These photos are from the early days of LEF. The land was clearcut before we acquired it. There was no infrastructure whatsoever on the land at that time. We started clearing land by hand, making small fields and small structures to support living on the land.
Building a cabin out of dumpster scrap Same cabin Cabin in winter Cabin in summer Working in winter Interns, second barn Clearing land by hand Weekend work crew Crosscut saw Hand pump 2nd anniversary party Land starting to grow back Outdoor kitchen First orchard Orchard work party Work party Planting first year Site 1 Site 2 Site 3 Site 4 Site 5 Site 9 Site 8 Site 7 Site 6 Site 10 Testing solar well pump output