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Summer 2015: Rainwater Cistern Construction

January 8, 2016 by Tao

Before delving into the big project of the summer, the rainwater cistern, I decided to finally bury the electrical and network wiring running to the cabins in flexible conduit. I also put in 4 cedar...

Spring 2015

July 2, 2015 by Tao

The summer solstice has arrived and it's hard to believe the days will already be getting shorter, unfortunately though they keep getting hotter for another 2 weeks. The big story lines of this Spring...

Fall 2014

January 25, 2015 by Tao

This Fall was relatively uneventful, but I did get a few minor projects done that have made Winter much more pleasant. Also, I hosted wine-making workshop, which didn't draw as many people as I imag...

2015 Volunteer Position

January 20, 2015 by Tao

I'm looking for one long-term volunteer for 2015 from April through October, though I’m flexible on those dates. The volunteer will be provided room and board in exchange for 20 hours of work per ...

Summer 2014

January 7, 2015 by Tao

We kicked off Summer with a solstice party that I may try to do on a regular basis. 'Midsummer Mayhem' as I called it featured a large bonfire, a pickup truck pool, lawn games, garlands, and me in loi...

Spring 2014

July 22, 2014 by Tao

The day after my last post we planted potatoes. Last week we harvested those potatoes. That's how erratic my blogging has become so I'm not going to go into detail about the almost 3 months in betw...

Earth Day Update

April 23, 2014 by Tao

It's a beautiful sunny day out here at Maya Creek and it seemed like a nice time to update everyone on the goings on with it being Earth Day and all. The Garden I'm a little surprised to report that i...

Water System Taking Shape

March 31, 2014 by Tao

My first volunteer of the season, Billy, arrived this past Thursday night from Louisiana. I haven't gotten the solar hot water collector or the rest of the basics of the common house water system up...

Sputtering towards Spring

February 27, 2014 by Tao

In between the unusual arctic blasts that continue to pummel the area I've been quietly preparing for the inevitable coming thaw. We're now back in another round of near record-low temperatures, but b...