FarMin into June

When I think of our Farm, I think of connections. The sequence that led us to purchase this piece of land ... connection. The way we search for information about creating a haven for sustainable, local, and common sense practices, and how some doors open and some close - but the doors that open are Better than we could have Ever Imagined. That's a God Thing.

Anyway, to get the the point, Travis and I met our architectural soulmates yesterday. They said "energy efficient" and "out of the box" and I cocked my ear; they said "common sense" and building a "house that people can walk in and say ' of course this is T and C's house'" and T was hooked. Steve emailed me a link for the Rural Studio, and I fell in love.

We learned of Steve through my sister, he attends their church. Last week Steve left a standard architecture firm and joined with Jim. Yesterday they named their practice "Elevate Studio". They aim to "Dignify the Ordinary" and bring architecture back to it's basics using common sense practice, most importantly listen to the space and the people filling it and ... Care.

It sounds too good to be true, doesn't it?

We met at our house and spoke about the foundations of our project. We drove out to the FarM and toured our current proposed building space - directly in back, on the edge, of the woods where Steve, Jim, and T are standing. They are excited, we are excited - oh, the Places We Will Go!