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“Into the fire” With Mercy Ingraham The Open Hearth Cook
Mercy “ is a hearth cook, the culinary equivalent of one of those
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In addition to eating the lesson, each Workshop fee: $150
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OUR NEXT WORKSHOP IS ON DECEMBER 1ST AND 2ND:
JOIN US FOR THE LONG AWAITED
LIME WASHES AND FINISHES TRAINING WEEKEND
WITH RORY BRENNAN FROM “THIS OLD HOUSE”!
This Historic Lime Plaster Workshop will be given by Plaster Preservationist and Conservator Rory Brennan. His projects have included some of the finest government buildings, churches, and Historic House Museums in the Country.
SPACE IS LIMITED, SO EARLY REGISTRATION IS RECOMMENDED.
WE NOW HAVE GIFT CERTIFICATES FOR THIS WORKSHOP AT A DISCOUNTED RATE!
A LOVELY PRESENT FOR THE TALENTED PERSON IN YOUR LIFE
CALL 518-945-1253 FOR DETAILS
OR EMAIL: HOWARDHALL.FARM@GMAIL.COM
TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT IN THE WORKSHOP.
FALL 2007/WINTER/SPRING 2008 SERIES OF CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS
TO REGISTER FOR THESE FABULOUSLY LEARNING-INTENSIVE, HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS, CONFERENCES AND EVENTS, GO TO THE OFFICIAL HOWARD HALL FARM WEBSITE BY CLICKING HERE!
A hint of things to come at Howard Hall Farm…Here is a small selection of the treats we have in store for everyone. (More details below the list. Contact: howardhall.farm@gmail.com):
- October 13-14: Nora Hutchinson Johnson and Toby Nuttal: Historic Paints Faux Finishes: Faux Wood Graining: Creating Fantasy Wood Finishes Learn on parts of our house or bring pieces from your own home! (The second in a phenomenal series of Faux Finishes Workshops). Installment number three takes place Oct.27th and 28th. Workshop fee $300.
- October 15-19: Dennis Heaphy (Statue of Liberty’s Tin-smith) Private lessons available in Terne Tin.
- October 20: Dennis Heaphy: Presentation for children on The Making of the Statue of Liberty.
- October 27-28: Nora Hutchinson Johnson, Moira Kelley, and Michael Black: Historic Paints Faux Finishes: Stone and Marble Workshop.
- November 24-25: Bob Godwin (Architect) and Wolfgang: How to draw and record a historic building.
- December 1-2: Rory Brennan (Plasterer from “This Old House”):Lime Washes and Finishes Training Weekend!
- December 2: Brigit Binns, Spokesperson and author for Williams-Sonoma, and has written and co-authored 19 cookbooks: Green Friendly cooking class to be followed by the signing of her new book and a feast!
- December 8 (tentative date): Shannon Hayes, Author of “The Grassfed Gourmet”, “The Farmer and the Grill”, and “The
Carnivore Chronicles”: Cooking Class and book signing! - December 15: Mercy Ingraham, the “Open Hearth Cook”: Hearth Cooking Class with food from the Federal era in keeping
with our house’s architecture, followed by the signing of her latest cookbook.
TENTATIVE SPRING 2008 LINE-UP:
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| Kiln Building and Lime Slaking Pictures from John Speweik |
Click the image above to see a Lime slaking slide show!
KILN BUILDING & LIME SLAKING Workshop with John Speweik- CIRCA 1720 HUDSON VALLEY, NY, Gather the stone from the site, Build a kiln, Locate the fuel – coal, coke and wood, Load the kiln, Burn the kiln, Dig a hole, Fill it with water (from the river), Slake the burnt limestone to a putty with water, Screen the putty, mix the lime putty with sand and build the stone wall – its that simple!
stone building, lime production slaking, repointing and fixing brick. Workshop fee $500 To register or for more information, email us: sarahzaris@gmail.com * April 19-20: Repointing & Rebuilding Stone is a workshop taught by John Speweik of U.S. Heritage Group of Chicago . The workshop is formatted as an on-site consultation of the 220-year-old Federal style home in Athens NY, which serves as our classroom and laboratory. The site offers a unique environment for hands-on learning and offers specific restoration challenges that are distinctive to this region. These classes are geared toward the restoration practitioner as well as the layman and are sure to be valuable resource in this restoration-heavy area of the country.
- April 19-20:Kiln Building and Lime Slaking Workshop with John Speweik, followed by dinner cooked on the kiln students built themselves!
- April 27: Roderic Blackburn: Class: “Reading the Period House,” how to tell what it is, how it was intended to work, what changes has it suffered and why and what you can (and can’t do) about it.“
- May 4: Judy Jacobs (the paint and lime conservator who did mortar specifications for the Statue of Liberty) gives a talk on: “How To Prepare For Conservators So You Don’t Waste Money”
- May 17-19: GREEN TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE
- May 31- June 1: Nora Hutchinson Johnson, Michael Black, Mora Kelly: Historic Paints and Faux Finishes Workshop
- June 7-8: Devon Dasher (Troy’s Historic Window Expert): Historic Sash Restoration Workshop.
- June 14: A talk on 18th century Landscape in the Hudson River Valley.
- June 21-22: Dennis Heaphy (Statue of Liberty’s Tin-smith) Private lessons available in Terne Tin.
