![]() All these things have been preparing the way for what is happening now, and what will happen later. Also, alot of energy has also gone into exploring the shape the church will take in response to changes in society. In past years the presbytery has been exploring what makes a strong “indigenous” Christian church (indigenous leadership!), and how the church can take more leadership in Earth Care. This, we hope, will work as a 3-season greenhouse, though the process works great for many Alaskan homes and structures.Ĭurt continues to serve as executive presbyter and owl (hovers to get the big picture) for the presbytery. Last year (2013) Cindee and Curt spent the summer hosting classes of people wanting to learn how to build a clay-straw building. ![]() Who knew? It took the whole growing season for the soil to fully recover. ![]() What we didn’t know is that “no weed seeds” meant they had sterilized the soil, which eliminated the entire community of organisms needed to transfer nutrition from soil to plants. The garden boxes asked for soil, of course…so we bought soil, guaranteed to come mixed with the right balance of minerals and organics, and NO WEED SEEDS. Those cottonwoods begged to be used, as did the rooftop deck on our garage-which meant milling the lumber and building some rather artistic garden boxes for the deck. The greenhouse needed some monster cottonwoods cut to bring in the sun. Growing our own food called for a greenhouse. Reducing fossil fuel consumption challenged us to grow our own food, because that would minimize the fossil fuels used in fertilizer and transportation. For us it began with a decision to reduce our use of fossil fuel use as much as possible. Roof Top GardeningĮverything has a beginning point.
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