Friday
Knock on Hemlock
Meet Dave.
This is where Dave works, and has been working for a long time.
He, like many Vermont saw mills, is only busy in the summer, hasn't raised his prices in ten years, and worries deeply about future of his profession.
We just spent two hours chatting in Hardwick where he and his son operate Dave's Saw Mill.
Despite a tight budget he donated the two largest, single pieces of wood. They are eight inches square on the ends and sixteen feet long. If we can find no other lumber donations, it would be great to buy the rest of out material from DSM. He's been keeping it local before you were born.
This is where Dave works, and has been working for a long time.
He, like many Vermont saw mills, is only busy in the summer, hasn't raised his prices in ten years, and worries deeply about future of his profession.
We just spent two hours chatting in Hardwick where he and his son operate Dave's Saw Mill.
Despite a tight budget he donated the two largest, single pieces of wood. They are eight inches square on the ends and sixteen feet long. If we can find no other lumber donations, it would be great to buy the rest of out material from DSM. He's been keeping it local before you were born.
Many Hands
Last week a group of teenagers from the Burlington area started their summer vacation by getting dirty. The church-organized peace collective Ripple officially started the pre-building stage of our project. We not only laid out the building's foot print with lines and stakes, but saw to one of the most important responsibilities of the project.
The Ethan Allen Homestead and much of the Intervale was once the site of a Native American community where, not surprisingly, they were farming and building. Because the land is protected by the Historic Conservation Act we needed to find a consultant who could provide evidence that the project would not be in violation of the recommendations made in the HCA.
Vermont State Archeologist Scott Dillon volunteered his time and expertise to our undertaking. He screened and cataloged two test pits - each hand dug with a square shovel twenty-centimeters deep, and concluded that we would not disturb any historically-significant previously occupied lands.
His time and sweat was a significant gift - a service which would have doubled the cost of our project had a consultant been compensated for the same analysis.
Why haven't you helped?
The Ethan Allen Homestead and much of the Intervale was once the site of a Native American community where, not surprisingly, they were farming and building. Because the land is protected by the Historic Conservation Act we needed to find a consultant who could provide evidence that the project would not be in violation of the recommendations made in the HCA.
Vermont State Archeologist Scott Dillon volunteered his time and expertise to our undertaking. He screened and cataloged two test pits - each hand dug with a square shovel twenty-centimeters deep, and concluded that we would not disturb any historically-significant previously occupied lands.
His time and sweat was a significant gift - a service which would have doubled the cost of our project had a consultant been compensated for the same analysis.
Why haven't you helped?
Wednesday
Extra Extra!
If you're reading this post, you have likely already heard of the demonstration events coming up next month (9th, 16th, 23rd @ 339 Pine, 1 & 3pm).
We're listed in 7Days and the posters will wrap this town gray soon!
We're listed in 7Days and the posters will wrap this town gray soon!
Monday
From Scratch
Measure Twice's first big task of 2011 is cutting a timber frame for one of Burlington's farm education programs.
We'll be honest, it's proved to be as big a bite as we thought, and at times, our metaphorical jaw has ached. Glad to say we've more or less finished the design, smile intact.
Above is the frame for a Rinse Station to be built on the Ethan Allen Homestead in Burlington, VT.
The Association of Africans Living in Vermont serves as a conduit by which recently arrived refugees can connect with the resources and community they need. One of the ways they do this is by the New Farms for New Americans program.
NFNA has grown steadily since its inception until this summer when the three acres on the Ethan Allen Homestead doubled to six. That spurt reinforced the fact that the programs production had outgrown its facilities.
That's where MTCS came into play. And you can too.
Any time you volunteer with us - digging our foundation pits, installing the roofing, cutting a tenon - can count as Worker Member Hours with City Market. So come feel the noise.
We're on the road to raising day - scheduled for late July/early August.
We'll be honest, it's proved to be as big a bite as we thought, and at times, our metaphorical jaw has ached. Glad to say we've more or less finished the design, smile intact.
Above is the frame for a Rinse Station to be built on the Ethan Allen Homestead in Burlington, VT.
The Association of Africans Living in Vermont serves as a conduit by which recently arrived refugees can connect with the resources and community they need. One of the ways they do this is by the New Farms for New Americans program.
NFNA has grown steadily since its inception until this summer when the three acres on the Ethan Allen Homestead doubled to six. That spurt reinforced the fact that the programs production had outgrown its facilities.
That's where MTCS came into play. And you can too.
Any time you volunteer with us - digging our foundation pits, installing the roofing, cutting a tenon - can count as Worker Member Hours with City Market. So come feel the noise.
We're on the road to raising day - scheduled for late July/early August.
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