Posts that describe and give updates about our Master Facilities Plan and Rebuild My Church Capital Campaign
San Damiano Center for Sustainability: Framing in Progress, Part II by Eric Fitts, Director When we last left off, we were in the midst of installing headers and just beginning to get a few joists in. Up until this point, primarily Caretakers and Summer Servants had worked on site, as the detail work and post … Continue reading San Damiano Center for Sustainability: Framing in progress, Part II
San Damiano Center for Sustainability: Framing in Progress, Part I by Eric Fitts, Director An update is overdue! The Shelter-Kit framing kit arrived on a 54-foot truck and trailer with 33,000 lbs of materials. Since the truck could not get up our 1/2-mile driveway, it took all afternoon and the next morning to get the … Continue reading San Damiano Center for Sustainability: Framing in progress, Part I
Property Purchase: Once-in-a-lifetime Opportunity by Eric Fitts, Director Great news! We have signed a sales agreement with the Diocese to purchase the 48-acre Bethlehem Farm property that we have been leasing! The Diocese accepted our offer of $36,000 and it is time for us to formally invite you to contribute to this essential investment. Sponsor a … Continue reading Property Purchase Appeal
San Damiano Center for Sustainability: Foundation Complete, Part XI by Eric Fitts, Director The crew from Solak Builders was back to make some relief cuts in the slab, begin some block work around the rain water hydrant for the chicken coop, and lay the last 2 courses of block on top of the slab to … Continue reading San Damiano Center for Sustainability: Foundation Complete, Part XI
San Damiano Center for Sustainability: Foundation in Progress, Part X by Eric Fitts, Director The day finally arrived to pour the slab for San Damiano. Vapor barrier was placed down (to protect the contents of the building from rust due to condensation from the ground), forms put up, and we were ready for 4 cement … Continue reading San Damiano Center for Sustainability: foundation in progress, Part X
Garage Site Prep Begins by Eric Fitts, Director Solak Builders cleared any organic matter and topsoil off the site, setting aside clean soil that would be better-used in the gardens, so it would not get buried and wasted beneath tons of gravel and concrete. Once we have a final foundation plan from Bison Steel, we'll … Continue reading Site Prep Begins for Garage
Old Garden Tool Shed Demolition/Salvage: Demo completed as we prepare site for Maintenance Garage by Eric Fitts, Director Solak Builders took over where our Farm crews left off, as they demolished the remainder of the old garden tool shed. All of the locust posts were salvaged, which will be useful around the farm, and all … Continue reading Old Garden Tool Shed Demolition complete as we make way for Maintenance Garage
San Damiano Center for Sustainability: Foundation in Progress, Part IX by Eric Fitts, Director The final course of block before the slab gets poured is in place, corrugated metal has been installed over the composting toilet bins and root cellar for the slab to pour over top of them, and forms have been placed and … Continue reading San Damiano Center for Sustainability: foundation in progress, Part IX
Old Garden Tool Shed Demolition/Salvage: Progress made as we prepare site for Maintenance Garage by Eric Fitts, Director I worked with morning chore groups and three Farm Crew days over Holy Week and Easter Week to salvage as much material as possible from the Old Garden Tool Shed as we demolish it to prepare the … Continue reading Old Garden Tool Shed Demolition/Salvage Progresses as we make way for Maintenance Garage
San Damiano Center for Sustainability: Foundation in Progress, Part VIII The San Damiano Center foundation project is hitting the home stretch. Solak Builders has added more labor onto the project, which has sped progress. Thanks to Eric, Travis, Josh and Nathan, who have been on site essentially since the beginning and to Zach, Joe, Mark, … Continue reading San Damiano Center for Sustainability: foundation in progress, Part VIII