tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38800661239681644922011-07-30T06:36:20.241-07:00White Hawk Talknews from White Hawk Ecovillage in Ithaca, NYWhite Hawk Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07068668806429523814noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3880066123968164492.post-58546233703447634992010-10-11T14:33:00.000-07:002010-10-11T14:48:57.933-07:002010-10-11T14:48:57.933-07:00Live at White Hawk Without Waiting for ConstructionThe home construction process is fun, but we've encountered plenty of folks who want to live here (or somewhere like it) but are just not that into designing and building a home. For the first time, White Hawk has a completed home available.
It's ours! We're a family of four and and have lived here
Home on the left--viewed from the South
quite happily since August 2009. However, our income Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3880066123968164492.post-88724136803670480312010-08-16T12:38:00.000-07:002010-08-16T12:40:31.689-07:002010-08-16T12:40:31.689-07:00Greg planted a sunflower patch, choosing a variety known to make good oil seeds. He has an oil press and plans to try and make a one year supply of sunflower oil this fall. We all think the patch of flowers looks nice, too. White Hawk Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07068668806429523814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3880066123968164492.post-1450057366858909362010-08-16T10:32:00.000-07:002010-08-16T11:08:14.767-07:002010-08-16T11:08:14.767-07:00New ConstructionWe've been working on a new building at White Hawk! It's a bus shelter-farmstand-internet shed. This multi-use building sits at the entrance to our land, right at the corner of White Hawk Lane and 96B. Our site plan calls for a bus shelter in that location, and some members creatively designed some extra features, like a fold-down shelf and operable windows, allowing it to be used as a small farmWhite Hawk Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07068668806429523814noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3880066123968164492.post-43492136723749092352010-08-16T08:33:00.000-07:002010-08-16T11:09:10.641-07:002010-08-16T11:09:10.641-07:00Well, the summer tour season is over for White Hawk, but visitors are still welcome and we encourage to to visit! We held four open house events this summer, and had a lot of fun meeting new people. We had visitors from far and near, as well as curious neighbors that we were happy to show around. We had fun with snacks, live music, and we even premiered our walking trail. If you missed out, White Hawk Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07068668806429523814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3880066123968164492.post-77398847102265652482010-06-02T13:06:00.000-07:002010-06-02T13:15:38.247-07:002010-06-02T13:15:38.247-07:00Working From Home, With RoosterYesterday was an amusing first for me. While I was on the phone for work, discussing with my colleague Bob the various options for some of the electronics in our newest product, Buster the rooster began crowing. When I told Bob what it was, he said "oh, good, I was hoping that wasn't you making those sounds."Now, ordinarily, one does not associate crowing roosters with high-tech electronics Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16536891314355643067noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3880066123968164492.post-38992864797428300762010-05-31T02:45:00.000-07:002010-05-31T02:45:47.003-07:002010-05-31T02:45:47.003-07:00Rainwater Collection
Greg is adding two barrels to his rainwater collection system. Water gets pumped from the barrels on the ground up to a barrel on his balcony, giving Marty and Greg plenty of water pressure for watering the garden.
Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3880066123968164492.post-26320269215107393472010-05-31T02:33:00.000-07:002010-05-31T02:39:26.829-07:002010-05-31T02:39:26.829-07:00Dame's Rocket ParadiseOne thing that makes me cringe is the memory of a line I once wrote: "How enchanted was I by the sight I beheld." I was going through a Jane Austen phase, but is that any excuse? Well, the line applies here.
Directly in back of our house and through the tree line, I can hop onto the Loop Trail that Joe (and the deer) made. It was here I stumbled into clusters of dame's rocket in every Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3880066123968164492.post-14854047325510135002010-05-30T14:52:00.000-07:002010-05-30T14:52:22.835-07:002010-05-30T14:52:22.835-07:00Community Garden Update
Steve and Greg have made great progress on the community garden in the center circle. It's all tilled now, and Greg has sown one-third of it with five pounds of sunflower seeds, which should make for a spectacular sight this summer. Steve has planted onions and will be adding melons and pumpkins.Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3880066123968164492.post-91618947514379926122010-05-30T14:46:00.000-07:002010-05-30T14:46:38.963-07:002010-05-30T14:46:38.963-07:00Pond PlayThe pond is one of our favorite places to play. We throw rocks, check on the progress of plentiful tadpoles, look for animal tracks, and poke at the mud. Those who don't mind the mud hop in for a a swim.
Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3880066123968164492.post-65969110419234521252010-05-28T20:33:00.000-07:002010-05-28T21:06:52.572-07:002010-05-28T21:06:52.572-07:00Grape ArborOne day, Greg dug holes behind his house. This is curious, thought his neighbors.Another day, large logs arrived and got shaved. Interesting, thought the little onlooker. Finally, it all came together. Greg added a wonderful grape arbor to the back of his house. Rob Champion and Kerry Gordon and Rod Lambert put together Joe Italianonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3880066123968164492.post-71219335813858509862010-05-28T12:26:00.000-07:002010-05-28T12:26:16.442-07:002010-05-28T12:26:16.442-07:00New Faces Around the CampfireIt's campfire season!
Liam, Jules, Devin and Steven, our newest applicant household, visited White Hawk last weekend and thoughtfully supplied s'mores ingredients. We'll be seeing more of them when they move to Ithaca in July.Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3880066123968164492.post-55165596263435372172010-05-26T04:38:00.000-07:002010-05-26T04:38:20.588-07:002010-05-26T04:38:20.588-07:00What's New at Number EightIt was exciting to see the crane roll up to lift the roof trusses.
Now it's really looking like a house.
For a while, the Beebe-Lungs had a moon roof.
And then a porch!
Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3880066123968164492.post-7309447172342555722010-05-10T20:07:00.000-07:002010-05-10T20:07:43.943-07:002010-05-10T20:07:43.943-07:00Monday at White HawkSue and I checked out Greg and Marty's black locust posts.
Marty is pulling the bark off, and then they'll use the posts for their grape arbor. In the process, we discovered that black locust fiber looks like great basket-weaving material. Someday when kids are big and hands are free, I'd love to try my hand at weaving baskets from local materials. Greg says these posts will last fifty Julienoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3880066123968164492.post-3986316119880781532010-05-09T11:35:00.000-07:002010-05-09T11:35:00.376-07:002010-05-09T11:35:00.376-07:00White Hawk on FilmMay 2 was a busy day in more ways than one. Before the tour, we spoke with Frigyes Fogel, who is making a film on Cultural Creatives.
Then Natalie Jenereski from WBNG-TV in Binghamton arrived to do a story on us.
You can view the video here.Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3880066123968164492.post-43284553807816704222010-05-09T10:54:00.000-07:002010-05-09T10:54:35.679-07:002010-05-09T10:54:35.679-07:00Construction Progress at Number EightIn our last installment, Number Eight had a slab. Now it has a second floor!
The SIPs arrive
Sue checks out the slab before the walls go up.
Rob and Rod put up a corner so tour folks can see SIPs close up.
Putting a SIP in place
Now it's really looking like a house!
From the south
Joe stood atop the topsoil mountain from previous construction to take this shot of the emerging second Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3880066123968164492.post-87698156558802215532010-05-09T08:15:00.000-07:002010-05-09T08:15:46.832-07:002010-05-09T08:15:46.832-07:00May 2 TourWe opened our doors on May 2 to share what living at White Hawk is like. Despite predictions of thunderstorms, we enjoyed a warm, fun day of chatting, wandering the land, and listening to tunes by John Simon.
We want to provide more opportunities for you to stop in and see us. Check here and on our homepage for upcoming tour dates. As always, you're welcome to schedule a private tour.
Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3880066123968164492.post-16906437545048083612010-04-22T11:34:00.000-07:002010-04-22T11:35:17.062-07:002010-04-22T11:35:17.062-07:00PhG ToursI recently visited with Jennifer Cleland of PhG Tours, who came out on a sunny day to have a look around.
She has a natural passion for travel and local history, offering guided tours and itineraries for travelers to the Finger Lakes. I learned a lot just perusing her website. In fact, I recommend it to anyone looking to get historical and geological-tinted feel for the area. Hope to see you Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3880066123968164492.post-52015743952286527892010-04-20T12:52:00.000-07:002010-04-22T10:47:53.649-07:002010-04-22T10:47:53.649-07:00Digging and Construction ProgressEveryone is digging, it seems. Joe is getting ready for our asparagus to arrive.
