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Bicycle Co-Op & Ski, Skate and Snow-Shoe Shop
The All Seasons Bicycle Co-op provides members with a place to work on their bikes, and through donations help build and refurbished old bicycles for sale and for use by folks in the community.
The Ski, Skate and Snowshoe Shop [humorously called, ska-shhhhh] is open weather permitting, If the shop is closed The Pond is closed. During the winter months the Ski Shop is a great place to rent cross country skis, sharpen ice skates and string snow shoes. Donations of equipment in good shape is always welcomed.
DIY Shop
Many of our volunteers can help explain how to fix your bike. Our shop assists people with bike repairs and with the facilities to fix your own with helpful instruction, they also offer cost-effective parts. We have five DIY stands available, but you need to make an appointment. Depending on how busy the shop is we ask people to use only an hour of time or come during the week on off-peak hours.
Sales
We also sell quality refurbished bicycles and new bikes that have been donated. All revenue from our sales fund our operations along with purchasing more and better equipment. There is a yearly membership fee, which gives you access to Stand Time, Events and a discount on special orders and delivered parts.
We are also open to the public. All of our bikes are available for sale. All have been either assembled or refurbished, they are road ready and tested. If you are buying through All Seasons Co-Op feel free to test ride our bikes before you buy. Once purchased, we will adjust the bike to your needs. All sales include one year free service.
Donating
We accept donations of bicycles, parts, tools and other accessories. If you wish to donate, we ask that the bike or parts be in working order, we will also be happy to pick these items up or feel free to drop them off during shop hours. Call the shop to make arrangements, let us know what your needs are. Tax receipts are available for all donations. Recycling helps keep out environment clean.
Open Bike
We have 5 bike stands and tables in the shop, along with tools to get you started. Our members and volunteers can help to instruct in order to get the job done. If you are ambitious, the building adjacent to us, known as the Swan Factory, allows members access to welding equipment. Check with Paul or Gideon to make arrangements. We also time-bank hours for members that can be applied to bike building or purchase in the shop. We are always in search of good mechanics, however, if you’re willing to learn and help we will work to get you started. Bike Builders Classes are offered every Saturday morning at 9AM.
The Bike Shed
All Members are given access to The Shed. If the Co-Op is closed, this is a great place to fix a flat in a pinch. There is a work bench, a few drawers for tire patches and glue, some needed tools and parts. There is also free air on the side of the building. For skaters there is a sharpening stone and a rack of used laces along with a tin of polish for skiers. The Shed is also a great place to warm up if you are out on the pond. Some have called The Shed, ‘an Oasis in the Tundra.’ We ask that you keep The Shed clean and let us know if we are short on any supplies needed.
Events
There are also two major events All Season Co-op supports: The 24 Hours Bike Race and Follies every Bastille Day and the Winter Olympics in mid-January. The bike race is open to the public (max 300 teams) and our Winter Olympics, 75 entries plus friends and family members (you must bring your own skis and snowshoes, all Co-op equipment is for emergencies only during the festivities).
Winter
The Shop offers skate sharpening, ski polishing and snow shoe stringing. Our equipment is limited, so we are always in need of donations. We are also in need of help in the area of repairs, if you are interested in learning, please contact the Co-Op. Time-banking and Membership is awarded.
The ski, skate and snow shoe-shop is open during the winter months – there must be at least 6 inches of snow on the trail for skiing and for skating no cracking on the ice. The ice pond is located in the back, it is well lit during the winter months until 9PM. Skater’s music is played between 5PM and 7PM. There is always a pot of hot cocoa, coffee, tea and biscuits in the back of the shop. There are opportunities for hockey practice and games, check the schedule for dates and times.
Side Note: Late spring, summer and autumn the pond is transformed into a field of wheat or flax. Skating in the Winter and bird watching in the Spring and Summer, bring your binoculars.
Location
All Season Co-op is located next to the Swan Factory.
