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 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 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 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

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 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!!! 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