Baltimore protest update
The Baltimore Free Farm put out a call for help from nearby communities to help cook for the protests and marches against the murder of Freddie Gray. Acornistas, Twin Oakers,…
Bike tour update
The pledge drive bike tour to help raise money for the kitchen of fellow intentional community Baltimore Free Farm (BFF) has been in progress for over a week now. Pledges…
Egalitarian Bike Tour: Joining forces with Baltimore Free Farm
As a resident bicycle enthusiast, I'm delighted to join an upcoming bike tour with folks from the Baltimore Free Farm, a recently formed urban homestead, with the aim of fundraising…
The Fungal kind of Fruit
Last summer, dreaming of low-maintenance, cruelty free, perennial food sources, we inoculated 27 mushroom logs with Shiitake spawn plugs. We've patiently kept watch since then, keeping them in the shade…
Fire Recovery Efforts
With yet another fire to hit us this year, this time in Heartwood, our main community building, we're pulling together to put our infrastructure (and lives) back in order. Luckily,…
“Bale Raising” Straw Bale Workshop
After years of planning and a frenzied summer of building, the new seed office is finally ready for the straw bales. In accordance with our values of providing educational opportunities…
Acorn Involvement in Local Food Bank Garden
For the past few years, several Acorners have collaborated with local organizations including the Louisa County Resource Council (Low-income Food Distribution Center) and The Central Virginia Master Gardeners to…
Steel Building Fire Update
Thanks to everyone for their kind words, sympathy, and offers of support. We're generating a list of things we're replacing that will be up next week. If you'd like, check…
West end demolition
Steel Building Devastated by Fire
I was going to write about the effects of a few inches of snow in Virginia (power outage, cars grounded, no water, etc), in combination with busy season debacle of…
Easy transportation of heavy loads of seeds
Foundations: researching our options
When I first joined the Design Team, there was so much to do that I had no idea where to start. Being a literal sort of person, I decided to…
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