL! We have a steel roof supplied by Havelock Metal and tarps recycled from various previous jobs on the exterior of our straw bale walls which we will plaster in the spring. It’s been a busy fall to get to this point. Not just the physical building but the logistics of planning and preparing to plaster the inside this winter. In October we built a sand box in the basement and ha...d the excavator dump 4 cu.yd. of sand in before we put the floor joists on. At that time we also had a pallet of bagged lime boomed in and since then have hand bombed 250 buckets of clay inside. Heat, water and dehumidifiers are on their way, and then we’ll be set for winter plastering after we prep. the bale walls and install the windows and doors. #strawbalehouse #strawbalebuilding #strawbaleconstruction #carbonstorage #lowembodiedcarbon #naturalbuilding #campkawartha See more

Shout out to Kawartha Chamber of Commerce & Tourism for their hand work supporting local businesses through these though times. Check out their new initiative #KudosKawarthaBiz and show your local Kawartha based small business some love

Our friends at Pathway to Stewardship & Kinship have a great set of videos as part of their Pathway Project Landmarks. These videos are full of information and fun ideas for all ages that just happen to include a few friendly faces you might recognize! Check out this one from the Camp Kawartha Environment Centre Manager Craig! and then visit their website to see all the other great content!

Looking to bring a little bit of Camp Kawartha home over the holidays? Shop our Gift Shop - there are some great sales going on on clothing and fun stocking stuffers! Shipping or curbside pick up are available. https://shop.campkawartha.ca/collections/stocking-stuffers

A Special Auction in Support of the Health Centre! Local artist, David Hickey, has always been a great supporter of the Camp. He approached us recently with an idea. Because the Camp was shut down from March through to September and our annual major fundraising event was sidelined, David has donated a beautiful piece of his artwork for us to auction off during December. For well over a decade I have helped Camp Kawartha with their spring fundraising event. Due to the canc...ellation of this year’s long anticipated event I wanted to offer this work entitled Twin Pines for an online auction. The full proceeds will be used by the Camp to further enhance their ongoing programs and activities. I am delighted to do so. David Hickey David has made a career of creating both metal sculptures and paintings that capture iconic features of the Canadian landscape. The Twin Pines wall hanging measures 43 tall (109 cm) x 25 (63.5 cm) wide and is valued at $950.00. This amazing piece would look good in an office or in your home! The auction runs until Tuesday, December 31st at 6:00 p.m. The winning bidder will be contacted in the New Year!!

Loving those Fall Clear Lake views #fallinthekawarthas #campkawartha #clearlake #waterfront #forestschool #summercamp #outdooreducation #thekawarthas

I don't know about you but I definitely wish I was spending my days in Forest Kindergarten!! These kids look like they are having a blast! There are still spaces available in all our Forest School programs, Kindergarten, Grade 1-3 and Grade 4-6. We have week-long and month-long sessions available.... https://campkawartha.ca/forest-school/

The rain, the snow, and the muck didn't stop us having another great week of Forest School! Winter Registration is now open! Join us for the whole semester, month-long sessions, or week-long sessions and see your children thrive in an outdoor learning environment! Some highlights from the past week included: Kindergartners made bannock, progressed with reading levels, worked on counting by 2, 5, and 10, did science experiments with snow that explored different forms of matter..., and overall had some great snowy and rainy outdoor adventures! Primary students spent last week learning to walk and talk like the animals, to better understand the secret lives they lead and read the clues they leave behind. Everyday was an exercise in stealth, opening our eyes and ears to the experiences of those around us. With the foundation laid, they will embark on a tracking expedition this week! Juniors worked on their social study units last week, stepping back into the time of the Coureur de Bois and the early days of the Fur Trade in Canada. Students participated in a mock Fur Trade enactment as a Coureur de Bois, dramatized role playing, use of Anishinaabe words, and math calculations were all part of being the Coureur de Bois. In addition to the economic aspect for the Fur Traders, they also spent time discussing the social and cultural impacts of the fur trade on the First Nations communities.

