Posted by ppeery on January 3rd, 2011 in Bundoran Farm Events and Occasions, Education and Inspiration
Charlottesville Tomorrow (www.cvilletomorrow.org) is sponsoring a conversation about the future of the Albemarle County / Charlottesville Community entitled “Community Character & Economic Vitality What’s the connection?” . The event is featuring a special presentation by Edward T. McMahon. Ed McMahon is a Senior Fellow with the Urban Land Institute and recently published a book on [...]
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Posted by ppeery on December 23rd, 2010 in Education and Inspiration, General
Today was a busy day with cold but good weather. We divided into two crews with one setting the girders, interior posts and buttresses in the kitchen section–and the other crew working to put the upper beam onto the recently installed post saddles for the rest of the main venue–proud to say we almost finished [...]
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Posted by ppeery on December 14th, 2010 in Education and Inspiration, General, Geobarns Updates
We were able to see the building take on more of its final shape today
with the remaining high buttresses installed as well as most of the wall
framing on the tasting room side where we now have the massive
wall/foundation in place. I left at midday knowing the crew was in very
capable hands [...]
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Posted by ppeery on December 14th, 2010 in Education and Inspiration, Geobarns Updates
Today we got everything done we could do as far as we have gotten–and
the new concrete sills await our posts tomorrow. The crews cut rafters,
finished the diagonal framing as far as they could get, and we began
cutting blocks for the roof system for when we hope will be the week
right before Christmas. [...]
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Posted by ppeery on December 13th, 2010 in Education and Inspiration, General, Nature/Environment
Here are few quick snapshots of the Bundoran Farm landscape sent to us by Dorothy Tompkins that were taken from the front of her home over weekend. With dramatic views like this, who needs anything else
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Posted by ppeery on December 13th, 2010 in Education and Inspiration, Nature/Environment
The American Goldfinch Carduelis tritis American goldfinches delight us with their beauty in the spring and summer, with their affinity for our feeders in winter and throughout the year with their songs and calls. They are vocal little birds with six different types of calls. Goldfinches appear to continue learning calls into adulthood and paired [...]
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Posted by ppeery on December 7th, 2010 in Education and Inspiration, Geobarns Updates, Project Updates
We had a great day today which was a great antidote to the last two through which we struggled, slogged and stressed out. The crew ran full tilt today and we have half the upper beams done–all ensconced in their massive steel fabricated saddles. I was able to keep the guys supplied with routered 2x12x24 [...]
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Posted by ppeery on December 3rd, 2010 in Architecture and Design, Education and Inspiration, General, Green Building
Ilex Construction & Woodworking, Inc. is a proud member of the Bundoran Farm Guild. They have been working with clients for 25 years to build or remodel some of the finest homes in the region. Ilex’s talented employees work hard to shape our clients dreams into a tangible reality. There is no mistaking the feel [...]
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Posted by ppeery on December 2nd, 2010 in Education and Inspiration, Geobarns Updates, Project Updates
Well….we had a truly fabulous day–as much with the crew jelling and
consolidating into a well oiled machine–as with how much high
visibility production took place. One crew got all the high girders up
to the post tops–as far as they can go until the rest of the adjacent
tasting room foundation is poured next week. Jerry was the [...]
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Posted by ppeery on October 30th, 2010 in Bundoran Farm Events and Occasions, Education and Inspiration, General, Nature/Environment
Lief Riddervold, Bundoran Farm’s Natural Resources Manager, led the Albemarle Garden Club on a horticulture event of a different sort on October 21st. On a trail up Israel Mountain the fall colors were spectacular in the late morning sunlight. Spicebush, hickory, birch and others were bright yellow with black gum and maple providing bright red. [...]
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