The Cooler is Done!

WE DID IT, BUT NOT WITHOUT THE HELP OF 82 OF YOU!  See the last post for a detailed list of all who contributed to the project .

Keith from Watershed Construction & Restoration generously sent two of his team over this week to put the metal on the roof, the final step of the project. Thanks so much Keith, Dave and Matt for getting it done!

The cooler has been running for almost two months, with thousands of pounds of food going in and out of it.  All that donated produce was then sent to those in our community with limited access to healthy, fresh local food. 

None of this would have been possible without all your help and most importantly all the time and expertise Neil Husher from Vermont Architects Collaborative put in to the project over the spring and summer. He gave many, many hours of his time to making sure each step of the project got us closer to our end goal -- having this great new resource to serve the community. 

We also want to thank Nate Rogers of Rogers Farmstead again for opening up his farm to us  and to all the volunteers as we worked to build the cooler.  Thanks for giving the cooler a home and being super flexible as we took over some of his space to build the cooler.

This season we have recovered over 17,000 pound to date and more food goes into the cooler daily.    Since CHCV was founded in 2014 a total of over 70,000 pounds of food has been recovered and donated.

Thanks so much to you all!

Thanks To All Of You!

You made it happen!

Thanks to the 82 businesses, professionals, and individuals that helped to build our new cooler! 

A super special thanks goes out to Neil Husher and Vermont Architects Collaborative who worked closely with CHCV and donated many many hours to design and lead all the volunteers listed below in building the cooler over the last four month of planning and building. 

Individuals volunteering their time or helping out in other ways:

Brian Abbott, Dan Armstrong, Kristen Asher, Mark Billian, Charlie Bloom, Howland Brown, Dave Carpenter, Pete Clark, Jinny Cleland, Will Cleland, Dave Crosby, Meg Dawkins,  Meg Davidow, Maribeth Domanski, Sylvia Fagin, Theo Fetter, Tammy, David, Caleb & Hannah Goodman, Robin & Dave Gorges, Matt Hallett, Cady Hart Pettersson, Cynthia Hartnett, Ariel Hsieh, Katura Huckabay, Neil Husher, Robert Jordan, Ashton Kirol, Emily Koella, Kim Kraus, Garth Kraus-Crosby, Alexa Madsen, Talitha Landis-Marinello, Meggan & Keith McCusker, Michelle McIntyre, Eli Levin, Matt Levin, Noah Miller, Carly Monahan, Sam Pensler, Nick Pettersson, Lindsay Reese,  Jack S., Holly St. Jean, Brigitte Savard, Keith Schumacher, Allie Shaffer, Henry Shepley, Bradly Simon, Theresa Snow, Emmanuelle Soumeilhan, Tyler Strange, Gracie Tayler, Ethan Tischler, Anne Watson, Duane Wilder

Businesses who have donated to the project:

Allen Lumber, Aubuchon's in Barre, Aubuchon's in Montpelier, Aubuchon's in Waterbury, Barre Electric, Capstone Community Action Weatherization Program, Design Build Vermont, Diversified Modular Builders, Four Springs Farm,  Green Mountain Crossfit, Hunger Mountain Coop, Jan Ruta Electric, Manghis Bread, Needham Electrical Supply, Rogers Farmstead, Sherwin-Williams Paint Store of Montpelier, Vermont Architects Collaborative, Watershed Construction & Restoration

Professionals consulting on the project:

Bill Clark, Neil Husher, Chris Callahan, Ginger Nickerson, Paul Zabriskie, Jan Ruta, James Cultrera

Last, but not least a very special thanks goes out to Rogers Farmstead for generously hosting our cooler building at their farm in Berlin.  Come visit their farm stand for yogurt, raw milk, flour and more.

All Finished - Except for the Metal Roof

Another great team getting the last of the painting done. Sitting down on the job, can still get the work done in this case. 

Cooler is up and running, coolbit and AC working well keeping it 36 to 38 degrees even on the hottest days. One of the first loads going in with help form CCV Service Learning volunteers.

All of You Have Made CHCV's Cooler Possible

Thanks to the 78 businesses, professionals, and individuals that have helped so far to build our new cooler!

A super special thanks goes out to Neil Husher and Vermont Architects Collaborative who worked closely with CHCV and donated many many hours to design and lead all the volunteers listed below in building the cooler over the last four month of planning and building. 