During the summer months the front and back doors are always open, there are benches out back to meet up or just sit for a while and take in a bit of nature. There is a beautiful water fountain outside the atrium, surrounded by gardens created and maintained by the Garden Club. This area is also used for weddings, we ask everyone to be respectful of these events. During the Bastille Day Bike Race and Follies, these grounds will be teaming with tents and cyclers. In mid-January, skaters, skiers and hikers. If you would like to get involved, contact Paul or Gideon during shop hours.
Shop Hours:
Winter:
Closed Christmas Day.
Open Sunday Hours throughout the months of January and February.
Open: S-D 11AM – 6PM (Classes, Members and Emergencies Only).
Closed Mondays
(Cell phone required for all winter activities).
Spring and Autumn:
T-W-R-S 10AM-6PM
F 11AM-10PM
D 11AM-4PM (do-it-yourself emergencies, repairs and member’s studio time).
M Closed
Summer:
July and August
T-W-R-S 10AM-6PM
F 10AM-10PM
D 10AM-4PM for do-it-yourself emergencies repairs or simple studio time.
M Closed or Members, by appointment
Holidays Hours:
Open July 4th and Labor Day (Sunday Hours).
Christmas In July
Open 24 Hours Third Friday and Saturday in July for the Bastille Day Bike Race and Follies, Check Calendar. All indoor and outdoor sleeping arrangements must be made through the Bastille Day Event Committee. Important to remember that the parking lot serves as both a check point and repair way-station, please mind the ropes, entrance and exit.
Under Consideration: A Bicycle Hostile and Summer Retreat. Expansion of our Cross Country Ski and Ice Skating Repair and Rental. If these ideas interest you, please send an in-favor note to the Board.
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Café Four Seasons
Beautiful wood floors, crown molding, window trim and walls work to create a warm and comfortable room that embraces all who enter. All the wood work was both handcrafted and restored by our master carpenter, Christopher Emmanuel. At the west most end of the café, there is a beautiful river stone fireplace with an ornate oak barn-wood mantle, carved by Christopher, and the fireplace was designed and built by our resident stone mason Kipling Sibelius Scott.
At the northern end, there is a wall of windows that go from the floor to the ceiling, they overlook a lovely patio. Surrounding the patio is a low garden lake stone wall, designed and built by Kip. The walls are draped in a variety of seasonal vines; grape, tea rose, Boston ivy, yellow and violet clematis, sweet pea and traditional forest green ivy, the walls are veiled with the magnificent colors of the changing seasons. In the center of the wall, lay a small wishing fountain with a whimsical bronze cat holding a bird bath. This was created by our master blacksmith, Seppo Cain. There are also a number of spinning garden fairies which pop up throughout the seasons, dancing among the walls and trees in the wood.
Toward the eastern end of the patio you will find a large fire pit. Residents and Members are of course welcomed to use the fire pit as a gathering space. [BYOW] Bring Your Own Wood and/or wine.
Beyond the garden wall, there are clusters of trees; maple, elm, oak, birch, locust, ash and conifers. Every season they change their beautiful color costumes while providing shelter for the local birds and creatures living in the wood. Betwixt the trees lay thick carpets of useful perennial plants; nettle, myrtle, violet, trillium, sweet wood-ruff, lambs ear, lily of the valley and moss roses.
Inside the Café are simple wood tables made of oak, birch and orange maple. Wood chairs and benches invite you to take a cozy seat and relax, gaze at the fire or enjoy looking at the sun shining though the stain glass window created by our master glassblower Michael Owens.
Slightly off center is a partition where we invite our residents and members to hang their creations. Everything on this wall is for sale, a tithing of 10% goes to support the upkeep of the café and the remaining amount directly to the artists.
Friday nights at 7PM, we have a number of residents and locals who bring their acoustic musical talents to the café.
During our Sunday Brunch, enjoy the beautiful sound of classical music performed by our community string and woodwind trios.
The Café Four Seasons is located on the ground-floor below the classrooms adjoining the Co-Op.
The Food
The Café has both a Seasonal Menu and a Daily Specials Menu. During the week, the Seasonal Menu has the same entrée every day throughout each season. The Daily Specials depend solely on what fresh meats and produce are available at the market, and what our chef is inspired to cook that day or week. To find out what is on the Daily Special’s Menu, we encourage you to call the Café in advance or check the website. Specials vary widely, from Beef Wellington to Franks and Beans. There is also a Saturday Morning Breakfast and Sunday Brunch Special.
