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The Windward Blog:
Click Here for the 2009 Blog Index
Second Impressions
Andrew revisits his first impressions of Windward
Community: it's more important than I've ever known
Oana shares some thoughts before heading east for Christmas
Faux Roof for Red Box
December 28 -- the Bridge survives its first test
December 21 -- an unusually heavy snow puts the Bridge to the test
December 7 -- adding the plastic cover to the Bridge
November 20 -- flashing and lagging the glue-lams
November 16 -- adding another glue-lam
November 9 -- the alternating color scheme looks pretty good
November 4 -- laying on the metal roofing
October 27 -- laying the rafters
October 7 -- laying up the gluelam
What Holds a Community Together
Andrew comments on 11 lessons from The Sacred Matrix
December 27 -- Leadership structure free of domination; natural authorities based on certain social, professional, technical, or other abilities that make them suitable to lead; a sense of trust for leaders among the group.
December 26 -- Clear infrastructure, with each member aware of their place
December 24 --
No top dogs or territorial thinking, with cooperation among a permanent circle of responsible people, devoid of secret plays of power or position
December 20 -- A few responsible people with the strength and unusually strong staying power to stand up for the community goals when thing go wrong.
December 5 -- Good method for dealing with conflict, and an effective guide for handling relationships that may threaten to break down the community.
December 1 -- Strong idea, concept, or goal which is more than a personal desire for contact or a feeling of home
Reuse--Up Close and Personal
Walt talks about hip surgery
Adding a Crane to our Butchering Setup
Note: graphic content
making a difficult job a bit easier
Adding a Spun Parabolic Collector
setting the stage for some winter work
Butchering Season
Oana Reflects on Life and Death
A Solar Boiler for the PowerLab
November 26 -- installing the main solar boiler mounts
November 24 -- making the main mount adjustable
October 10 -- testing the solar boiler with compressed air
September 27 -- assembling the boiler
Another Windfall
November 22 -- bringing home a large pine
Technology Trap
guest commentary by Peter Crabb
Pearl's Retaining Wall Foundation goes Vertical
November 5 -- completing the third pier
September 29 -- pouring the first bit of the vertical wall
September 27 -- preparation and team work pay off
September 25 -- getting ready to pour the first footing section
Firing Up the GEK
Opalyn celebrates her first sustainable flame
End of October Garden Update
Oana describes this year's experiments
Bricks Link the Past, Present and Future
Kerst describes the season's last run
Finishing the Double-Barreled Compost Machine
Katie expands our ability to make compost quickly
Dear Future Brick Lead
Kerst logs some things to note when the mixer stops
Bringing Seamus Home
Adding a 2,000 gallon tank to our gasification gear
Assembling the Axial-Flux Alternator
October 27 -- epoxying the magnets
October 20 -- shaft mounting the steel plates
Another Approach to Growing Shitake
Kerst tries a faster path
Acorn Pancakes
Katie pushes the envelope a bit further
Blue Stain Fungi
Kerst describes a key Windward fungi
Making Gluten-Free Breads
Opalyn explores some alternatives
Adding the Remaining Parts to the GEK
Opalyn installs the paddle wheel fan
Our First Shitake Mushroom
Kerst updates our mycology project
Acorns in the Kitchen
more on what Katie's been up to
Watching the Garden Grow
Katie shares some observations
Eggs-stravaganza
Oana tells of the summer's hatch
A Picnic by the Klickitat
Kerst engineers an afternoon "get-away"
Our TLUD Produces Char for the GEK
Opalyn updates our gasification work
Jewel, Becca, Alison, and Milk for the Kitchen
Opalyn offers an update from the Goat Barn
Common Goals
Andrew's first impressions
Getting Ready for the Fall Season
Katie's planting ranges from radishes to "mystery trees"
Solar Crackers and Goat Cheese
Oana branches out
Compressed Earth Brick Update
September 13 -- making special bricks for the corners
July 27 -- passing the quarter mark
Acorns Aplenty
Katie describes her work with this year's crop
Painting and Assembling the GEK
Opalyn does some detailing
First Days
Oana dives right in
Pest Control
Fishing for a better solution
A Garden Romance
Squash and Strawberry meet in Vermadise
Glorious Garlic
Jen gathers this year's crop
Handing Off the Ram
Kerst takes lead on the rammed earth brick work
The Passing of the Founders
Allen Butcher on the recent passing of Kat Kinkade
The GEK
Opalyn welds up the Gasifier's Experimenter's Kit #4
Fresh Rooster Pilau
Opalyn describes her favorite way to prepare rooster
Beet Pickled Eggs
Opalyn describes her favorite way to store extra eggs
Google Earth to Windward
a bird's eye view of where we are
Click Here to see a bird's eye view of Windward looking southward towards Mt. Hood.
