What we learned from the Design Charrette held this past week has significantly altered our vision of what’s possible for the building and for the site. Perhaps the most dramatic change is the idea of relocating the restaurant to what is now the roof, and locating the greenhouses above that. Equally important, however, is a… read more »
Design Notes 5/5/11 (Discussion led by Joe Schaffer, civil engineer, along with Ben Walmer, architect, Rich Feldmann, our green builder, Paul Miller and the planning staff of the Town, with the Tipping Point team.) Five areas to site: north lot, south lot, upper lot, roof, street life Parking Issues 1 space needed for every 200… read more »
Two more local source restaurants that provide unique, mouthwatering experiences in peaceful settings. Not inexpensive, but not wallet busting and well worth the value. www.vinegarhillhouse.com www.applewoodny.com
An example of a restaurant delivering high quality inexpensively. See link: www.thegeneralgreene.com
Photo Album: http://vrcn.com/mteco/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/terrain-at-styers/index.html
Growing Food Locally: Integrating Agriculture Into the Built Environment Tremendous energy is expended transporting food from fields around to world to our tables. Large-scale, centralized food production is vulnerable to disease and other threats, and there are health benefits to more local food production. In this context, there is growing interest in producing food closer… read more »