In which Purl makes a mattock handle out of a tree!
East Brook Farm
Kohlrabi, Dumpstering, and Spring Comes to East Brook
from the Commune Life Instagram site
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First Snow at East Brook
In which communards from East Brook climb their valley after the first snow of the season:
A Mushroom Hunt at East Brook
Anande, Julia, and Maximus hunt for wild mushrooms:
Insulating Skyfish
Twin Oakers help to insulate East Brook’s newest building and explain the labor exchange system.
A Barn Raising at East Brook
Working on Skyfish:
Skyfish Mid-Process
by Raven Cotyledon
Thumbs has already detailed the story of the early construction work on Skyfish, at East Brook Community Farm, including how a fish actually fell from the sky and thus named the building, in an earlier Commune Life post.
I visited East Brook Community Farm on my way to the FEC assembly and toured the farm. I was intrigued by Skyfish.
From the outside it looks finished:
The back of it is especially colorful:
There are some lovely details:
But inside the building is a different story:
Sarah told me that they hope to finish Skyfish this spring and it will provide housing for new community members.
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