Whole Trees is getting ready to start the framing of a greenhouse for Troy Gardens Community Farm in Madison, WI. It will have round wood columns and beams and rafters and our crew took advantage of the lovely sunny day to do their work outside rather than in our (semi) enclosed workshop. Some of the columns will come from our supply of already harvested timber.
Derek wields the pressure washer with skill and grace
Since they can turn a little grey and mossy while being “stored” in the woods, Derek is giving them a quick power wash. The water brings out all these gorgeous colors and patterns in the wood.
mushrooms grow all over the place here
the gleamingly clean logs
More of the pieces for the greenhouse structure were harvested just today. A few steps away, Rob and Russel are peeling several new arrivals. They’re moving pretty fast so I just snapped a pic while the strips of bark flew off the trunks. They two of them can strip a trunk down to clean bare heartwood in 15 minutes.
Rob and Russel peel the bark off some more recently harvested trees
Hey Roald, Congrats on the NYT story. I’ve forwarded it to all the permaculture lists that I’m on as well as over facebook & twitter. Very good to see this info go public. I really want to visit your greenhouse on a cold blustery day to see what you have going. Camille & I are closing on 40 acres to start a vineyard / winery /greenhouse fantasy on Hway 82…
Comment by mIEKAL aND — November 6, 2009 @ 7:44 am