QCC At the Ivy Project for MLK Day!

Volunteers scoop manure for fertilizer

Directions to the Ivy Project

From Charlottesville

(take 29 south to 64 West)
take exit 114 (IVY) off 64 West, turn left after exit down Dry Bridge Road. After 1.8 miles turn left on Taylors Gap Road and after 2.6 miles turn right on Pagebrook Road and go 700 yards past the red barn and white house on right (stay to left) we're down the driveway in the back field.

From East of Cville
Take 64 east to exit 114 (IVY) and take a right after the exit and follow directions above.

google map of farm is here: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=pagebrook+farm+road+and+taylors+gap+road,+Charlottesville,+Albemarle,+Virginia+22902&sll=37.990244,-78.642583&sspn=0.017757,0.038452&ie=UTF8&ll=37.990819,-78.631961&spn=0.008878,0.019226&t=h&z=16

Corner Cover Crop Expands

Todd and the QCC have expanded the QCC garden! Cover crops are in, and spring isn't too far away..!

Build Build Build!

Nearly 15 of us descended onto Charlottesville for the first big Ivy Project building weekend! Most of us had close to zero experience in construction work, but we were artfully guided by our designer and neighbors, Eric and Brian. Half of our beautiful shade structure (room without walls, pavilion, sala) is up! Keep in touch for the next building weekend in the next month or so.

After the structure is up, comes the green roof, the floor, and eventually solar panels, lights, and maybe even walls! Imagine the wonderful ideas a group could have and work through in such a beautiful space.



Fundraising events coming up, and promise to be a blast.

Thank you Eric, Liz, Josh, Amanda, Allyn, Stephanie, Mariela, Todd, Elliott, Shintaro, Jimmy, Andrew, Brian, and Mihr!!!

Pavilion Building

Eric's plans look great, and we're making real progress getting ready for the weekend of the 16th! Be in touch to organize a ride down or offer fundraising help--!

One sister, many weeds

Alas! Our seeds weren't good enough quality to germinate! Little of the corn came up, and Todd's great effort to germinate the rest of the seed in boxes off site met little success. With its being so late in the season and all, we'll be looking for a new seed supplier and planting cover crops instead. Better luck next year!

But, keep your schedule open for Ivy Project building days on August 9th and 16th! We'll be doing an Ivy-style barn raising of an open-air, green roof structure! See my attempt to render what it'll look like below. Eric and Liz are doing great things with designs Get in touch with me if you want to come down! (202) 674-0900 Also get in touch if you want to give us money..

Corn Planting!

A Charlottesville, Fairfax, and DC crew descended on the farm this Saturday. We made hundreds of mounds of dirt and compost and sowed the corn! We picnicked, sweat, and watered the entire garden with buckets from the creek! We also took it as a sign that the project was destined for luck when it rained good and hard for 20 minutes immediately after we finished planting.

Todd will give a shout out when the corn is 4 inches, and then we'll put in the beans, followed by squash! Keep in touch for those dates if you want to come along!