Cville meeting Sept. 5th

Check back here for meeting agenda details- We'll check out how Ivy is doing, visit some farms in Nelson County, and chat in the afternoon. Rough agenda goes:

Morning- visit sites

Afternoon: Make lunch

Share background, recent history of Ivy Project (VA, Amanda, B)

Hear from Todd about QCC's work and plans for future

Updates on information gathering and potential steps foward (VA and Jeff)

What can individuals bring to project? What roles would people like to play?

Next steps, future plans

May 2009: Potatoes just after hilling.

April 2009: Healthy rye, vetch, clover cover crop, just before mowing.

April 2009: Newly emerged potatoes.

March 2009: Newly planted potatoes on a frosty morning.

April 2009: Freshly mowed rye, vetch, and clover cover crop. Potatoes in the background.

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!!!