February 2007

Yestermorrow Video Featured on Sustainable Route

By Kate Stephenson, Executive Director
Check out a short 3-minute interview with Yestermorrow Outreach Director Dan Eckstein on Sustainable Route, a project by two recent Bennington College graduates who are travelling the country to explore the 'sustainable' movement. (p.s. you'll need the latest version of QuickTime to view the video).

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interns outfoxed again

By Kate Stephenson, Executive Director
Last weekend was host to the parent/child woodworking course at Yestermorrow. The interns heads were left slack-jawed by the prowess of the youth and their crafty inventions. Tony and Peter hope to catch up to the skill level of these youngsters by the end of our internship.

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search for staff yields amazing discovery!

By Kate Stephenson, Executive Director
The search continues. . .While we haven't found our missing staff, we have located our mailbox and what appears to be a unique species of caterpillar only know to the Mad River Valley.So please, fill our mailbox with postcards from dreamy tropical locales and any references on entomology.

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3 feet high and rising

By Kate Stephenson, Executive Director
A few hardy souls managed to make it to work and classes today by whatever means necessary: snowshoes, skis, and Subarus. Upon arrival we discovered the office area empty, apparently a nefarious plot had been launched and someone has taken our beloved staff. Bob, Carol, and the interns would appreciate the return of our dear staff, no...

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Seeking a Kitchen/Garden Intern for 2007

By Kate Stephenson, Executive Director
Yestermorrow is excited to announce the launch of a full-service meal program in May 2007. Our goal is to offer our students, faculty and staff wholesome meals produced from local and organic foods. In order to help us pull it all off, we are looking for a Kitchen/Garden Intern to start in mid-April and work with us through mid-December 2007...

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An update from the cold Californian

By Kate Stephenson, Executive Director
I’ve been here in Vermont for a 1 month and a half now and starting to day dream of Venice Beach sunsets and t-shirt/short days in January. Lucky, I am kept busy enough here at designing a playhouse and garden shed, building cabinets and saw horses, running errands around town, and the ever daunting morning coffee grinding ritual...

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Lecture 2/9 on Spraying Metal

By Kate Stephenson, Executive Director
Yestermorrow instructor Erik Hegre will be presenting a lecture on Friday 2/9 at Norwich University School of Architecture on "Spraying Metal". The talk will be held in Chapin Hall noon to 1pm and is free and open to the public. Erik has been investigating the possibilities of thermal arc spraying with another Yestermorrow insructor, Evan...

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Yestermorrow Faculty Present Panel in Burlington 2/6

By Kate Stephenson, Executive Director
The Vermont Chapter of the American Institute of Architects in collaboration with the departments of Planning and Zoning and CEDO of the City of Burlington is presenting a public forum on Architectural Design,Architectural Design in Vermont…Does it Matter?February 6, 2007 - 7:00 PM Burlington City Hall - Contois AuditoriumA panel of 4...

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