Oct 8th Shower times

Bryan: 4min 25

Phil: 1min 45

Chase: 6 mins 12secs

NOV 15 It Gets Cold Blog

We had an energy Savings Report of 59% and a gas savings of 15% from last years house inhabitants.

Shower times:

Bryan: 4mins

Chase: 5mins 16 secs

Phil: 0 secs. :)

-Thermostat set to 56 degrees Fahrenheit.

-Spores are doing extremely well inside at 60 degree range

-Compost is odorless, and worms are unstoppable, with correct material, and quick

-House cleaning underway:

Kitchen cleaned with baking soda + Vinegar then Soap. Very effective.

-Microwave is not working and is being disposed of.

-Spores indoors will be held the 1st of December as is the Dinner for our house. Dinner will be Fermentation or mushroom themed. Spores 4-6 dinner at 7 to ?

Tuesday Nov. 1st Notes.

Grievances> We need to Clean. 3 sections.

CHASE- kitchen

Bryan - Upstairs

Phil - Downstairs

Fort Idea = put side flap up ( fort open) when people are not in the fort.

Secondly, We are placing side mat onto the bottom since no one uses it.

Theme party at our house at some point.

Mushrooms are growing well and we need to set a date for Spores Indoors.

Trash Needs to be taken out

Shower Times

Chase- 7mins 08 secs

phil- 1min 55 secs.

bakker- 2 mins 10 secs

Place list of needed food on the fridge, for next shopping trip.

THE END

October 25th MEETING

Meeting Begins with rearranging closet space, plunger was bought, maintenance will be called for the mice traps.

Talking about poster for Sustainability Week, made out of newspaper with House upgrades and info.

Talking about Spores Indoors Galore: working on getting project underway, house spores are growing well.

Shower Times: Phil 4:36

Bryan 4:20

Chase 5:00

Money for the week is 25$ a person.

The Blogging Begins

So the first thing to do when living in a sustainability house would be to begin a blog, so we have the first step completed.

Our Community

Our community has a very relaxed standard of living and has communal food rules and cooking, and each member has a different night that they specifically have to cook for the rest of the house members. The food has to be vegetarian because of the vegetarian members of the community. There is a shopping list on the fridge for both food and other things needed around the house. House meetings are held once a week, where money is collected, each member puts in the same amount of money which then goes to pay for groceries and other things. House meetings have a segment for things to work on, where each person has a task to work on and secondly grievance are aired so that everyone can openly talk about what is bothering them and so that the relationships in the community are good.

Housing Improvements

We have made many upgrades to our house in the attempt to create an environment that is more suitable for reduction of electricity and water usage as well as creating a healthier environment.

Small adjustments:

A timer in the shower - So that we can track our weekly water usage. Which is accumulated until the end of the year to see our house and personal usage for the year.

A drying rack in the bathroom - To dry clothes without electrical aid.

A Storage rack - To make room for the food stores that we build up and accumulate during the better growing seasons.

A vermicomposting system - This is a composting system that uses red worms to degrade vegetable material that is not acidic. A simple plastic storage bin with holes in it that is raised a few inches inside of a larger bin. Newspaper is used to create levels so that air can get in the middle of the compost and aids in decomposition. No sauces or food with additives can be placed in the composter.

Spores have been purchased and indoor sporulation is planned to start once the correct growing materials are purchased and ready.