Our Annual General Meeting is coming up next week! Join us celebrating our wins through this incredibly difficult year! We will also be joined by special guest speaker Drew Monkman, author, award winning educator, writer, retired teacher, and well -known naturalist, who will present about the impact of climate change in the Kawarthas. Register Today! https://campkawartha.ca/event/annual-general-meeting/

This is IMPORTANT! Have you been following the changes being made to policies that protect Ontario’s environment and conservation authorities? Please contact your local MPP and let them know this is not okay! These new, and never previously discussed, amendments expressly force Conservation Authorities to issue permits for development, even if it will cause flooding or erosion and jeopardize human health and safety, if the government issues a Minister’s Zoning Order (MZO). They also force Conservation Authorities to accept and implement pay to slay agreements with developers to allow natural values to be wiped off the landscape for a fee.

Are you looking for a way to help #savecanadiancamps? Do you want to #savenextsummer ? Head to https://www.savenextsummer.com/ and learn about how you can help, whether you're a parent, camper, camp alumni, staff, or camp professional!

Yesterday we had the pleasure of welcoming Cam Douglas & the @ylspeterborough Students out to our main site! They came out to learn about the construction of our new sustainable Health Centre and get some hands on experience with the @straworksinc team! Thanks for coming out and being a part of this great project!... #ylspeterborough #kprdsb #WeAreKPR #ptbocanada #ptbokawarthas #ptbokawartha #sustainablebuilding #sustainableconstruction #strawbalebuilding #strawbaleconstruction #netzerobuilding #naturalbuilding

Have you read our most recent Newsletter? Catch up with all the latest news and announcements!

It's #GivingTuesday! And this year we are asking for your support to help us 'outfit' the interior of our brand new Health Centre! Your donation will help us purchase everything from curtains and beds to stethoscopes and examination tables! It's important 'stuff', maybe some of the most important stuff in these times of virus' and pandemics!... Any donation amount is welcome! If you're able to give we would truly appreciate it! Unable to help financially? Spread the word! Share our posts! Tell others about our Centennial Health Centre Project and encourage them to support this innovative new building project and celebrate our 100th Anniversary! https://givingtuesday.ca/partners/camp-kawartha Construction photo credit to Deirdre of Straworks Inc.

Time absolutely flies when you're having great outdoor learning fun! We've already hit 50 days of FOREST SCHOOL! There is so much great learning happening!! Last Week our Forest Kindergartners:... - Started a new unit on money - went rock climbing & played in the snow - learned about snow flakes and made some related crafts - learned about shapes in French by learning songs and making shapes with their bodies and natural materials. Our Primary Cohort: - Focused on studies in first nations cultural appreciation - Continued their habitat studies - Explored traditional skill building with fire making and weaving - Made advances in their math studies Our Junior Cohort: - Focused on learning about birds! they explored nesting styles and went over to the Range to investigate nesting cavities in the wild - Learned about endangered species, including a role play of an 'oil spill' at our own wetlands. - Continues their novel study of Hatchet It's wonderful to see these students thrive in this learning environment! Looking to try something new with your kids? There is still time to try out a week of Forest School before the holidays. Or join us for our Winter Semester! Registration is now open for the Winter Term and we have one-week, month-long, and full-semester option available! #campkawartha #forestschool #alternativeeducation #forestschoolontario #ontarioforestschool #outdooreducation #outdooreducationcentre #ontariooutdooreducationcentre #getkidsoutdoors #getkidsoutside #childhoodunplugged #outdoorlearning #environmentaleducation #enviroed #ptboontario #ptbokawartha #thekawarthas #fallinthekawarthas See more

Giving Tuesday is coming up December 1st! And this year we are looking for your support to help us 'outfit' our brand new Health Centre! Your donations will go towards everything from curtains and beds to stethoscopes and examination tables. It’s some of the most important stuff, especially in these times of virus’ and pandemics!... Any amount will help! https://campkawartha.ca/capital-campaign/health-centre/

