resiliency - Stowe Farm Community https://stowefarm.org An Intentional Farm Community located in Colrain, Massachusetts Wed, 28 Apr 2021 16:44:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://stowefarm.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/cropped-site-icon.png resiliency - Stowe Farm Community https://stowefarm.org 32 32 We are One Family https://stowefarm.org/6537-2/ Sun, 14 Mar 2021 18:05:20 +0000 https://stowefarm.org/?p=6537 Inspired by Sam’s (moving to Stowe in July) sign, Lynn painted this on our White Garage. Our first signs were taken after a few days. Then the heavy duty installation on the roof (remnants can still be seen in this photo) was ripped down after a week. This along with eight BLM signs have been... [Read More]

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]]> Distance socializing https://stowefarm.org/distance-socializing/ Tue, 02 Jun 2020 15:03:46 +0000 https://stowefarm.org/?p=6057 Socializing at a distance is so much easier on beautiful sunny days. Luckily we’ve had many.

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]]> Challenging Times Require us to P.L.A.Y. in Place https://stowefarm.org/challenging-times-require-us-to-p-l-a-y-in-place/ Sat, 21 Mar 2020 21:20:43 +0000 https://stowefarm.org/?p=5896 If you are like so many of us and have your entire family at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic and you are wondering how in the world you are going to get through this time together know that you probably have on hand all that you need to keep everyone sane, engaged, and “homeschooled”.... [Read More]

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]]> The Peace of Wild Things https://stowefarm.org/the-peace-of-wild-things/ Sat, 22 Feb 2020 21:50:00 +0000 https://stowefarm.org/?p=5714 When despair for the world grows in me And I wake in the night at the least sound In fear of what my life and my children’s lives may be, I go and lie down where the wood drake Rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds. I come into the... [Read More]

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]]> Renewable energy: Lessons from Germany’s Bioenergy Villages https://stowefarm.org/renewable-energy-event/ Mon, 20 Apr 2015 19:59:15 +0000 http://katywil.com/?p=4132 This event by Climate Action NOW in Amherst on Tuesday, April 21st sounds interesting. more info… Are there alternatives to powering our towns and region with fossil fuel?  Come learn some of the lessons from Germany’s “Energiewende”, its national effort to transition to a renewable energy economy. This effort has spurred the formation of over 150 “Bioenergy... [Read More]

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]]> Seed Saving Workshop March 31 7-9pm https://stowefarm.org/seed-saving-workshop-march-31-7-9pm/ Mon, 23 Mar 2015 12:05:32 +0000 http://katywil.com/?p=4118 Seed of Savers UMass workshop, Oona Coy guest speaker (scroll down for details)

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]]> Common House Dreaming https://stowefarm.org/common-house-dreaming/ Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:48:39 +0000 http://katywil.com/?p=2090 We had our first meeting to plan our Common House, very inspiring and exciting! pics… We visited 4 cohousing communities and got wonderful tours. Mary Kraus designed 2 of the common houses we toured. It’s evident that she also lives in cohousing and really understands all of the intricacies of a common house, which is... [Read More]

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]]> Turning the community solar panels for fall https://stowefarm.org/turning-the-community-solar-array-for-fall/ Thu, 18 Oct 2012 15:42:59 +0000 http://katywil.com/?p=1592 Thanks to Charles, Ed, Bill, and Haynes for adjusting Katywil’s community solar panels into their autumn position.

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]]> July 1st Open House and celebrating completion of Justin's stonework https://stowefarm.org/july-1st-open-house-and-celebrating-justins-wall/ Thu, 07 Jun 2012 22:31:09 +0000 http://katywil.com/?p=1276 Katywil’s Open House is on July 1st from 3-5pm. We are celebrating the completion of Justin Korby’s two year stonework. More pics… Below is Jeremy Topitzer’s timber frame gazebo with beautiful detailing. Justin’s mason work also followed the ancient craft of masonry using hand tools and no mortar. You must come and experience it in... [Read More]

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]]> Stronger community in neighborhood design called co-housing https://stowefarm.org/stronger-community-in-neighborhood-design-called-co-housing/ Wed, 16 May 2012 16:00:50 +0000 http://katywil.com/?p=1167 Laura Fitch, of Kraus Fitch Architects (who specialize in designing cohousing communities), was visiting a community in Salt Lake City. Read more… She wasn’t sure how the conservative newspaper would describe the unconventional life style of cohousing. But they appreciated the advantages of living in community. Read the article: Cohousing

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