The kitchen/garden and design/build interns recently revamped the compost system at Yestermorrow with the help of board member and instructor Buzz Ferver and Dave Warren, our facilities manager.The current bin system that was in use was far away from the garden and difficult to turn. The new pile system (or as Buzz calls it, the Compost...
Here are a few pictures that happened to be snapped during the first day of the Timber Framing class. Everyone hard at work, making sure that the reference edge leads the way to a plumb, level, square and tight fitting frame. I am not actually in the class and have only a laypersons understanding of the process but it was fascinating to...
Today was my first day as a timberframer (apprentice). It's also my first full class as an intern. It feels a little strange to be out of the loop with the other interns who are still on facilities and project duties while I'm in class.The day flew by incredibly quickly. Seth Kelley and Skip Dewhirst took us from bringing in the timbers to...
Mad River Valley residents have an opportunity to reach out and help their neighbors make their homes more energy efficient through a pilot project from Efficiency Vermont. Efficiency VT will train local volunteers to conduct free home visits designed to help homeowners learn about energy-saving opportunities.Volunteers will assist in...
What an exciting time all around the country as we face the world with a renewed sense of optimism and hope. Yesterday a crowd of students, staff and faculty gathered together around the big screen in Yestermorrow's Main Studio to witness the inauguration of our new President. As we all come together to design and build our common future,...
Yestermorrow instructor Brad Guy was profiled in the NY Times magazine a few months ago for his work deconstructing houses. His next YM class - Deconstruction and Material Re-Use- is coming up June 19-24, 2009. Check out the article here.This Old Recyclable HouseBy JON MOOALLEMPublished: September 28, 2008Every year, we demolish 250,000...
Fall 2008 intern Candy Vanderhoff demonstrates the smooth movement of the pivot door which she designed and built as part of her fall internship at Yestermorrow for our new and improved lawnmower shed.
We're excited to welcome our new winter session interns, who started their internships today with a rousing round of introductions, campus tours, chores, and more. Our orientation week will include time in the shop going over tool safety, a tour of the Mad River Valley, picking classes, starting renovations in the Chalet, and getting ready...