Summer Camp spaces are filling up! If you're looking to register campers for overnight camp next summer, the time to do so is now! Due to current pandemic restrictions some session spaces may be limited until a later date as we monitor conditions leading into next summer. In the interim, the waiting list will be available and we encourage families to sign up for the sessions they would like to attend, and the main office will contact you as soon as spaces become available. NO...TE: Day Camp Registration will remain closed until at least February as we monitor the conditions leading into next summer. To view availability in real time, or add your child to the waiting list, sign in to our online registration portal. https://buff.ly/2pPEgKZ

New perspective on a beloved view The Health Centre is going to have a spectacular view of those glorious CK Sunsets Posted @withregram @straworksinc Health Centre, Camp Kawartha. Wall framing by sunset on Clear Lake. #strawbalehouse #strawbalebuilding #strawbaleconstruction ... #carbonstorage #lowembodiedcarbon #naturalbuilding See more

Giving Tuesday is coming up in just one week! In preparation CanadaHelps is offering a chance to win $5000 for the charity of your choice! Any donation this time of year, especially this year, is incredibly valuable to charitable organizations. Keep your local charities in mind this shopping and holiday season.

Did you see this lovely story in our most recent Newsletter? Big thank you to the Zavitz family for their incredibly kind donation https://campkawartha.ca/our-youth-in-action-a-donation-tha/

ICYMI Check out this wonderful article from kawarthaNOW.com about the exciting progress on our new Health Centre! https://kawarthanow.com//new-zero-carbon-camp-kawartha-h/

Fall is full of wonderful learning experiences and our Forest School students have a wonderful community of educators on hand to share their knowledge through fun and engaging activities. Recently our Executive Director Jacob joined the Forest Kindergarteners to share a bit about Monarchs, migration, and milkweed! #forestschool #campkawartha #outdooreducation #environmentaleducation #getkidsoutside #outdoorlearning #ptbocanada #lakefield #ptbokawartha #ptboontario #alternativeeducation #ontarioforestschool

Educators, join our Executive Director Jacob, and add some new outdoor and environmental activities to your teaching repertoire!

"There is something soothing about the silence of a forest or wetland in late fall. The leafless trees are quiet. Most songbirds have migrated. The frogs are hibernating." Check out the latest article from Green Up about things to brighten these darker November days! https://kawarthanow.com//lift-your-spirits-in-november-by/

Another great week of Forest School has come and gone! Want to give your child the chance to try out a week? We offer one-week session up until mid-December! Join us for unique and engaging learning in the outdoors with small class sizes and enthusiastic teachers!... https://campkawartha.ca/forest-school/

A pleasure to have all of these folks out to look at the progress happening on our new "zero carbon footprint" Health Centre! So exciting to see this building going up!

Very happy to have our friends from @thepathwayproject out to Camp Kawartha today to film! Have you seen the great video series they’ve created with naturalists and educators sharing information and inspiration on developing environmental stewardship at every age? Visit their profile for a link to these great videos! Posted @withregram @thepathwayproject Hey #pathwayexplorers! We’re @campkawartha filming for Landmark 9 today with Executive Director, Jacob Rodenburg. Can’t wait to share this awesome episode with you very soon #peterborough #healthykids #campkawartha #pathwayproject #ptbo #camplife #onset #nature #environmentallyfriendly

Happy International Wear Your Summer Camp T-Shirt Day!! Tag us in your photos or share your photos in the comments!!

Our builders came across these boulders while digging and decided they wanted to adapt their plans to include them in the construction of the Health Centre!... Check out their full explanation and details on the progress below: Reposted from @straworksinc Health Centre, Camp Kawartha. It’s a juggle/ struggle to make a big changes on the fly but when these boulders surfaced during the excavation, I couldn’t let them go. Thankfully, our P. Eng Tim Krahn is amenable to my crazy ideas and over the phone, the plan changed from bearing our posts on concrete piers to anchoring them to boulders on a rubble trench foundation. Thank you Tim! You rock! RESURRECTED. These posts were trees standing right there not long ago. They had to come down to make way for the Health Centre which is in the same spot but 4 times the size as the old nurses cabin and a little closer to the lake. #strawbalehouse #strawbalebuilding #strawbaleconstruction #carbonstorage #lowembodiedcarbon #naturalbuilding

Coming up this Tuesday, November 10th! Throw on your favourite summer camp t-shirt and show your summer camp spirit! We'd love to see you sporting your favourite CK T-Shirt! Tag us in your photos or share your images with us in the comments!