Individuals volunteering their time or helping out in other ways:

Brian Abbott, Dan Armstrong, Kristen Asher, Mark Billian, Charlie Bloom, Howland Brown, Pete Clark, Jinny Cleland, Will Cleland, Dave Crosby, Meg Dawkins,  Meg Davidow, Maribeth Domanski, Sylvia Fagin, Theo Fetter, Tammy, David, Caleb & Hannah Goodman, Robin & Dave Gorges, Cady Hart Pettersson, Cynthia Hartnett, Ariel Hsieh, Katura Huckabay, Neil Husher, Robert Jordan, Ashton Kirol, Emily Koella, Kim Kraus, Garth Kraus-Crosby, Alexa Madsen, Talitha Landis-Marinello, Meggan & Keith McCusker, Michelle McIntyre, Eli Levin, Matt Levin, Noah Miller, Carly Monahan, Sam Pensler, Nick Pettersson, Lindsay Reese,  Jack S., Holly St. Jean, Brigitte Savard, Allie Shaffer, Henry Shepley, Bradly Simon, Theresa Snow, Emmanuelle Soumeilhan, Tyler Strange, Gracie Tayler, Ethan Tischler, Anne Watson, Duane Wilder

Businesses who have donated to the project:

Allen Lumber, Aubuchon's in Barre, Aubuchon's in Montpelier, Aubuchon's in Waterbury, Barre Electric, Capstone Community Action Weatherization Program, Design Build Vermont, Diversified Modular Builders, Four Springs Farm, Hunger Mountain Coop, Jan Ruta Electric, Manghis Bread, Needham Electrical Supply, Rogers Farmstead, Sherwin-Williams Paint Store of Montpelier, Vermont Architects Collaborative

Professionals consulting on the project:

Bill Clark, Neil Husher, Chris Callahan, Ginger Nickerson, Paul Zabriskie, Jan Ruta, James Cultrera

Last, but not least a very special thanks goes out to Rogers Farmstead for generously hosting our cooler building at their farm in Berlin.  Come visit their farm stand for yogurt, raw milk, flour and more.

Really almost there - Highlights from the last few work days

Finishing up the insulation and getting the PT plywood on the walls and ceiling.

It's turning GREEN!

Sunday work day- another great team getting lots done.

The very last piece of blue board insulation cut to go in!!!   Neil having fun with FRP - that was only the third piece of 20. Others were a little less fun.

More painting - FRP on the ceiling is FUN (not) - the last of the ceiling FRP finally in.  And looking good, all 8 layers of the walls are done!

We have another workday scheduled for Sunday July 24th to get the AC and door in and finish trim and painting.  Maybe a bit of roofing too.  Come join us!

So Many Have Helped Make This Cooler Possible

Thanks to the 73 businesses, professionals, and individuals that have helped so far to build our new cooler!

Individuals volunteering their time or helping out in other ways:

Brian Abbott, Dan Armstrong, Kristen Asher, Mark Billian, Charlie Bloom, Howland Brown, Pete Clark, Jinny Cleland, Will Cleland, Dave Crosby, Meg Dawkins,  Meg Davidow, Maribeth Domanski, Sylvia Fagin, Theo Fetter, Tammy, David, Caleb & Hannah Goodman, Robin & Dave Gorges, Cady Hart Pettersson, Cynthia Hartnett, Ariel Hsieh, Katura Huckabay, Neil Husher, Ashton Kirol, Emily Koella, Kim Kraus, Garth Kraus-Crosby, Talitha Landis-Marinello, Meggan & Keith McCusker, Eli Levin, Matt Levin, Alexa Madsen, Noah Miller, Carly Monahan, Sam Pensler, Nick Pettersson, Lindsay Reese,  Jack S., Holly St. Jean, Allie Shaffer, Henry Shepley, Bradly Simon, Theresa Snow, Emmanuelle Soumeilhan, Tyler Strange, Gracie Tayler, Ethan Tischler, Duane Wilder

Businesses who have donated to the project:

Allen Lumber, Aubuchon's in Barre, Aubuchon's in Montpelier, Aubuchon's in Waterbury, Barre Electric, Capstone Community Action Weatherization Program, Design Build Vermont, Diversified Modular Builders, Four Springs Farm, Hunger Mountain Coop, Jan Ruta Electric, Manghis Bread, Needham Electrical Supply,  Sherwin-Williams Paint Store of Montpelier

Professionals consulting on the project:

Bill Clark, Neil Husher, Chris Callahan, Ginger Nickerson, Paul Zabriskie, Jan Ruta, James Cultrera

A very special thanks goes out to Rogers Farmstead for generously hosting our cooler building at their farm in Berlin.

We are still at it and almost there!

Getting the insulation and hardware cloth in and sealing, sealing sealing!

CHCV's new UVM Intern Holly St. Jean, helps with cooler building on her first day.  We look forward to having her help in all aspects of the program over the summer and maybe in to the fall. 

