The Boxes Boy have we been busy! Turns out the U-Haul boxes, we hoped to have delivered by the time we made it to Port Townsend, were still in Southern California when we called 🙁. Luckily for us the place where we are staying has all the accoutrements we could want, since we are staying…
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The Big Move
All ends are new beginnings… After a long break (3 years? Yikes!), I’m bringing back this little blog of mine. Heck, I’m hoping to let it shine! Lots of updates to share and many adventures had (which I plan on sharing), but for now the big news are… We are moving on up to Washington…
Community Building with Mark Lakeman
I was lucky enough to catch a community building talk with Mark Lakeman recently. It really inspired me to engage more with my community, specially to start
Timber Frame workshop at Dancing Rabbit eco village
As you might have read on the Greenman Project FaceBook page, I have been at Dancing Rabbit Eco village in Missouri. I am visiting good friends for a month and participating in a workshop to build their timber frame, more specifically roundwood, home. Missouri, unlike California, has no building codes to speak of, so here…
Lessons from Spreadwing’s farm internship
Well, I am finally back home after a month at Spreadwing’s farm internship. This is an Organic farm ran by Michael G. Smith, natural builder extraordinaire, and his wife Cathy, homesteader of the year in my book. Together this couple is a treasure trove of natural building, farming, animal husbandry, food preservation and the list…
Reclaiming the commons and building community in Highland Park
Reclaiming the commons and building community in Highland Park