Some of our teachers above: Rory Brennan, Laurie Brennan, Nora Hutchinson Johnson, Michael Black, Moira Kelley, Margaret Saliske, Reggie Young
Howard Hall Farm Tanks and Tees:
The design you see below is the back of our new Howard Hall Farm shirt ($15)/ tank top($20)! If you want to show us your love and sport one of our shirts, send us an email specifying your (shirt or tank top)size and mailing address to: howardhall.farm@gmail.com If we have your size left, I’ll send you a button so you can pay securely through PayPal, and we’ll ship it off the same day.
Feel free to contact me with any questions (or to reserve a spot in one of our workshops): howardhall.farm@gmail.com
Dream Well,
Sarah
More Details:October 13-14: Historic Paints and Finishes: Faux Wood Graining: Creating Fantasy Wood Finishes
Learn on parts of our house or bring pieces from your own home! Taught by New York City artists Toby Nutall with Nora Hutchinson Johnson and Moira Kelley.
“Toby Nutall is one of New York’s most prestigious decorative painters. For twenty years he has worked with a celebrated list of clientele, including GIANNI VERSACE, Union Square Café and other restaurants belonging to Danny Meyer , Time Warner Inc, and many high profile private clients. Toby studied at London’s School of African and Asian Studies; traveled in India and Sri lanka before concluding he would need a more practical skill than an ability to speak Urdu. He took a City and Guilds course in the traditional skill of wood graining, (he was one of only three students who elected to take the course), and has never looked back. Toby’s faux bois is surreal; making the real thing look positively wooden.”
Workshop fee: $300
Morning snack and lunches are included. For more information, or to register, please email Sarah Zar: Howardhall.farm@gmail.com
(The second in a phenomenal series of Faux Finishes Workshops). Installment number three takes place Oct.27th and 28th.
October 15-19: Lady Liberty’s Tin Man ‘Ternes’ toward Howard Hall Farm
Our House at Howard Hall Farm has a Terne Tin roof, so over the years, Reggie has done a lot of research on it. He’s been looking for an expert for quite some time now, so when he read an article in the New York Post about THE TIN MAN who is the fourth generation of a line of tinsmiths (dating back to 1892), and Lady Liberty’s personal assistant, he couldn’t resist getting in touch with him.
Incredible as it seems, Dennis Heaphy has agreed to come work on Howard Hall Farm’s tin roof! He’ll be working here for a week in mid-October. During his stay, Dennis will be conducting a presentation for children (on October 20th) about the making of the statue of Liberty.
In an interview for “The Tin Man:Metalsmith puts best face on Lady Liberty”, by C.J. Sullivan(New York Post) , Mr. Heaphy said, “This truly is my dream job. It’s an evolution of everything I’ve ever done. It’s an opportunity to use an esoteric knowledge, combined with an opportunity to display it. And there’s nothing like seeing a child fascinated with something they didn’t know they’d be fascinated with. They love to hear me tell how hard it was for me, at 11, to hold the tools. They grab them and try and keep them steady.
When I leave for the day, it’s a real gift to go home by boat. I always look back at the Statue of Liberty and feel good that I enriched some people’s day there. It makes me giggle when I look back. I feel that good.”
We are open to the idea of offering a workshop for anyone interested in learning at the hands of a true artisan, but we will only do this if enough people are interested. If you would like to take a workshop to learn to work with Terne Tin, type your message in the box below with your email address, and click ’submit’ to automatically email us.
For those of you who aren’t familiar with Terne Tin, Reggie found a posting about it on the Slate Roof Central Message Board:
“Terne is an alloy coating of lead and tin used to cover steel – the terne coated steel is also known as terne metal and often referred to as “tin” (get the Slate Roof Bible). You can still buy terne-coated steel at any roofing supply place. We do not use it because it’s better to use terne coated STAINLESS steel (TCS), or copper, when replacing terne metal roofs. Both TCS and copper will outlast terne metal and don’t need painted until they reach about 50 years (if ever).
Terne metal needs painted immediately or it will rust and it has to be painted regularly. If it is kept painted, it will last a long time (90 years).
The latest version of terne is called terne II. It is an alloy of zinc and tin (the lead has been removed for environmental reasons). The terne coated stainless is now called TCSII. It’s available from Follansbee in Follansbee, WV.
I should add that when ordering terne coated stainless from a roofing supply company make sure you make it very clear that it’s STAINLESS steel you’re ordering. Numerous times we have been shipped terne coated steel instead of the terne coated stainless steel that we ordered due to salesmen who weren’t too bright and didn’t know the difference.”
October 27-28: Historic Paints and Faux Finishes III: Veining: Get your finger on the Pulse of Faux Stone and Marble Finishes
November 30-31: Rory Brennan’s Lime Washes and Finishes Training Weekend!
Also: (soon to be announced) the next round of cocktail parties and hearth cooking classes…this fall.
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On December 2, Brigit Binns, the spokesperson and author for Williams-Sonoma, who has written and co-authored 19 cookbooks, will be holding a Green Friendly cooking class to be followed by the signing of her new book and a feast at Howard Hall Farm!
To reserve a spot in her cooking class, email: howardhall.farm@gmail.com
We received this from her today:
“This Friday, I’ll be demonstrating some fabulous recipes from my new book The Relaxed Kitchen, on the Today show at 9am and again at 10am (times appx).
If you miss it, or are outside the US, you should be able to see video shortly afterwards by clicking [here]or [here]. (click on “Secret Sauce blog”).
Times should be your local time on NBC or your local NBC affiliate.
Thanks!
Brigit L. Binns”
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