Menu
Seasonal Menu
Spring – Light Mediterranean Minestrone Soup or Nettle and Chive Soup
Summer – Gazpacho Soup w/ garlic lemon toast
Autumn – Chicken Chili w/oyster crackers
Winter – Hearty Chicken Soup, Beef (with bone) Soup or whole chunk Vegetable w/ lime Soup.
All Meals served with fresh baked whole grain, sour dough or wheat bread. Saltines or Oysters are available upon request.
The finest French, Swiss, Greek or Italian cheeses; camembert, mozzarella, fête or gruyere.
Sliced apple, pear or grapes
Either a side dish of balsamic vinaigrette or farm fresh sweet or garlic butters.
T-W-R 11AM-7PM
F 11:AM-9PM
See Schedule for Reduced Summer Vacation Hours.
Daily Specials:
Traditional European or American meals served throughout the seasons.
Call or check the website for Today’s Daily Special.
Served 4PM -7PM, or until there’s nothing left to be had.
Et cetera:
There are three help yourself bottomless cups of coffees served daily: morning blend, evening blend and cinnamon stick. One pot of Morning Blend decaffeinate is available. Your choice raw sugar, house honey, raw milk whipped cream.
Fresh baked Scones, Homemade Corn Flakes with seasonal fruit or Oatmeal à la mode are available every day from 11:AM-2PM
Fresh baked sweet breads served with house preserves or a scoop of vanilla custard available After 2PM
Fresh baked fruit muffins available all day.
Seasonal Beverage:
Spring – Apple Wheatgrass
Summer – Lemon and rose water
Autumn – Apple Cider and Bancha Twig Tea
Winter – Orange Carrot
Saturday Morning Breakfast -Farm fresh 3 egg Omelet, American potatoes with pepper, garlic, onions and a slice of farmer’s cheese, a breakfast meat and two slices of fat toast with homemade raw sweet butter, honey or preserves. A bottomless cup of morning bled coffee, earl grey or chamomile tea. Served 8AM until 1PM
Sunday Brunch – We offer Fresh Norwegian or local Salmon. Spring or feta spinach salad with red onions and a light vinaigrette. Your choice of chives mixed with cream cheese, liver pâté or fois gra as a side dish, sliced fruit in season, served with zwieback or melba toast. A lightly cooked seasonal vegetable dish, along with a shot of wheatgrass and a warm cup or cold glass of hibiscus tea draped with a sprig of mint, a slice of orange or lemon peel. For dessert French Coffee Eggs or two gold size 1 ounce Dutch chocolate homemade with Irish butter, plain or mint melt-away candies. (11AM-2PM).
All food is served until there’s nothing left to be had. a.k.a. all gone..
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The Four Winds Co-Op and Bakery 
Four Winds Co-Op is a bright and sunny Natural Foods Store and Bakery located in the PEACH Community adjacent to the Café. It is dedicated to providing nutritious foods including: organic, biodynamic, local and fair trade groceries, produce and meat products.
As a community-based, member-owned, and volunteer-run organization, Four Winds goes beyond being a simple grocery store and bakery, we seek to create a beneficial connection between producers, members and the broader community we serve. Our Mission is, Good Food for People, Not for Profit.
Four Winds strive to follow the Seven Cooperative Principles:
Voluntary and open membership.
Democratic member control.
Member economic participation.
Autonomy and independence.
Education, training, and information.
Cooperation among cooperatives.
Concern for community.
The Four Winds Co-Op is run by our manager Mason Gibson, our volunteer coordinator Gina Vittles, a dedicated group of member-volunteers and an elected board of Co-Op and PEACH Community Members.
Membership is $25 a year, which grants you 3% off the shelf price and the ability to special order anything available from our purchasing warehouses. Your membership also offers you a discount price at any Co-Op throughout the world.
