Posted by ppeery on November 19th, 2010 in Architecture and Design, General, Project Updates
Construction is progressing at a quick pace for the 2 road segments currently underway at Bundoran Farm. Ballyshannon Road, coming of the existing Derry Lane, gently curves along the edge of the pasture and dips into the forest for a bit to provide access to Lots B-1,B-2, B-10, B-11 and B-12. Since construction commenced last [...]
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Posted by ppeery on November 19th, 2010 in General, Geobarns Updates, Project Updates
We were almost at full two crews today and had a magnificent day–one setting up more posts in the main venue (except where the cliff wall down to the tasting room isn’t yet poured–and the other getting up the three girders spanning the main entry and supporting the bridal area. It was brisk and breezy [...]
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Posted by ppeery on November 19th, 2010 in Architecture and Design, General, Geobarns Updates, Green Building, Nature/Environment, Project Updates
The day began at midnight last night with a thunderstorm and high winds–shaking my camper until I thought it was going to roll over–and then a midnight run down the hill to the site where most of the tarps had been ripped off the lumber, now exposed to driving rain. For most of yesterday–instead of [...]
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Posted by ppeery on November 15th, 2010 in Architecture and Design, Geobarns Updates, Project Updates
Geobarns Update -Pippin Hill Farm Winery – DAY ONE: polychaos, production & pippinhenge The days started out far from what I hoped at about 6:30 when I could not find out if anyone was going to cover our workspace with gravel today before it pours tonight and tomorrow and the Virgina clay turns to a [...]
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Posted by ppeery on November 8th, 2010 in Agriculture, General, Green Building, Project Updates
The Daily Progress published a front page story by Sharon Fitzgerald on Pippin Hill Farm & Vineyards which is currently under construction at Bundoran Farm. It’s a good story profiling how a powerful vision, solid planning and experienced and passionate team can lead to the development of what will be a great addition to Bundoran [...]
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