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Though slightly out of order in the project, we decided to plaster a bit of the exterior wall at the apartments to give volunteers something fun to do.  (Not that ceiling demo isn’t fun)  So Katey Culver and Howard Switzer (our respective permaculturalist and architect) came out on October 10th and showed us how it’s [...]

Time for some new pics!  We’ve had several more workdays since the first volunteer day.  There were the two youth groups from Ohio, the group of Trevecca freshmen, and other similar volunteer days.  Then, we had the big one, where Altria (Copenhagen) recruited customers to come together and volunteer in August.  On that day, the [...]

You’ve seen the before pics, now check out this picture of where we’re headed.  It’ll make you smile. Artisting Rendering of the Castanea Apartments Next up…pictures of the now, musings on a diary we found during cleanup, and information on upcoming volunteer days.  Stay tuned!

A special thanks to our friend Brian for coming over and taking the time to photo document the first work day at the apartments.  Here’s the talent behind all of the pictures: Here’s a slide show of about half of Brian’s pictures.  Looking back through these, I realize that we’ve come a long way!! More [...]