Are you getting out and enjoying this wonderful weekend weather?? It’s a great time of year to get out and soak up that Vitamin ‘N’! #fallinthekawarthas #campkawartha #outdooreducation #outdoored #getoutside #getkidsoutside #getkidsoutdoors #vitaminN #vitaminnature

Happy Friday! Our Forest School Students have been enjoying the variety of activities that come with this changing season! Would you like to try out a week of Forest School? We offer one-week sessions! Try it out and see how your children flourish in a natural learning environment!... https://campkawartha.ca/forest-school/

Happy #WildlifeWednesday! Have you ever hand fed Chickadees? Our Administrative Coordinator, Karen, tried this new experience only a couple weeks ago! There are always new nature and wildlife experiences to explore, no matter if you’re a kid, adult, avid naturalist, or just beginning your ‘neighbourwood’ adventures!... #feedingchickadees #campkawartha #chickadees #getintouchwithnature #getoutside

it's the second most wonderful time of the year! (the first obviously being Summer Camp ) Summer Camp Registration is now OPEN! Things are a little different this year, it's still the same great camp experience but with a few tweaks for everyones safety!... The full listing of dates & rates is available here: https://campkawartha.ca/summer-camp/dates-and-rates/ To view availability in real time, or add your child to the waiting list, sign in to our online registration portal: https://campkawartha.campbrainregistration.com/ Due to current pandemic restrictions some session spaces may be limited until a later date as we monitor conditions leading into next summer. In the interim, the waiting list will be available and we encourage families to sign up for the sessions they would like to attend, and the main office will contact you as soon as spaces become available. Please read through the Message from our Summer Camp Director for full details and how we plan to move forward together: https://campkawartha.ca/a-message-from-our-summer-camp-dir/ Please review our Cancellation & Refund Policy: https://campkawartha.ca//summer-camp/CancellationPolicy.pdf

It’s so exciting to see this project come together! Thank you @straworksinc for sharing all your progress and the details on this sustainable building! Posted @withregram @straworksinc Health Centre, Camp Kawartha. FOUNDATION: Nexcem is the only ICF that isn’t made of foam or polystyrene (high carbon emissions). It’s made here in Ontario from waste wood and oops, cement-something we are trying to avoid. But, some of carbon emissions from the cement are are offset by the wo...od that sequestered carbon from the atmosphere when it was growing. It’s tough to make perfect choices at the foundation stage but at least with Nexcem there’s a trade off. AND it’s super to work with - you can cut it with a circular saw (I love that and typically do most of the cutting), you can pin it together with a nail gun, various thicknesses of Roxul inserts are available from R-14 to R-28, and the blocks are light enough that I can lift them but heavy enough that they stack to form solid walls that don’t need much bracing before pouring. At Camp Kawartha, the main floor of the Health Centre will sit on a walkout basement constructed of Nexcem and straw bale walls. The two walls that back into the hill are Nexcem and the front two are straw bale. That way, we are only using heavy cement based materials and concrete where it counts, and switching to straw bale walls (higher R-value and a lower carbon footprint) as soon as we are out of the dirt and away from the hill. This time used Mike’s Concrete Pumping out of Buckhorn, to fill the forms with a 20 MPA 50:50 slag and cement mix supplied by LaFarge. #strawbalehouse #strawbalebuilding #strawbaleconstruction #carbonstorage #lowembodiedcarbon #naturalbuilding