Co-Op Volunteers are asked to help in the co-op once a week for at least 2 hours, other options are a full day during inventory, which is twice a year for two full days, or a half day every two weeks during bulk deliveries. PEACH Residents and Members who Volunteer for 400 hours will receive a free life membership in the Co-Op. Non-members and residents who have dedicated 500 hours to the Co-Op will receive a free membership as well.
The store carries dry goods, bulk items, spices and herbs, fresh baked breads and pastries, in-season organic or bio-dynamic produce, cold and frozen organic meats, frozen packaged items and treats. There is a wide variety of juices, cooking oils, condiments and sauces, cereals, healthy snacks, practical sundries and some cleaning items.
There is a display case featuring hand-made gifts by our members and residents, a few magazines, books of interest, and a display for incense and candles.
The Co-Op does carry a small variety of medical items, vitamins, coffee and teas, however, for a wider assortment of cosmetics, soaps, oils, scents and perfumes please visit the Apothecary. If you are looking for a wider selection of teas and fresh bean coffees, please visit the tearoom. Your Co-Op Membership is honored throughout the Community.
General Store Hours:
T-W-R-F-S 9AM-9PM
D – 11AM-4PM
Closed Monday
Bakery Hours:
T-W-R-F-S 7AM-2PM
D – 7AM-12PM
Closed Monday
See Schedule for Reduced Summer Vacation Hours.
Visit our Websites for further information concerning, Holiday Hours of Operation, Volunteer Opportunities, Special Order Forms, Our Board, Human Resources, Annual Reports, By Laws and Proposals.
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Swan Factory: Spiral Pumps – Incandescent Light Specialty Bulbs – Brown Bottles
The goal of The Swan Factory is to create a business that produces consistent and quality products useful to the public. We also aim to provide creative opportunities in the design of free energy hydro-wheels, lighting fixtures and glass works. We stand by and support a living wage and a positive outlook to work for all who labor in our company.
Furthermore, we hope to build a business that will become self-sufficient and one day use free and clean energy in its operations. Once our operational costs are covered, including labor, we will use the profits to fund the skilled arts and other free energy projects in the community.
Our focus is on the production of free energy hydro-wheels, energy efficient incandescent light bulbs, specialty glass lighting and fixtures and 2oz, 4oz and 8oz brown bottles.. Our goal is to use the latest in incandescent energy efficiency recently discovered, designed and currently being tested at MIT under the direction of Prof. John D Joannopoulos and Prof. Marin Soljacic. We are also working towards developing Spiral Hydro Technology through the research of Emanuel Quaranta, Innovations in Hydro-Power and Hydraulic Engineering. Our Amber Bottles are of medical and medical grade, we limit the sizes, but they very durable, with thick rubber stoppers and hard plastic screw-on tops. They should last for decades.
Our building is a multipurpose facility for the membership community and local residents who wish to rent any available business space on the 3rd and 4th floors. The 5th floor is for offices and conference rooms
We have decided to name our building after the person who funds our operations, someone who shares our goals and beliefs in transparency, integrity and cares about our workers.
We are also looking for someone who has the expertise in this area of manufacturing, someone who is honest, forthright and of good moral character.
Hours Of Operation:
M through F 9AM-4PM
Closed: Lunch – Noon-1PM
By Appointment Only:
Christmas Eve through Jan 6th
Easter & Spring Week
August 15th through Labor Day
Closed:
Christmas Eve and Day
New Year’s Eve and Day
Easter Weekend, R-M
Decoration Day
July 3rd & 4th
Second Friday in July
Labor Day
Thanksgiving Week
Approved:
Light Industrial Manufacturing.
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Thrift Shoppe Fensalir
Donated Quality and Handmade Items.
The Thrift Shoppe Fensalir is a store meant to help fund the art in the community. It is also a way for members, residents and the public who wish to donate their heirlooms, antiques or higher end and useful items made with attention to craftsmanship and beauty to a new home and keeper.
We only accept and sell items that meet our standards of quality. Items that would be fitting a gallery, museum or a fine antique store. Anything that does not will either be returned or donated in your name to another local charity.
