The Naked Table Project

Naked Table Workshop & Meal in Woodstock, VT

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 09:43:00 -0500

Sign up to make your own Naked Table with Charles Shackleton on August 25-26, 2012, in beautiful Woodstock, Vermont. The tables are made on Saturday, August 25 in the ShackletonThomas Workshops located in the Bridgewater Mill. After lunch, participants will take a tour of the forest to see where the trees were harvested and to tag a replacement tree. On Sunday, August 26, the tables are joined end-to-end and lined up on the historic covered bridge in Woodstock to create one long community table. The community is invited to join the table makers, logger, forester, sawyer and furniture makers, to share in a locally-sourced meal.

The cost: $950 includes making your table, forest tour, iconic Naked Table Project T-Shirt and a ticket to the locavore lunch under the historic covered bridge.

For more information call 802-672-5175. Email us at nakedtable@shackletonthomas.com to reserve your space at the workshop.

Naked Table Ireland Raises and Donates Money for a Great Cause

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 10:23:00 -0500

It was a happy moment when the proceeds raised from our Naked Table Ireland event were donated to Scoil Mhuire, a school for Autistic children in Abbeyleix, Ireland. The event took place in Abbeyleix in June 2011, and raised €2,000 for the school.

Thanks for a wonderful season!

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 08:23:52 -0400

It has been an incredible summer for the Naked Table, with events in Ireland and at home in Vermont. For information about organizing a project in your town, contact us.

Sign Up Now for the Naked Table Workshop & Meal in Woodstock, VT

Wed, 20 Jul 2011 10:00:00 -0400

The tables are made on Saturday, August 20 in the ShackletonThomas Workshops located in the Bridgewater Mill. This year participants have the rare privilege of crafting their tables out of Sugar Maple harvested from the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historic Park. The park has a special place at the heart of the Woodstock community and a legacy of conservation and forest management that is one of the oldest in the country. Participants will take a tour of the forest to see where the trees were harvested and to tag a replacement tree.

On Sunday, August 21, the tables are joined end-to-end and lined up on the historic covered bridge in Woodstock to create one long community table. The community is invited to join the table makers, logger, forester, sawyer and furniture makers, to share in a locally-sourced meal prepared by the renowned Woodstock Farmers Market.

The cost: $850 includes making your table, forest tour, horse drawn logging demonstration, iconic Naked Table Project T-Shirt and a ticket to the community locavore lunch by Woodstock Farmers’ Market, under the historic Covered Bridge the next day.

If you aren’t making a table, we invite you to join the makers at the Sunday meal on the Covered Bridge, tickets are $35 each. Tickets sell fast, so reserve now: email nakedtable@shackletonthomas.com

All proceeds from the event will benefit Sustainable Woodstock, a community organization dedicated to “organize and empower community members to integrate environmentally, economically, and socially responsible practices in all aspects of their lives to create a sustainable community.”

For more information call 802-672-5175. To sign up for the workshop or to reserve tickets for lunch on the covered bridge, please email nakedtable@shackletonthomas.com

The Naked Table Project in Abbeyleix, Ireland was a success! To...

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:15:00 -0400

The Naked Table Project in Abbeyleix, Ireland was a success! To view more photos from the event, visit our Facebook Page.

Naked Table Ireland Workshop - June 25th, 2011

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:20:00 -0400

In its international debut, the Naked Table Project will be hosting an event on June 25th at Fruitlawn Garden in Abbeyleix, Co. Laois, just about an hour south of Dublin. The garden is owned by Arthur Shackleton, one of Ireland’s premier garden designers, and his wife Carol Booth. Arthur is the brother of Charles Shackleton, the creator of The Naked Table Project and designer of the tables.

In true Naked Table fashion, the wood has been sourced locally, and preparation for the table (its “chain of custody”) draws from Irish craftsmen and foresters. The tables will be made in the famed Irish Oak, both appropriate for the event and superior in quality and texture.

The Naked Table’s traditional community meal will be attended by the makers and guests from all over Ireland, as well as internationally. Food will be prepared by Sarah Webb of Abbeyleix’s Gallic Kitchen, and participants will be privy to an exclusive talk by Matthew Jebb, Director of Ireland’s National Botanical Garden, on the significance of the Irish Oak. The event will be held under the garden’s natural Hornbeam Tunnel.

Join us for this one of a kind event in Ireland! Learn more about purchasing a table or tickets to the meal here.

Setting up for our first international event, in Abbeyleix,...

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:17:00 -0400

Setting up for our first international event, in Abbeyleix, Ireland at Fruitlawn Garden. Tabletops arrived today, tablemakers arrive tomorrow! Stay tuned to our Facebook Page for live updates from bogside!

The students at the Bridgewater Village School spent the day on...

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 12:23:17 -0400

The students at the Bridgewater Village School spent the day on June 6, 2011 making two Naked Table for their classrooms.

Horse drawn logging! A participant in the Naked Table Workshop...

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 14:22:00 -0400

Horse drawn logging! A participant in the Naked Table Workshop this August is currently harvesting the lumber for his table, and we had to share these great images.

Irish Oak Naked Tables Now Available for Sale

Tue, 31 May 2011 12:15:00 -0400

Charlie has decided to offer an option for interested customers unable to come across the pond to the Ireland event:

Limited Edition Irish Oak tables may now be purchased for $2600 + shipping from Ireland. These tables will be made at the event in Abbeyleix by furniture makers, and allow you the special privilege of having one of the exclusive Irish Oak designs, a wood that is known for its beauty and durability, at an incredible price.

Contact ShackletonThomas by email or phone at 802-672-5175 for ordering information.

Leinster Express Features Naked Table Ireland

Tue, 31 May 2011 11:00:00 -0400

Leinster Express Features Naked Table Ireland:

The Leinster Express of County Laois features June’s upcoming Naked Table Event.

Soundbite:

“Arthur Shackleton…explained why they felt now a good time to bring the project to Ireland. ‘It seems like good timing, when the economy is the way it is, local community is more important than ever. People seem to like the idea, it’s all about simplicity and sustainability,’ he said.”

Check out the whole article!

Videos from Participants

Mon, 30 May 2011 12:00:00 -0400

Check out these two great videos from past Naked Table participants, available on our new Video page at http://nakedtable.com/video!