It is three days before Winter Solstice and here I am writing an update on East Wind goings-ons during the Fall. Needless to say that lately, other things have been taking priority over this blog! Plenty of newsworthy events to mention and I’ve also published two new videos (one about making yogurt and one about cheesemaking).
The showerhouse has been completed! This is a most welcome facility improvement that everyone appreciates. With a private shower room, a private giant bathtub room, a large public shower, a properly sized laundry area, and perhaps most importantly: eight large hot water heaters.
After completing the showerhouse, the building maintenance crew didn’t rest long before installing a much needed new deck for Greyhaven dormitory.
Thanksgiving, or Feast Day, included three turkeys and all the sides you can dream of. Friends and family visited to share a meal and then enjoy music and other performances in the evening coffee house.
The cold season is prime time for butchering. Two cows, three sheep, three pigs, and several deer have already been processed this season with much more to go.
The gardens are largely being put to rest for the winter. Spinach, kale, lettuce, tatsoi, arugula, and a number of other greens are both outside and in our hoophouse.
Another year of good, homegrown food. Another year of profit sharing for every member. A new showerhouse! Meetings and plans concerning new buildings and improving infrastructure. All in all, I’d say this was another successful year for East Wind!
East Wind’s YouTube train is just starting to leave the station. I will be posting more videos throughout the winter. I will be stepping down as General Manager of our East Wind Nut Butters business next month and will be a garden manager along with ten year veteran Richard this upcoming growing season. Super stoked to share more from our gardens!
Post and pictures by Sumner
The Showerhouse is looking great! Glad that things are going well. I’m ecstatic that you are focusing on your goal of “Growing your own food,” You and Richard will make that garden the envy of the modern world.
I will attentively stay tuned to the Youtube channel!
With Love,
Jack
Awesome! A couple more dairy videos coming out later this week!
Great job everybody.
It looks amazing ! ! !
VJ😄
Thanks! =)
Hello, my name is John Perkins. I’ve been trying to get in touch with you about the trademark for Utopian Sandals. I represent a small art gallery in South Carolina that would like to register UTOPIAN PRINTS for the sale of t-shirts, along with other printed art. We need your permission to move forward on the registration because you already have the term UTOPIAN registered. Can you please give me a call to discuss. I’m at 864-908-3900. Thanks.
I don’t know much about this. Please call us at 417-679-4682 and ask to speak to Don.
This looks like such an interesting lifestyle. I would love to be a part of it.
I currently live in Los Angeles and the noise and busyness out here has taken a tole on my wellbeing.
Oh jeez, LA! I can imagine. I’ve had friends who lived out there, none of them lasted long. Fresh air and clean water is hard to beat!
Hello my name is Aaron Hale I have sent numerous emails in Hope’s to hear back from someone about coming to visit for 4 years now to no avail.. who should I get ahold of?
Have you been emailing ew.membership@gmail.com? That is the email to write to. If that isn’t working for some reason you can call in at 417-679-4682 and leave your contact information for PT, the current membership manager.
Greetings
I am very Intersested in living with sustainable and conscious community. I’d like to know more about your community and also if there is a possibility to be a part of it .
Thank you
Auriel
Yes! Check out the ‘Visiting’ tab for more information on coming to visit.
Sending you lots of good vibes and warm wishes from Indiana! It’s really good to ‘see’ the life and community you’re living together there. Just in the beginnings of searching for a community myself, to visit / transition into in the coming year, (a bit of a challenge at 55 it seems), and excited at the potential.
Thank you for the support! Sounds like you have a good approach, take it one step at a time.