Fire and Ice
Responsibly managing one thousand acres of land is a big task that requires a community sized effort to do well. Winter is the key time for big forestry and ranch maintenance projects. Last week a controlled burn was executed on two areas, about one acre in total. The day was…
Winter Solstice
The official East Wind holiday for December is the Winter Solstice. We celebrate the end of a prosperous year and are excited for the days to grow longer. With eager anticipation, we look forward to another thriving year for our community. The big Solstice festivity is Artmas, which is East…
Fanshen Overhaul
Update photo: For the past six weeks the Building Maintenance crew has been busy renovating Fanshen, East Wind’s largest dorm. Building Maintenance manager Brandon has been leading crews replacing the roof, removing the old wood siding, installing new composite siding, installing new windows where appropriate, and completely replacing one…
Preparing for Winter in the Garden
This time of year on the farm is exciting because we still have many summer crops that we will be harvesting as well as fall crops getting established. Peppers, tomatoes, green beans and okra will continue until the first frost, which is generally mid-October. The growing season is long enough…
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,…