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We need to ensure that our recovery from one emergency will also prevent others. This is why we're calling for a green and just recovery. Sign to support: https://bit.ly/31S7xb0 Read more from Grist.org: https://grist.org//tackling-climate-change-seemed-expensiv

Thank you for sharing Ontario Natural Building Coalition! We appreciate any support our wonderful community is able to provide. Help us fund this exciting project for our Centennial Year! Donations of any size are greatly appreciated https://www.campkawartha.ca/health-centre

Reaching new heights with Forest School! In addition to curriculum-linked programming and tons of outdoor fun, our Forest School students also get the opportunity to take advantage of our ropes courses, climbing wall, waterfront activities and the 180 acres of forest and wetlands. We have openings in our one-week and one-month long Fall sessions. ... Visit our website for full details and to register https://campkawartha.ca/forest-school/ #forestschool #forestschoolptbo #outdooreducation #outdoored #enviroed #environmentaled #environmentaleducation #getkidsoutdoors #getkidsoutside #adventureprogramming #leadershipbuilding #ptboontario #ptbocanada #campkawartha See more

These folks are amazing! Look at this progress on the new Health Centre! Also check out the details in their posts, they are sharing all the materials and steps they are taking in the construction process Posted @withregram @straworksinc Health Centre, Camp Kawartha. FAST FOOT / NEXCEM MONOPOUR. This time we did our usual BETTER. Instead of placing and pinning our first course of Nexcem block to our footing we used Fastfoot, a polyethylene forming fabric, and poured t...he two together. Our reasons were 3. LESS CONCRETE. The inverse T shape created between the footing and the first block is strong which means we could get a way with a thinner (4) footing with lower strength (15 MPA 50:50 slag and cement). CHEAPER. Two rolls including shipping was less than 1/2 the price of lumber. RISING DAMP. Once we connect our interior air/vapour barrier to it on the inside and our waterproofing to it on the outside, we will have created a complete seal between ground moisture and the bottom of the building. Thank you P. Eng Tim Krahn for working this out with us! This is our new MO. See more

PROGRESS! @straworksinc is sharing their progress as they work on constructing our brand new Health Centre! Thanks for sharing these great photos and explaining the process! #campkawartha ... Posted @withregram @straworksinc Health Centre, Camp Kawartha. RUBBLE TRENCH FOUNDATION The mining and burning of limestone to make cement is energy intensive. A ton of cement equals nearly a ton of carbon emissions. This project starts avoiding materials like cement, at the foundation stage and carries that all the way through to the finish. A rubble trench foundation, a bed of compacted stone, replaces a conventional concrete frost wall. Next a walkout basement constructed of Nexcem ICF on the hill sides and straw bale walls on the walkout sides, will sit on top. #strawbalehouse #strawbalebuilding #strawbaleconstruction #carbonstorage #lowembodiedcarbon #naturalbuilding #rubbletrenchfoundation

Happy Monday! Which Forest Kindergartener mood are you this morning? #mondaymood #campkawartha #forestkindergarten #forestschool

Important to consider on 'Amazon Prime Day' Do you really that thing? Can you buy it locally? Credit to @thelittleoaklearning for this sweet illustration

Say Hi to the awesome @straworksinc team, who are going to be building our new Health Centre! We’re so excited to be working with them and we can’t wait to see them construct this new environmentally friendly building! Posted @withregram @straworksinc NEW PROJECT! We are building a 1400 sq.ft. straw bale Health Centre at Camp Kawartha! This dream facility will replace their 100 year old very tired nurses cabin. (You should have seen the nurses go at it with sledge hammer...s). I have been designing, estimating and lining this project up for a over a year and we are thrilled to finally start! (even if there are leaves on the ground...) Thank you thank you Camp Kawartha for persevering despite all odds this year and making this project happen. We are honoured to work for you and thrilled to be building you a dream. Friends, hope you can follow along all winter long! #strawbalehouse #strawbalebuilding #strawbaleconstruction #carbonstorage #lowembodiedcarbon #naturalbuilding See more

Coming up tomorrow (September 29th)! It's sure to be a great Webinar! Check it out!