Solar Panels are back online! Gary & Nellie Holliday of Saving Sunshine came to transfer our solar panels onto the new panel with limited interruption of service. Stay Tuned: They will be helping us plan an additional solar panel array with battery back-up (and perhaps solar hot water panels) to complete our renewable energy plan and … Continue reading Solar Panels are back online!

Excavator Installs Temporary Access Road The best access to the construction site for the Caretaker Residence is to turn right off our driveway early and cut across our neighbor Bill Mann's pasture. We were fortunate that Bill gave us permission to access the site across his pasture, since it will speed the progress up (and … Continue reading Excavator Installs Temporary Access Road

Tiiiiiiiimber!!! -- Clearing the site for the new building Yes, we COULD have paid someone $1,000-$2,000 to clear the two pine trees that were on the future site of the Caretaker Residence, BUT, as our neighbor Mark says: "When you watch your nickels, your dollars take care of themselves." SO, with help from former OLG … Continue reading Tiiiiiiiimber!!! — Clearing the site for the new building

New Electric Panel Installed -- waiting for juice from the Power Company Power to the Farm runs underground through the future building site, therefore, before the electric company could route the new power safely around the building site, we needed to construct a new service panel to receive power from the pole. After contacting many … Continue reading New Electric Panel Installed — waiting for juice from the Power Company

Working Toward Our Goal Thank you to all of our supporters who are helping us to raise money for the new Caretaker Residence! We are more than halfway to our goal and are working to finish funding the entire project.  

Our greenest project ever Check out this presentation below to learn all about how the new caretaker residence is our greenest project ever. Bethlehem Farm Caretaker Residence Sustainable Features

Breaking Ground Soon! With the help of our generous supporters, we will be breaking ground in September! Thus far, the progress on the new Caretaker Residence includes project plans from Chip Williamson at Chameleon Architecture. A little bit more about Chip: Chip Williamson is founder and principal architect of Chameleon Architecture, a mission based enterprise … Continue reading Breaking Ground Soon!

Calling all micro-lenders Want to partner with Bethlehem Farm in a special way?  We are looking for generous benefactors to offer us a loan to help us make our caretaker residence capital campaign fundraising goal.  Interested?  Please download the information sheets below.  Email Eric to offer a loan or ask questions at [email protected] ----- These materials … Continue reading We still need loans

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