We will also post these items on our Esty website. All money collected beyond operating costs will fund the general workings of the practical and fine arts in the community.
Since we are a charitable organization, we will provide a receipt for any tax deduction. We ask that when you make your donation, you call in advance, this way someone will be able to either meet you at the Shoppe or make arrangements to come to your home to retrieve the items and deliver a receipt. We ask that you do not leave any goods by the door, due to inclement weather or potential animal damage.
A few things we do not accept at the Shoppe:
Food. Large heavy appliance unless, they are 100 years or older and in handsome condition. Mattresses.
Torn or ripped clothing. We do not take any electronics other than antique telephones, lighting fixtures and pre 1960s working toasters. Feel free to call if you think you have an exceptional item that will fit the Shoppe.
Please make sure the items are insect and larva free, and we would be eternally grateful and appreciative if you would have the items washed or cleaned beforehand.
If there is a history attached to the items, we would be happy to include your written account, or if you wish to tell our librarian the story she will write an account of the item’s history. We understand some items more of a sentimental value rather than a monetary one, that you would like to find a good, appreciative and respectful home to care for the quality and creative art that went into it’s making.
The Shoppe is also a wonderful part of the Community’s Bastille Days Celebration. Some items will be part of a silent auction and raffle.
Hours Of Operation:
T-W-F 10AM-4PM
R – 10AM-8PM
S – D- 10AM until 3PM
The Shoppe is closed on Monday.
The Shoppe is closed the last two weeks of August.
January and February Hours are by appointment only.
Proposed with Conditions
Wanted, manager who has an understanding of antiques, folk and fine arts.
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PEACH Farm
The PEACH Farm is the heart of our community, it is our connection to nature, beauty and a part of our economic sustainability. The Farm is by far the community’s largest operation. So much of what we do is tied into the farm.
The methods we use, organic gardening and bio-dynamic agriculture, helps up grow clean and nutritious foods in a unique and tried and true way, without chemical fertilizers or pesticides.
Taking care of both small and large animals not only provides us with food to eat, but also companionship, it reminds and teaches adults and children the importance of responsibility.
The care and designing of our flower and perennial gardens has provided wonderful opportunities for families and club members to create something beautiful and harmonious. People enjoy and take pride in the design, the work, and enjoyment their creativity brings to the community and the public.
Propagating our perma-forest has given us a better understanding of how our ancestors lived off what grew naturally in the wild wood. They learned through direct experience, discovered what parts of the plants were edible, sometime to their peril, finding what was safe and useful. Then they passed that knowledge down to their posterity, through the generation it is now our turn to do the same.
The local land restoration is our gift to the earth, to a time before people arrived, it is reviving a small piece of what magic still lives in this place so that we too can experience the memory of those beings.
The growing and working with medicinal plants is not only educational, but the healing properties they provide connects us once again to the workings of nature, the natural order of things in the ways our ancestors lived.
The raising and the health of our bees, butterflies and the tapping of our maple trees has taught us the value of hard work, industry and how we live together with nature helping and providing for each other.
Celebrating nature through the seasons is vital to our culture, the creative atmosphere of the farm and the broader community. This close connection provides endless opportunities to experience the beauty and struggles of the seasons. The seasons demand we develop work and planning skills and most importantly the flexibility to adjust our agenda in order to align them with nature. In return, we are offered many ways to maintain our sustainability. This is how we live, what we grow and why we do what we do
Each season provides us with sense experiences, connects us to our ancestors and how they lived though the changing season in our particular climate, it helps us mark time with festivals based on nature’s calendar, not Wall Streets. I once heard an old dairy farmer say, “You can keep your daylight savings times, the cows won’t.”
The Gardens: We grow food using the methods of organic, bio-dynamic gardening and the magical art of composting. These methods are guided by our master gardener and agronomist Johann Huber.