Greg is digging holes for the black locust posts that will support his grape arbor.
And now, an exciting installation in our saga, The Birth of a Slab! Plumbing roughed in, ready for insulation...
Insulation installed
The grid for the pex tubing
(Pex tubing is what the water will flow through in this Julienoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3880066123968164492.post-36683853605259143372010-04-14T12:09:00.000-07:002010-04-14T12:09:49.553-07:002010-04-14T12:09:49.553-07:00Fancy NewsletterWe have a newsletter with all the bells and whistles! Plus news. Take a look:'News from White Hawk Ecovillage'Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3880066123968164492.post-1992504669305331502010-04-10T18:23:00.000-07:002010-04-10T21:06:29.799-07:002010-04-10T21:06:29.799-07:00Catching UpMy photo album tells me there's lots to share, so here goes.
The moon at 6:42am on April Fools Day.
Biking on White Hawk Lane.
Greg and Marty's hoop house is full of greens.
Sue and I like to toss rocks into the seasonal streamlet that runs into the pond.
First crocuses at number 7!
The porch at number 7 is currently littered with toys, but we'll be clearing it out to make a stage forJulienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3880066123968164492.post-20238419204815832712010-04-07T04:40:00.000-07:002010-04-10T20:03:55.170-07:002010-04-10T20:03:55.170-07:00New Family Headed to White HawkJules, Steven, Emma, Devin & Liam are headed from Saratoga Springs to Ithaca! Jules says they have been very busy sorting, organizing, purging, and sprucing up their current home. In preparation for their move, they brought a truckload of possessions to store here.
Advertisement for White Hawkers: We help unload trucks.
The culmination of all their hard work? Their sweet home is now Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3880066123968164492.post-16663662867824985602010-04-06T04:52:00.000-07:002010-04-06T04:57:16.510-07:002010-04-06T04:57:16.510-07:00I Can KnitI can't knit. I don't know how. It seems that all my friends--every single one--know how to knit. Amazing!
Dmitri has been steadily insisting out of the blue for the past two months or so that I know how to knit. I finally decided he's right. I just don't use yarn yet.
I communicate with people and groups. I weave and blend them together. The sweater I'm knitting is called White Hawk Julienoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3880066123968164492.post-35574452206551348092010-04-04T04:11:00.000-07:002010-04-10T20:13:07.715-07:002010-04-10T20:13:07.715-07:00May 2 Info Session and Tour
We had such a good time doing this in March that we're doing it again. If you haven't made it to White Hawk yet, come check us out on May 2 from 2-4pm. Here's what we have lined up for you:
2pm - Meet at 7 White Hawk Lane, overview of White Hawk, have a snack, tour the house
2:30pm - Land walk (bring appropriate footwear), see available homesites
3-4pm - Hang out, enjoy live music, speak Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3880066123968164492.post-17149661100541214912010-04-03T23:20:00.000-07:002010-04-03T23:20:19.368-07:002010-04-03T23:20:19.368-07:00Big News at Number EightLot 8 is reserved for Alicia, Xiaolong, Skye, Tara, & Rain.
We were very excited to look out the window and see George Van Valen, Rod Lambert, and Rob Champion conferring about Alicia and Xiaolong's house.
George and his crew have done all the excavation here. Rob, Kerrie, and Rod of Creative Constructions are building 8 White Hawk Lane. Rod Lambert has designed or assisted with the Julienoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3880066123968164492.post-55511854825002811272010-04-02T07:17:00.000-07:002010-04-02T07:55:33.072-07:002010-04-02T07:55:33.072-07:00Spring has Sprung!!!It is official! Sound the trumpets! Spring has arrived at White Hawk!Ask me how I know this to be true! Well, it's because I have come out of hibernation. The shorts are on and the sun is shining!One sure sign that spring has arrived at White Hawk is the arrival of the Killdeer! These spunky birds love our drainage ditches and raise their families there. It is really such fun because part of Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08117539078176655026noreply@blogger.com2