Damn! We hadn’t wanted it to be inside. But given the iffy off-and-on rainy weather, we had prepared for either inside or outside. And so, yes, it ended up inside, just like a winter dinner, in the middle of summer. Oh well! But first, a bit of reflection. I see where more people in the…
via GREEN ACRES VILLAGE, August 22-26, Part 1: Community Dinner, Inside!
So much, too much, so much! Between Thursday community dinners, twice weekly work parties, special pod-only events, including movie nights and a brunch to welcome back Alex who was gone for the summer, figuring out an actual budget (first time ever!), on and on . . . we are truly beginning to “take it to the next level”…
After a month’s hiatus, we came back, and with a vengeance, showing off our new outdoor kitchen! Here it is, ready for our second August community dinner this Thursday, two days hence. Notice the cloth covers — over the dishes and silverware, which we can now leave outside, with folks cleaning their own dishes immediately. […]
Read more at Exopermaculture: Green Acres Village, August 8, second post: COMMUNITY DINNERS RECONVENE
More and more, our one to two hour Monday and Thursday morning work parties focus on accomplishing a single task, quickly and efficiently, with Charisse (Rebecca) in the lead, both deciding the project and directing the process. About 9:45 AM we all get a text, announcing that day’s project and where to meet at 10…
Read more at Exopermaculture: Green Acres Village: Thursday, August 8, first of two posts: OUTDOOR KITCHEN WORK PARTY
I’ve been hungering for this project to finally get going. All the rain has made everything both lush and jungle-like. Not always good, especially when we do want to consider the neighbors! After all, we are recreating a new (old) culture inside an existing culture, and the interface between them is not always easy. Not…
via Green Acres Village, 3rd Work Party, July 15: clearing outside the fence