Walnuts in the Woods
Sarah describes the transplanting of our first walnuts
Forage Update
the latest on the cost of alfalfa
Pearl's Retaining Wall Foundation
August 24 -- aligning the piers
July 3 -- the footing springs a leak
June 4 -- planning for the southern stem wall
May 24 -- digging the first footing
May 18 -- excavating for the third pier
May 7 -- starting the second pier
May 2 -- extending the first pier
April 26 -- pouring the second pad
April 16 -- Opalyn's latest development of the design
April 15 -- installing fore and aft cribs
March 31 -- Opalyn draws out the design
Thoughts on Incubatting
Monica logs some of what she's learned about incubating
Irrigating the Fruit Trees
Jen improves the way we water our fruit trees
Opus Gets Another Chance
Monica decides to fix up one of our old RVs
Solar Bread
Jen uses the sun's energy to put food on the table
Joys of the Away Team!
building fairy houses in the woods
Exploring the Ovine Learning Curve
Emily describes the daily sheep walk
The Leaky Pearl
work on the Pearl stops while we track down a water leak
Home-made Ice Cream!
Monica shares her family recipe
First Eggs!
Jan and Noel pass a key milestone
First Impressions
Sarah shares some of her first impression of Windward
From Peacock to Perlou
Opalyn nails her first peacock
Becca Gives us a Scare
it's not good when a baby goat doesn't want to eat
Making Compressed Earth Bricks
June 27 -- adding cement to the mix
May 24 -- making practice bricks
Making Goat's Milk Yogurt
Jen describes making one of her favorite foods
Citron, the Real Thing
Gina describes converting citrus rinds into citron
The Spiral Garden
Monica takes the kitchen herb garden to a new level
Refencing the Fruit Trees
Jen describes a major rework of the fences that protect our fruit trees
Intern Field Trip
Monica describes a visit to the Evergreen Rain Forest
Washington White Oaks
Jay prepares oak seedlings for transplant
A Parabolic Trough Solar Collector
June 4 -- fetching the sheet metal
April 21 -- assembling the frame
Herbal Medicine
Monica's first compound
Shearing Sheep
Orly describes team shearing our rams
Fussing Over Luna
May 30 -- chicks galore!
May 26 -- Monica hatches her first duckling
Garden Update
Annie describes some of the things coming up in our research gardens
Future Pack Goats
Annie starts to train our whethers
Propagating Lavender
May 20 -- update on rooting trials
April 10 -- rooting cuttings
Getting Vermadise Ready for Summer
Opalyn describes an annual rite of summer at Windward
Spring Cleaning for the Warmerator
Monica gets serious about incubation
Landfill Tour
Orly describes a visit to where our trash goes
First Time Brewer
Annie tackles a key sustainability skill
Fixing the Mixer
May 10 -- getting the motar mixer ready to work
Shitake Time
May 10 -- innoculating the logs
April 29 -- Kerst and Annie gather logs and make a lot of chips
Ten Acres Enough
One man's experience written a century and a half ago
The Useful Goods Exchange
Opalyn describes her weekend in Portland with Karen
Apple Caramel Cake
Monica describes the Wintern's latest afternoon snack creation
Ht. Hood Ski Run
Annie describes her first vist to Timberline
Combining Two Great Recipes
into one great dish!
Earth Day!
Annie describes our Earth Day run to Portland
A Return to the City
Opalyn describes a run north to attend a family reunion
The Morning Walk-about
a bit about how we start our day
Roofing Gray Box
creating some insulated space and a rainwater collection system
Fixing the Chipper
April 7 -- adding a set screw for insurance
April 5 -- reassembling the chipper body
April 1 -- flipping the blades
March 30 -- replacing the feed roller drive shaft
Hanging the Bat
April 6 -- taking the Bat for a test compression
April 3 -- adding a battery to even out the Bat's electrical supply
March 30 -- the first of our hybrid compressors
South by Southwest to Windward
Annie describes her journey west to Windward
Axial Flux Alternator
March 27 -- the first parts arrive
Jay's Two Front Teeth
and how they got fixed
Update on Noel and Jan
our Christmas chicks start to explore Vermadise
Double-barreled Steam Power
March 13 -- Mystery engine identified
March 12 -- Zane finds a gem
PowerLab Progress
March 10 -- wiring up the panels
March 8 -- test fitting the panels
March 3 -- constructing a portable PV array mount
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