Acorn Community

New High Tunnel at acorn.  Just finished the roll up sides.  We had some problems with these sides blowing in the wind and tearing through straps, which are intended to hold them down.  This time we used some old drip tape, attached by washers and screws.  We will see how it holds up to the [...]

The first signs of spring are upon us.  Daffodil flowers are blooming, warmer weather has come, and we are very excited to have our first set of ducks.  Cute ducklings, that will follow folks around.  These ducks will live at our newly restored pond, and acorn will enjoy their services.  Our population of animals is [...]

It’s finally winter!!!!  And as prove of it,  there is a light dusting of snow covering the gardens left from the last snowstorm.  I have been looking forward to winter for a good long time.  Temperatures have dropped from triple digits to the occasional single digit, which is cause enough to merrily sing the glories [...]

It seems like people are always coming and going in community.  It’s not very often that somebody sticks around for a quarter of a century.  So, when someone does it is cause for celebration!  The cause for celebration gets kicked up another notch or two when that person is River.  Friends, neighbors, and communards came [...]

Bees rock! They buzz around all day, pollinate our crops, then go home and make wonderful honey. We keep two hives here at Acorn. I like to think that we have happier bees than most. We constantly have new crops in bloom, whereas almost all commercial bees have a clover exclusive diet. We do use [...]

Thank you for asking. I’d be happy to tell you. Back in 1915 Gillette started a marketing “assault” on a woman’s underarm hair to sell more razors. It started out in Harper’s then soon moved to McCalls, too. Since then, women have been tricked into thinking that to be sexy or hygienic they must shave [...]

I fielded a call from a wonderful middle school student from Ohio; doing research on Utopian societies for a project. It got me thinking… are we Utopia? Have you ever lived, learned, worked, and managed with another person? 23 other people? We do it everyday, and to say that no one’s feelings never get hurt [...]

Left to Right. Top Row:  Stephanie, Jacqueline, River, Irena, Ken, Ira, Andros, Abe Second Row: Mardock, Fox, Fiver, Ashley, (Arlo),  Thomas Bottom Row: Ginger, Lisa, Paul, Tess

Tomato season is starting to slow down around here. In the last month or so, though, we’ve collected lots of seed! Tomatoes are one of our crops which can only be used for either seed saving or for eating. To save the seed, we’ll select ripened tomatoes, puree them, and then let them ferment for [...]