The Lab

the folks i stayed with the longest in Reno live two houses down from Kyle and Katie's Be the Change Project. i decided to call it the Lab (short for Labyrinth) because the house and land are a place where many experiments are going on, many works in progress, interesting combinations of things... and when i walk around inside the house it feels a little like a labyrinth with so many doors and hallways and small rooms.

two community meals were held out front of the house in this circle of chairs while i was at the Lab.

there is a lot of composting going on in the large back yard. the main bin system has eight spaces where the compost is turned from one space to another. there is a separate two bin system for the humanure in the back. wood chips, easily available in reno aparently, are the main carbon source.

i swaddles this one passive pile, which was being held within a metal cage, with chips and branches. i gave a demonstration of the method of depositing material that i learned from Joseph Jenkins. then we added the straw and dried out vegetable debris on top. my most recent compost sculpture!

i laid some of the deck boards with eric on one of the fine evenings recently. this is how it looks when wet after a rain.

i've been using the sun oven every day. sometimes just heating water for dishes and tea in the evening...

the garden...

don't forget to have fun!