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^Yeah, I guess most are. This one is all charity... everything grown is given away pretty much that same day. I took 1100 pounds of vegetables to the Pine St. Inn in one trip. They were totally stoked, so it's really great to be there when they see it. I think we grew 65,000 lbs this year. The barn should help us be more efficient.
Ours was a little faster paced (but not as well filmed)...Quote:
Originally Posted by MARSHALL TUCKER
Our barn is coming together and should be fully operational in a month. Just in time for the season to begin, sort of as planned and hoped. It's amazing how much goes into a "simple" barn, though. About half is heated, it has a full kitchen, bathroom, outdoor shower and we are planning to go solar, so many sophisticated components, etc. There's even a brew cave, too... :) I'll post a few from the interior once it's finished off.
Here's a few recent shots.
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Nice!
Holy shit, sometimes I miss timber framing. Sweet barn.
Looks great!
Beautiful. Anchors the land.
Thanks... it feels right on the site, and seems to work well with the other buildings. Here another further from the back and also the rendering:
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One of the coolest things about doing this project, is how many people want to help out. Being a non-profit, we are on a very limited budget, but so many have been willing to to discount their rates, prices, etc.
I've been lucky enough to get to know and work with a local elderly gentleman who has a blacksmith shop on his property. He's volunteered to build us a weathervane for our cupola, so I came up with the idea of our logo's two "G's" spinning independently of each other. A retired engineer, he worked for many years on developing the Cassini probe, so he's pretty capable for our little aerial intervention.
He made a mock-up in plywood first:
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Then we had to figure how to support this twisting monster chunk of steel:
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Today we had it cut out of 3/16" steel plate:
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And aside from needing a few minor adjustments, it works:
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For an 84 year old ex Stowe skier, he moves pretty fast, so I should have some pictures of it up on the barn soon.
Up and running
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In action: https://www.facebook.com/GGConcord/v...2698505196935/
very cool
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Originally Posted by BigDaddy
Looks nice, can't wait to see it.
On the other hand,
I would look at that roof intersection carefully as it looks like wind driven rain could easily get in there.