A lot has happened at Heathcote since the last update.  Back in the spring we started planning to purchase the neighboring Anacker property to make it part of a united Heathcote valley and expand our permaculture programs.  Our land committee worked hard and the fund raising committee put together over $150,000 in donations to make it happen.  Unfortunately, the Anackers turned down our offer and signed a contract with another buyer.  There is still a chance that the deal won't go to settlement, so cross your fingers for us.  Even if we are not able to buy the Anacker land, we are still planning to expand our permaculture demonstration and education programs by acquiring other land in the local area or continuing to improve our current land.

Another thing that happened is that we are working with the county to update our zoning status.  In order to come into compliance with county regulations, we decided to move out of some of the buildings that we had been living in.  There has been a little bit of shuffling -- John and Bob moved into the mill apartment, Matt and Betsy moved into the farmhouse, and Nick and Rachel moved into Polaris.