Stowe Farm Community

An Intentional Farm Community located in Colrain, Massachusetts

Building the Turkey Trailer

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High winds in a June storm blew the roof off this old travel trailer in Heath and its owner tore off the sides. Bill and Andrew asked him if we could buy it as the base for our chicken/turkey “tractor.”

Earthen Oven Workshops

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Katywil hosted 3 workshops to build an earthen oven, a century’s old technology still used today in small villages and communities around the world. These ovens are made from simple materials, clay, sand, straw and limestone. They hold heat beautifully, reaching 700-800 degrees, enough to cook a pizza in minutes. As they cool they can… [Read More]

Turkeys, and Chickens, and Quails, oh my!

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  Chicken and quail eggs Haynes’ turkey eggs have another 10 days in the incubator, but two days ago Andrew’s incubator with quail eggs started popping like pop corn! He opened it, they hatched and were hopping all over the place!  

Building the Earthen Oven!

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Big thanks to our fearless leaders, Ashley Schenk and Joshua Freund. We worked hard and steadily all day. What a great group and team effort. Sunday, June 5 we will have the Lime Plaster Workshop to seal it, and June 10-12 we will build a shelter for the oven at the Timber Frame Workshop.