A fair day

We just returned from two days at the Simply Living Fair in Bloomington. We spent last night at Raccoon Creek rather than driving home to Indianapolis.

The number of visitors to the fair was down from other years, but the quality of attendees was as high as ever. Many of the participants in the various presentations were as informative as the knowledgeable presenters. There were sessions on homesteading, gardening, herbs, transportation, energy, 32 presentations in all, including a "Chickens in the City" field trip. (I wondered if this was about people afraid to visit the country, but I digress.)

We had a table for Raccoon Creek Community and handed out about a hundred of our new flyers. You can print one for yourself from our web site. Please share it with others.

We met many people who had heard of Raccoon Creek, and many who offered assistance of various sorts. One fellow has been a city planner for many years and offered ideas on working through the various planning stages. One has a landscaping business; at least two have horticulture backgrounds. One woman offered to help us get permission for a larger meeting space for our Bloomington meetings. And we got good advice from timber framers, green builders, and others who wished us well.

Perhaps most encouraging were the people who told me they have been reading this blog. I'll have to check my grammar and spelling better now that I know people are actually reading these posts.

And our new three dimensional map of the site was displayed. Made of cardboard layers cut to match the contour lines on the USGS topographic map for Raccoon Creek, the map was a big hit and made describing the property much easier.

The next meeting is in Bloomington on September 29th. More details will be sent to our "announcements list". If you'd like to be on it, let me know.