Notes from Windward Archive
2013
Wall-E Needs a Transmission Overhaul!
Opalyn shares progress on Wall-E's transmission rebuild.
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Part Two New!
Starting to Put Things Back Together.
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Part One
Deciphering the problem and taking things apart.
Lindsay reflects on the passing of a loved one
Fiber ConversionOpalyn talks about a fiber display at the local library.
Windward Winter 2014Claire's photo essay.
Our Numbers are GrowingOpalyn introduces two little lambs.
Making "Bone Sauce"A traditional technique for keeping deer off of fruit trees.
Making Beet SugarA how to process for converting sugar beets into beet sugar
Bearing FruitLindsay shares images of new fruits at Windward
Building a Cob Bench
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Building a Rubble Foundation New!
A simple, ancient and effective technique.
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First a roof
R&D on some Roundwood Timberframing basics
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Why build a Cob Bench?
A Kaizen aproach to climate appropriate natural building
Ruben recounts his adventure to the local data relay station.
A Day in the LifeMonica describes an average day in community
Empowering my Inner 7th Grade BoyMonica shares a lesson in interpersonal relationships.
Redesigning Our Zone 1
Adding a New Fiber to Our FlockOpalyn brings home a young German Angora rabbit.
Harvesting a RamPat shares her experience with the annual cycle of life and death.
Finishing C-WallWalt describes wrapping up the pouring of a concrete retaining wall
Rainy Moments mean Inkle WeavingOpalyn shares her inkle weaving project
Notes on Chestnuts at WindwardAndrew shares thoughts, research, and new strategies for naturalizing Chestnuts in Windward's dryland forest
More Plarn and Another BasketOpalyn shares more information working with plastic bags
Rainy DaysOpalyn shares her thoughts on an age old question, "What to do? And what has to get done anyway!"
On Killing and Eating Animals
thoughts on the role of animals in creating & sustaining human communities
- Introduction
- Some Personal Background
- Climate and Ecology are Essential Factors
- What are the starting conditions of the system?
- Veganic Permaculture is Probably Possible
- Life Feeds on Life
- Fossil Fuels - the Elephant in the Room
- Some Closing Remarks
A Fall Intern
Ply-Split Basketry!A new material and a new pattern to play with.
Ply-Split Basketry!Opalyn shares more about this new (to me) technique.
Squashes!Lindsay shares images of the squash abundance in the garden
An IntroductionClaire Introduces herself and where she comes from.
Sausage MakingClaire shares about her first project: Making Sausage with Martin.
SeedballsAndrew experiments with an old method of no-till agriculture
Summer RainLindsay talks of a summer storm
Creating a Clothing & Craft SpacePaula writes about one of her intern projects
Videos! Introduction to PermacultureAndrew shares videos from a spring permaculture course at Windward, and introduces another fall course on Sept 6-8
Notes from the FieldAndrew shares thoughts about the evolution of plant communities in Windward's growing spaces.
Herbal Medicine Monograph Project
Profiling the Medicinal Plants of Windward
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Introduction
Faun introduces herself & the project.
- German & Roman Chamomile (Matricaria recutita & Chamomilla nobile)
- Chickweed (Stellara media)
- Dandelion (Taraxacum officinalis)
- Ribwort Plantain (Plantago lanceolate)
- Garlic (Allium sativum)
Paula shares about life in community
An Introduction from PaulaA Women-in-Community Internship participant this Summer
Consenting with NatureArianna speaks to the "gendering" of nature and our responsibility as earth-stewards
An Introduction from AriannaA Women-in-Community Internship participant this Summer
The 2013 Village HelixOur Annual Open-House is Just a Month Away!
Building a "Dead" Hedgea step toward irrigationless multifunctional hedgerows
Willy Gives BirthEight Piglets Join the Family!
Ply-Splitting BasketryLearning and Practicing Ply Splitting
A Gathering of WomenLindsay shares about a recent family reunion
Getting More Comfortable with AniamlsApprentice Aaron describes his time with the animals
An Introduction to Ply-SplittingLearning How to Make and Split Plied Cords
Weaving - Setting up my LoomOpalyn shares how she prepared her loom for weaving.
Gunuine Swiss Goat CheeseAndrew shares a newly acquired traditional swiss cheesemaking process.
Apple Grafts...4 Years LaterLindsay transplants the first of the grafted apple trees
Hugel Bed UpdateSeeds are germinating and Trees are Planted!
Lambs!Andrew updates on this years sheep births
Sunken Lag BoltsWalt describes a hidden construction detail
Pig Paddocks to Seed AlfalfaLindsay provides an update on our efforts to grow alfalfa
Images from a weekend Permaculture Workshop VIDEO: Site preperations for Hugelkultur bedAndrew shares about the groundwork for the bed, the slope and orientation of the hillside, and how it fits into the bigger picture.
VermacompostTurning Onion Peels and Coffee Grounds into Soil
Opalyn shares about her recent work on the loom
Staging Material for the Hugelkultur BedsLindsay talks about preparations for an upcoming Permaculture workshop
Willie gets pregnant!
Andrew shares about a recent trip into Portland
Lindsay shares some images from a recent root harvest
from a recent visit by friend & mycologist Jordan Weis
Karen's thoughts on comadres
Reflections from a Winter Solstice
Images from a Windward Winter
Ucomming Event:
Permaculture on the EdgeMarch 21- March 23 2013
Lindsay & Andrew host a permaculture weekend
Shiitake!
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Two years ago we inoculated some logs...
Andrew reports on an exciting harvest
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Shiitake Continued
Lindsay offers some ideas on what to do differently
Andrew gives word from the mycological front
Wreaths for SaleOpalyn offers a piece of the forest for the holidays.
