Category Archives: Workdays on the Land
October 24 work/play day
The work/play day in some sense began Friday night as Anthony, Paul, and Randy engaged in the age old fire circle ritual, with Anthony and Randy staying through the night. Much had been done to prepare for the day by … Continue reading
August 22nd Workday
August’s workday began bright and early with campers Rita, Matt, Rachel, Leah, and Anthony welcoming the first sun with walks, coffee, and opening the Frazier gate for our neighbor Daniel on his riding mower, who proceeded to quickly mow the … Continue reading
July 18th Workday
July’s work adventures actually started the night before with Anthony mowing and then camping overnight. Motors revved up again early Saturday morning with Anthony and Vanessa chain-sawing and weed-whacking while Susie and Rita, soon joined by newbies Leah and Diane, … Continue reading
Memorial Day Workday and Cookout Report
Memorial Day dawned clear and cool and some intrepid Harts-Millers – Randy, Paul, Anthony – were on the land by mid-morning to mow and weed-whack. After lunch Katy arrived at the Frazier Road entrance and along with Anthony, Rita and … Continue reading
Potato Planting Workday March 2015
It was another beautiful day on the land. Paul and Randy showed up early with an abundance of chopped up spuds waiting to be planted in the garden. They got to work tilling and building raised beds. Rita joined them … Continue reading
MLK Day 2015 Workday Report
January’s workday got us from scratch to an almost-ready-to-go garden, thanks to Randy’s thorough planning and preparation and a lot of good work through the day by Randy, Paul, Geri, Susie, Anthony, Rachel, Matt, and Donna. Tall cedar corner posts … Continue reading
November 2014 Workday Report
Dear Hartsmiling friends: Thanks for everyone who could make it for a fine workday yesterday! Many people worked hard, mostly all day: Randy, Paul, Kyle, Colleen, Joe (Colleen’s cousin), Rita, Sheffa, Rachel, Peter, Ann-Michelle, and me; with Hope and Amy … Continue reading
October 2014 Workday Gratitude
Many thanks to everyone who showed up for the workday, tours, potluck, camping, etc. on Sunday 10/26! Seventeen people took part total over the course of the day, including two potential members on the tour. Paul and Anthony started the … Continue reading
Fall Equinox 2014 Workday Report
On Sunday 9/21 the morning commenced with a mowing-and-clearing crew of Randy, Stephen, Paul and Anthony, with Hope joining in early afternoon to help tour a new and promising group of interested folks – Amy joining later for dinner, with … Continue reading
July 2014 Workday – A Great Day on the Land
Invalid Displayed Gallery Six hard workers spent much of the day Saturday braving the heat but enjoying a sunny day on the land to make some summery progress on trail-building and dam-clearing, as well as keeping paths and open areas … Continue reading
