Katywil had adesigncharrette with Mary Kraus, a principal of Kraus Fitch Architects, Inc. revisiting our master plan, including sites and sizes for: a barn, solar PV panels, bread oven, common house, greenhouse, orchards, community gardens, and large & small animals. She joined our Katywil Property Owners Assoc. meeting on Saturday, March 19.
Trotting with Turkeys
On my walk, about 20 ft in front of me, were three turkeys. They saw me, but weren’t especially concerned. We all proceeded up the hill to the top of Stetson Brothers Road at a pretty good clip. At the top of the hill they flew off to the field and we parted ways. When… [Read More]
Bread Oven
Second cob oven completed
Katywill Foodies
Two foodies live at Katywil Ecovillage now—Haynes Turkle and me (Bill). If we were cheeses, he would be a local smoky bleu and I would be Velveeta. To our latest potluck, he brought Moroccan Chicken with a filo crust. I made a somewhat gelatinous chocolate bread pudding from a recipe I’ll never use again. I do, however, have… [Read More]
Chicken, Heifers, Dairy Cow
This winter I’ve been cleaning out family files. In one battered envelope I discovered a clutch of my dad’s Project Account Books from the Virginia Department of Vocational Agriculture dated 1927, when he was 15. Labeled “Chickens, Heifers, Dairy Cow”. The booklet has columns for recording Date, Kind of Work Done, Man Hours, Horse Hours, and Self Hours. (The italics… [Read More]
Four Rivers Charter School
On Jan 31, 2011, Katywil hosted a field trip of 36 ninth graders from Four Rivers Charter School in Greenfield, MA. The group was met by Bill, Ed & Emma at 8:45 am, and after a short intro by Bill, split up into three groups of 12. Each group then followed a map to direct… [Read More]
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