Although we still have cold temperatures ahead, it’s clear that spring is upon us. I have seen turkey vultures, geese, bald eagles, and robins. I have seen the tips of crocuses poking through the snow. The maple sap is running slowly but surely. What signs of spring have you seen? Please join us as we […]
Read More Spring EventsBecoming a member of the United Plant Savers Botanical Sanctuary Network has opened some doors to transformation for the Serpentine Project. In 2013, we will launch the Trillium Center and the Seed Gardens, which will include the Seed House. The trillium is a three-petaled flower deep in the woods that wraps its seeds in what […]
Read More The Seed House and the Trillium CenterIn late 2011, Charles and I began the construction of a timber-framed straw bale green house that will have a hoop house attached. Mostly I helped dig the drainage ditch for the foundation, which will drain into a bioswale. The green house will increase our capacity to grow vegetables, at-risk medicinal plants, and other important medicinal plants. […]
Read More Building a Straw Bale Green HouseWell, it doesn’t really breathe fire, but it certainly gets hot and dry in this thing. Charles from BLD farm, built a solar dehydrator (aka “The Beast”) for the Serpentine Project. The nickname relates to the size of this particular dehydrator. The glass over the black sheet metal generates heat from the sun, which vents […]
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Trillium Center 