Threats to Our Family Dream
Last week, we received a call from the EPA stating that they performed a site visit and noticed that we still had loose tires stored on our land and as a result, were in violation of the Beneficial Use of Tires permit granted to us in April. We just emerged from the rainiest June in 120 years but are also limited by the fact that we can only make real progress on the weekends because Zac has to continue working a full-time job throughout our build. They are willing to work with us, but we have to have this issue resolved by next week as they will be doing another site visit and if we are not in compliance, we could lose our permit and thus, will not be able to build our home.
We are doing our best to remain positive as we firmly believe in the saying "if there is a will, there is a way." However, since last Wednesday, Zac has been pretty ill and has continued to do his best to continue going to work (he doesn't get sick leave with his union) and work on getting us prepped and ready to go for this upcoming work weekend & potluck. He thought he was feeling better Sunday, but he began feeling badly once more yesterday and finally surrendered to going to the doctor. They were concerned and said that if in two days he isn't feeling better, he needs to go to the emergency room or have a battery of tests performed by a gastroenterologist as soon as possible.
I so admire my husband's strength throughout all of this but I'm finding myself maddened that he can't just take off work and cease building our home for a week to rest and take care of himself. We have this EPA deadline that threatens our ability to live our dream out as a family and I have to admit I'm feeling beaten down and fired up at the same time. Despite the fact that there is 40% chance of rain this entire weekend, we still plan on pushing ahead as we have no choice... absolutely no choice in the matter. We have to make sure we are in compliance and will stop at nothing until we are. If it rains, we have a backup plan to deal with the tires on our land and could certainly use any and all help in reaching our goal.
We welcome anyone and everyone to come out this weekend to lend a helping hand, learn the skills to build an earthship home for FREE and share in a potluck meal with us at the end of both work days! If you are coming from out of town, you are more than welcome to camp out on our land. Or, if you're local and just like to camp, we welcome you as well! Just please let me know ahead of time so we can ensure you have a space set aside (you can email me here).
We'll be working from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM both Saturday and Sunday (July 26th and 27th) and the address is 2687 S. River Rd., Cedarville, OH 45314. Online directions are off the mark so to clarify, we are essentially on the corner of S. River Rd. and SR 72. We have a long gravel driveway off of S. River Rd. and have a shipping container visible from S. River. There is a cornfield on the corner of S. River Rd. and SR 72 that partially blocks the view of our land from that corner.
We invite anyone coming out to stay for the potluck dinner at the end of the day. We will provide a main dish for everyone (vegetarian friendly) and ask everyone coming to bring a side dish, salad or dessert to share.
We are incredibly fortunate to be able to be making this life change right now and appreciate all the love and support that has been shared with us along our journey so far. We know that we will make this work somehow.
We are doing our best to remain positive as we firmly believe in the saying "if there is a will, there is a way." However, since last Wednesday, Zac has been pretty ill and has continued to do his best to continue going to work (he doesn't get sick leave with his union) and work on getting us prepped and ready to go for this upcoming work weekend & potluck. He thought he was feeling better Sunday, but he began feeling badly once more yesterday and finally surrendered to going to the doctor. They were concerned and said that if in two days he isn't feeling better, he needs to go to the emergency room or have a battery of tests performed by a gastroenterologist as soon as possible.
I so admire my husband's strength throughout all of this but I'm finding myself maddened that he can't just take off work and cease building our home for a week to rest and take care of himself. We have this EPA deadline that threatens our ability to live our dream out as a family and I have to admit I'm feeling beaten down and fired up at the same time. Despite the fact that there is 40% chance of rain this entire weekend, we still plan on pushing ahead as we have no choice... absolutely no choice in the matter. We have to make sure we are in compliance and will stop at nothing until we are. If it rains, we have a backup plan to deal with the tires on our land and could certainly use any and all help in reaching our goal.
We welcome anyone and everyone to come out this weekend to lend a helping hand, learn the skills to build an earthship home for FREE and share in a potluck meal with us at the end of both work days! If you are coming from out of town, you are more than welcome to camp out on our land. Or, if you're local and just like to camp, we welcome you as well! Just please let me know ahead of time so we can ensure you have a space set aside (you can email me here).
We'll be working from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM both Saturday and Sunday (July 26th and 27th) and the address is 2687 S. River Rd., Cedarville, OH 45314. Online directions are off the mark so to clarify, we are essentially on the corner of S. River Rd. and SR 72. We have a long gravel driveway off of S. River Rd. and have a shipping container visible from S. River. There is a cornfield on the corner of S. River Rd. and SR 72 that partially blocks the view of our land from that corner.
We invite anyone coming out to stay for the potluck dinner at the end of the day. We will provide a main dish for everyone (vegetarian friendly) and ask everyone coming to bring a side dish, salad or dessert to share.
We are incredibly fortunate to be able to be making this life change right now and appreciate all the love and support that has been shared with us along our journey so far. We know that we will make this work somehow.
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