Side Trips

SNOW DAY January 31, 2010 SURPRISE! Our mascot, Spot was so surprised to wake up and find himself wearing a snow blanket.  He looked over at the neighbors yard and there was snow everywhere! LET’S STAY HOME There was talk of a meeting in town but the road was a sheet of ice and we […]

FORTY POUNDS OF CABBAGE January, 2010 WINDFALL When our friends at Eastern Carolina Organics sent notification that they had some second grade cabbage for sale, we bought a case for fifteen dollars.  And then we got to work.  The first thing we made was cabbage burgers.  Next we made sauerkraut. Which was used later in

EVOLUTION OF A HOME From the house formerly known as “Yellow” to home September, 2009 to December, 2009 A WHOLE LOT A WORK GOING’ ON Three months ago, we began work on the inside of the house we planned to make our own. We hired contractors to paint and install flooring and cabinets. We cleaned

THANKSGIVING, 2009 A Happy Meal in Bynum with Jill, Andy and Mr. Pickles SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY Jill and Andy are really nice people who have a really nice house in a really cool neighborhood and being from the south, they really know how to make everyone feel welcome. This year, they invited thirteen people to their

SHAKORI HILLS FALL MUSIC FESTIVAL Music to our hearts content with more than fifty bands on four stages over four days! October, 2009 – Page 4 of 4 THE GOURDS Dem Boys from Austin TX made their first trip to Shakori, playing to a sparse, post rain crowd on Sunday – as usual, they were

SHAKORI HILLS FALL MUSIC FESTIVAL All kinds of fun, from rock cairns, to hula hoops to peace umbrellas October, 2009 – Page 3 of 4 CAIRNS AT THE PEAK   Although these cairns, or piles of rocks were not at the peak of a mountain, cairns are often used to mark mountain peaks or hiking

SHAKORI HILLS FALL MUSIC FESTIVAL Enjoying the company of family and friends October, 2009 – Page 2 of 4 IMAGINE Above them only sky, Bob and Camille sit back and enjoy a splendid day at the festival. FUNNY Seemed there was plenty to laugh about and it all got funnier as the day went on.

SHAKORI HILLS FALL MUSIC FESTIVAL Bob, Camille, Emily, Amy, and Molly enjoy four days of Fun and Music October, 2009 – Page 1 of 4 HIPPIE LIMBO Great culture never dies and the Hippie Culture, with its focus on Love and Peace is one good example. Many of us older folk like to say we’re

LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP A goodbye, a hello, an engagement, a wedding and a potluck  September, 2009 INTERN NIGHT     The continual influx of new interns keeps things interesting and fresh for all of us but the goodbyes take getting used to. A group of us took Edible Earthscapes’ intern Josh out to dinner to

TWO DAYS OF REMEDIATION AT A PLACE CALLED YELLOW MANY HANDS MAKE LIGHT WORK August 29 and 30, 2009     YELLOW IS NOT JUST A COLOR It’s the name we use for a house nestled on the edge of acres of property owned by friends which has served as intern housing for the past