San Damiano Center for Sustainability: Foundation in Progress, Part VII The final footer has been poured (supervised by 5-year-old Isaiah), courses of block continue on up, footer drains complete, root cellar deepens, openings into composting toilet bins and root cellar get their lintels, volunteers pour concrete into retaining walls. Soon, we will be ready for … Continue reading San Damiano Center for Sustainability: foundation in progress, Part VII
Category: Master Facilities Plan/Rebuild My Church Capital Campaign
Posts that describe and give updates about our Master Facilities Plan and Rebuild My Church Capital Campaign
San Damiano Center for Sustainability: foundation in progress, Part VI
San Damiano Center for Sustainability: Foundation in Progress, Part VI The Caretakers carved out some time in the midst of spring group season to lend a hand on the foundation work: filling retaining walls with concrete mix (watch out for that dust!) and laying the block walls to separate the compost bins beneath the composting … Continue reading San Damiano Center for Sustainability: foundation in progress, Part VI
San Damiano Center for Sustainability: foundation in progress, Part V
San Damiano Center for Sustainability: Foundation in Progress, Part V The crew from Solak Builders, Travis, Eric, Josh, and Nathan, has been hard at work this week. The foundations for the chicken coop/livestock shed and Outdoor Sustainability Education Area continue to take shape. The retaining wall continues on up, as the root cellar deepens, and … Continue reading San Damiano Center for Sustainability: foundation in progress, Part V
San Damiano Center for Sustainability: foundation in progress, Part IV
San Damiano Center for Sustainability: Foundation in Progress, Part IV The foundation for the Outdoor Sustainability Education Area begins to take shape. Footer drains continue as the footers step up the hill. Life goes on at the Farm as firewood is split and stacked for next winter. https://bethlehemfarm.net/rebuild-my-church-capital-campaign
San Damiano Center for Sustainability: foundation in progress, Part III
San Damiano Center for Sustainability: Foundation in Progress, Part III Cinder block foundation walls continue to rise as the shed foundation on the right for the laying hens begins to take shape. https://bethlehemfarm.net/rebuild-my-church-capital-campaign
Parking Lot Expanded in Preparation for Building Projects
Parking Lot Expanded in Preparation for Building Projects Sad announcement: there will no longer be the need for 17-point turns by minibuses in our puny parking lot--it was expanded as we prepare for the building projects https://bethlehemfarm.net/rebuild-my-church-capital-campaign
Old Garden Tool Shed Before Demolition and Construction of Maintenance Garage
Old Garden Tool Shed Before Demolition and Construction of Maintenance Garage This old "house" is on its way down--first, via gravity; soon, via crowbar; finally, via dozer. Making way for something a bit more useful... This is a 1970s home built by the Whitfords, since the old farm house on the property burned down before … Continue reading Old Garden Tool Shed Before Demolition and Construction of Maintenance Garage
San Damiano Center for Sustainability: foundation in progress, Part II
San Damiano Center for Sustainability: Foundation in Progress, Part II Cinder block foundation walls rise up and begin to define the root cellar and compost toilet bins.More footer is dug, prepped, and poured. https://bethlehemfarm.net/rebuild-my-church-capital-campaign
San Damiano Center for Sustainability: foundation in progress
San Damiano Center for Sustainability: Foundation in Progress First footers laid out, dug, prepped, and poured.First foundation drains placed.First few courses of block laid. https://bethlehemfarm.net/rebuild-my-church-capital-campaign
San Damiano Groundbreaking!!!
San Damiano Groundbreaking!!! Man vs. machine!Site prepared and we are beginning to dig the footers Want to pitch in to help us complete the project?https://bethlehemfarm.net/capital-campaign Or learn more about the plans here:https://bethlehemfarm.net/learn-more-about-the-rebuild-my-church-capital-campaign