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
Holy Week 2019: St. Martin de Porres, Xaverian Bros., and St. John's (Shrewsbury, MA) High Schools What a meaningful way to spend Holy Week: living in unity with our brothers and sisters from St Martin de Porres HS (Cleveland, OH)Xaverian Brothers HS (Westwood, MA)St. John's HS (Shrewsbury, MA) Making a difference serving with Melissa, Teshla, … Continue reading HOLY WEEK 2019
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
Bethlehem Farm earned a 2019 Platinum Seal of Transparency Bethlehem Farm just earned a 2019 Platinum Seal by adding information to our Nonprofit Profile on GuideStar. By sharing these important metrics, we’re helping the sector move beyond simplistic financial ratios to assess nonprofit progress. We chose to display quantitative information such as number of households … Continue reading Bethlehem Farm earned a 2019 Platinum Seal of Transparency
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