We spread much happiness plating flower gardens throughout the community. Each garden is taken care of by our member families or a group of individuals for the entire planting season. Save the perennial garden, members and resident are given the opportunity to be creative in designing, planting and taking care or something beautiful. From Mid-July through August, each group is featured in our newsletter, which is more of a booklet. This booklet is put together the old-fashioned way by our visiting master printer-maker Joseph Rozman. This letter is akin to a work of art, with photos, drawings, poetry and short stories celebrating nature. Along with a beautiful illustration of our monthly calendar, all the photos, drawings and writings are submitted by our members and resident families. This letter is truly a beautiful keepsake that will be passed down through the generations. At the PEACH, we strive to intertwine the arts into everything we do.
The study and practice of permaculture brings us a little closer to our distant ancestors, what they would have eaten to survive that grows naturally since ancient times. With the help of our visiting local botanist Prof. Marlin Johnson, we have set aside a portion of our property to restore and bring back plants that were exclusively native to this part of the world. Beyond the forest, to the east and down the hill is a small wet land area, we are hoping to attack more of our feather friends as we work to convert this area into a sanctuary and respite for visiting birds, willows, sumac, holly and cattails.
Our animals, most of which are on loan from the neighboring farm, have worked out wonderfully. Every April we walk the cow, sheep, goats, and lama to live with us through October. Occasionally, an animal just needs time away from the pack, therefore we open our doors for the chance to have such lovely creatures join and stay with us spring, summer and fall. The animals arrive in April after shearing. On October 4th, Day of St Francis, the local priest comes by and blesses all the animals, then we walk most of them back to our neighbor’s farm where the priest blesses all the animals he sees on our walk back.
All our animals provide eggs, milk, butter, cheese and wool. They help keep the grass trim and feed the compost. Children, as well as adults, love to visit and spend time watching and feeding these friends. In the spring we help with sheering the sheep, goats and lamas. In exchange, we keep some wool to wash in the summer and spin in the fall.
We also have a number of permanent residents: chickens, ducks, 2 goats, several cats; picklicious who is in charge, and a very watchful dog, Shadow, They all live year round at the center.
We also have a small fruit groves: apples, pears, plums, currents, a variety of seasonal berries and lingonberries.
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Farmer’s Market
The Farm sells a limited amount of chicken egg, duck eggs, and earth worms to the public.
The Farm’s fresh vegetables, fruits, honey, maple syrup, silk and wool are sold through the co-op.
There is also a farmer’s market every Tuesday in the parking lot from 10AM – 3PM 15th May through 15th October. If you are an outside vendor and wish to participate, please check with the office. There is no Market the week of July 4th, and Third Tuesday in July. Always check the monthly schedule.
Music – Jim’s Fun Time Accordion and Concertina will perform at the Farmer’s Market, along with Banjo Cat & Fiddle dee dee, and on occasion, Uri Kai and his hurdy-gurdy.
Members, as well as, Locals may join the Food & Animal Share Co-op. Both Money and Time Bank apply. Prices of food are based on supply and demand, limits are based on family size. There is a one-year commitment, 40 hours of time banking and a $130 fee, which is deducted from the produce, is required. Citrus Fruit Share Imports are a separate business, a one-year commitment and money is required. All arrangements are made through the Four Winds Co-Op.
Hours of operation: sun-up Until Sun Down
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Atrium Used for smaller functions and weddings.
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The Hall would also be used for Fish Fry, Spaghetti Dinners and Weddings.
As the Community grows, this hall would also be used for large Events:
During summer months for rehearsal space.
Sleeping bag accommodations (Bastille Days Bike Race Follies)
Harvest Dinner (Inclement weather only*)
Christmas Fair and Christmas Parties.
Grand Ball Room (New Year’s Eve*)
Mozart’s Masked Ball (January 27th*)
Valentine Dance (Adults and Married Couple Only*)
Sadie St Patrick President’s Dance (March)
Strawberry Lilac Dance (June*)
Temporary storage during Farmer’s Markets and other events.
Liquor is not served except for *dinners and as custom during *special events..
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“We are what we repeatedly do, excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” -Aristotle
“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.” – R Buckminster Fuller
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T = Tuesday
W = Wednesday
R = Thursday
F = Friday
S = Saturday
D = Sunday
[TBA] = To Be Announced
[TBC] = To Be Continued
C = Closed
* = Liquor Served As Custom
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