We have now been working for over a month on the project.  Priming almost done with extra help on our 11th work day.  New and returning volunteers came to help. Thanks Lisa Mase for sharing your UVM Intern Meg with us!  Next up a painting party anyone?

Another great team...Neil going a bit screwy - The AC unit will get quite a nice pastoral view - The rain sets in after a hot day of work. 

Come join us next week to try and get it finished off!

Thanks to ALL who have helped so far!

Thanks to all the businesses, professionals, and individuals that are helping to CHCV build our new cooler!

Individuals volunteering their time or helping out in other ways:

Brian Abbott, Dan Armstrong, Kristen Asher, Mark Billian, Charlie Bloom, Howland Brown, Pete Clark, Will Cleland, Dave Crosby, Meg Dawkins, Maribeth Domanski, Theo Fetter, Tammy, David, Caleb & Hannah Goodman, Robin & Dave Gorges, Cady Hart Pettersson, Cynthia Hartnett, Ariel Hsieh, Katura Huckabay, Neil Husher, Ashton Kirol, Emily Koella, Kim Kraus, Garth Kraus-Crosby, Talitha Landis-Marinello, Meggan & Keith McCusker, Eli Levin, Matt Levin, Alexa Madsen, Noah Miller, Carly Monahan, Sam Pensler, Nick Pettersson, Lindsay Reese,  Jack S., Emmanuelle Soumeilhan, Allie Shaffer, Bradly Simon, Theresa Snow, Tyler Strange, Gracie Tayler, Ethan Tischler, Duane Wilder, 

Businesses who have donated to the project:

Allen Lumber, Aubuchon's in Barre, Aubuchon's in Montpelier, Aubuchon's in Waterbury, Capstone Community Action Weatherization Program, Design Build Vermont, Diversified Modular Builders, Four Springs Farm, Hunger Mountain Coop, Jan Ruta Electric, Manghis Bread, Needham Electrical Supply,  Sherwin-Williams Paint Store of Montpelier

Professionals consulting on the project:

Bill Clark, Neil Husher, Chris Callahan, Ginger Nickerson, Paul Zabriskie, Jan Ruta, James Cultrera

A very special thanks goes out to Rogers Farmstead for generously hosting our cooler building at their farm in Berlin.

Almost There, But Not Done Yet!

A hot sunny day, nice and dry for roofing, just a little warm. Another great team, getting lots more done. 

We have made so much progress since we started construction on June 4th. Now we need to push through to the end to get the rest of it finished. 

June 30th and July 1 are the next work days - hope you can join us!

Day 6 - Caulking, Insulation, and Siding

Thanks to another great team for all their help getting lots done!  We are working hard to finish so the produce that we are already starting to glean has a place to stay cool. Come be part of the team for the next work day - this week June 23, and 24th . There are jobs for all skill levels. 

This Project Would Not be Possible Without Help from all of You!

Thanks to all the businesses, professionals, and individuals that are helping to make it happen!

A special thanks goes out to Nate Rogers from Rogers Farmstead for generously hosting our cooler building at their farm in Berlin.

Individuals volunteering their time or helping out in other ways:

Brian Abbott, Dan Armstrong, Kristen Asher, Mark Billian, Howland Brown, Pete Clark, Will Cleland, Dave Crosby, Meg Dawkins, Maribeth Domanski, Theo Fetter, Tammy, David, Caleb & Hannah Goodman, Robin & Dave Gorges, Cady Hart Pettersson, Katura Huckabay, Neil Husher, Ashton Kirol, Emily Koella, Kim Kraus, Garth Kraus-Crosby, Eli Levin, Matt Levin, Talitha Landis-Marinello, Meggan & Keith McCusker, Noah Miller, Carly Monahan, Nick Pettersson, Lindsay Reese, Emmanuelle Soumeilhan, Allie Shaffer, Theresa Snow, Tyler Strange, Gracie Tayler, Duane Wilder

Businesses who have donated to the project:

Allen Lumber, Aubuchon's in Barre, Aubuchon's in Montpelier, Capstone Community Action Weatherization Program, Diversified Modular Builders, Four Springs Farm, Hunger Mountain Coop, Manghis Bread, Sherwin-Williams Paint Store of Montpelier

Professionals consulting on the project:

Bill Clark, Neil Husher, Chris Callahan, Ginger Nickerson, Paul Zabriskie, Jan Ruta, James Cultrera

It has rafters!

Lots of rafters that went up fast, with Theo, Allie, Katura, Neil and Eli helping!  Now we can put a tarp on and keep the rain out until next workday next week on Wednesday the 22nd. 

