End of Summer Garden Update
As summer comes to a close things in the garden are looking good. We have had one of the most bountiful harvests in memory. Fall carrots, kale, spinach, lettuce, daikons, turnips, and rutabaga have been or are about to be planted. The high night time temperatures have made seeding difficult,…
RB Floor Renovation
Rock Bottom (RB), our main kitchen and dining hall, is enjoying a sparkling new floor thanks to Building Maintenance superheroes B and Beckie and the work of many others. During the three weeks of plywood cutting and running new waterlines inside RB all the necessary kitchen equipment was placed outside.…
Surprise Visit from a Dear Friend
Just two days ago Arts Ambassador to the United Nations Ibiyinka Alao came to visit East Wind and see some old friends. The renowned Nigerian artist first came to East Wind in 2006 and stayed for several months with a short return visit in 2008. Longtime members Bert and Otto…
End of Spring Garden Update
Posted by Sumner, Garden Manager As summer comes in full force let’s have a quick photo tour of some of our garden so far this year. We have Indian Runner ducks in the Lower Garden for their superior foraging abilities and we hope to get some decent eggs from them.…
Previous East Wind Blog Posts
Here is the link for our previous community blog that covered late 2011 into early 2014, for those interested.
Two Births in One Morning!
On a cool Thursday morning dairy milkers walked down to the dairy barn to find Red Pole Booty had given birth to a bull calf. During the morning shift, milkers Mandar and Sumner noticed that Apples, the newest dairy cow and a Jersey type breed purchased from a local farm,…
March Potato Plantings
The East Wind garden crew took advantage of a nice warm day in mid March to complete the second and final potato patch for this season. The first patch was planted in early March and consisted primarily of Caribe potatoes saved for seed from last season. The second patch was…