Another productive workday - thanks to the volunteers who stepped up and came to help when we needed more hands. We have a building (w/a tarp for a roof and roofing as a wall)!

We have more workdays planned for next week on Wednesday the 22nd, Thursday the 23 (AM only) and Friday.  We can use more help so let us know if you can come out. 

Fourth Workday - Walls and Siding!

Walls and siding - priming, stapling, - hammering - lots for all to do.  A bit damp, but got a lot more done.

Hoping to get the roof on this next week.  Wednesday June 15th is the next workday. Please come help!

The Walls Start to Go Up!

Soon to be a wall

Discounted decking in fun stripes

Skilled builders at work!

Up it goes

Thanks to Allen Lumber for the striped decking and other discounted materials for this project.

Lots of hard work by volunteer builders calls for a good lunch provided by CHCV with help from the Hunger Mountain Coop, Four Springs Farm and Manghis Bread. 

Thanks to another great volunteer team. Its starting to really grow and become something. 

We are looking forward to another great building day tomorrow - Saturday June 11.  Come join us or for one of the workdays over the next few weeks.  Wednesday June 15th and maybe June 22, 24 and/or 26th. Let us know when you want to come help!

Lots More People Helping and Donating to the Project!

Community Harvest of Central Vermont's new cooler is becoming a reality.  Thanks to all the businesses, professionals, and individuals that are helping to make it happen!

A special thanks goes out to Nate Rogers from Rogers Farmstead for generously hosting our cooler building at their farm in Berlin.

Individuals volunteering their time or helping out in other ways:

Brian Abbott, Dan Armstrong, Kristen Asher, Mark Billian, Pete Clark, Meg Dawkins, Tammy Goodman, Robin & Dave Gorges, Cady Hart Perttersson, Katura Huckabay, Neil Husher, Ashton Kirol, Emily Koella, Eli Levin, Matt Levin, Talitha Landis-Marinello, Meggan & Keith McCusker, Noah Miller, Carly Monahan, Nick Perttersson, Lindsay Reese, Emmanuelle Saumeilhan, Theresa Snow, Tyler Strange

Businesses who have donated to the project:

Allen Lumber, Aubuchon's in Barre, Aubuchon's in Montpelier, Capstone Community Action Weatherization Program, Diversified Modular Builders,  Hunger Mountain Coop, Manghis Bread, Sherwin-Williams

Professionals consulting on the project:

Bill Clark, Neil Husher, Chris Callahan, Ginger Nickerson, Paul Zabriskie, Jan Ruta, James Cultrera

Second Day - Floor All Insulated!

A team of strong crossfiters from Green Mountain Crossfit joined us and others to easily and safely lower the floor into place. A great big thanks to the crossfit team for showing up to do the heavy lifting!

Northfield Senior Center's chef Pete Clark, also stopped in to help.   As one of CHCV's recipient partners he is looking forward to benefiting from the new cooler.

Lowering the floor and making final adjustments to level it.  Many strong hands make it look easy!

Getting ready for insulation! After the floor joists are in place - shims, plywood, caulk, lots of insulation, spray foam, more insulation and finely plywood on top for the floor. 

Another productive day! Tomorrow and Saturday - June 10 & 11 - Walls and then roof!  Come join us. Siding to prime and paint, projects for all!

The First Big Building Day

The wonderful team we had for our first work day - Carly, Kristen, Talitha, Tammy, and Neil

Blocks laid in preparation for building at Rogers Farmstead, the farm that will host the CHCV cooler building.

The team at work - looking over plans, cutting lumber and insulation, and framing the floor.

Hot and happy after a long day of hard work! 

Come help on one of the next work days  on June 9, 10 & 11. Email us for more info - communityharvestvt@gmail.com

Thanks to All Who are Helping!

Thanks to all the businesses, professionals, and individuals that are helping to make Community Harvest of Central Vermont's new cooler a reality.

A special thanks goes out to Rogers Farmstead for generously hosting our cooler building at their farm in Berlin.

Businesses who have donated to the project:

Allen Lumber, Sherwin-Williams, Capstone Community Action Weatherization Program, Hunger Mountain Coop, Four Springs Farm

Professionals consulting on the project:

Bill Clark, Neil Husher, Chris Callahan, Ginger Nickerson, Paul Zabriskie, Jan Ruta, James Cultrera

Individuals volunteering their time or helping out in other ways:

Neil Husher, Robin & Dave Gorges, Eli Levin, Meg Dawkins, Tammy Goodman, Kristen Asher, Carly Monahan, Talitha Landis-Marinello, Katura Huckabay, Noah Miller, Theresa Snow, Brian Abbott, Matt Levin