Fwd: Fwd: The Hive 3rd Birthday Bash on the 7th of April/Mais informação para a festa de 3* aniversário do Hive!

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Subject:	Fwd: The Hive 3rd Birthday Bash on the 7th of April/Mais informação para a festa de 3* aniversário do Hive!
Date:	Fri, 30 Mar 2012 10:50:13 +0100
From:	The Hive <info@thehiveportugal.org>
To:	Andrew Jordan <growyourgrub@googlemail.com>

I case you didnt hear through the Grapewine here is some more info on the Hives 3rd Birthday as you know there will be a hootenanny to celebrate what was happening during the last 3 years and enable it to step forward.
We are planning to start at 1pm this SATURDAY The 7th of April and if weather is good we will meet down at the river on the picnic spot close to the bridge to Colmeal. It would be nice to bring food  and creativity to share any other ideas you have.
Later on we will start the forno at The Hive with Italian pizza production possie and who ever is interested can join the pizza workshop. We would like to offer you the space to realize your own ideas or workshops. The more happens the better will be the party. For those that have never been at the Hive there will be a informal tour on the different spaces of Rossaio.
We are expecting the pizzas from 6 pm to 10 pm. At the same time there will be a Open Acoustic Stage so bring instruments if you are up for a jam session or reclaim the stage for anything you want to perform. There s room for a lot of ideas. It will be a big support if you could bring some 12 V lights, decoration, drinks, food, bee costumery and things you think that would be helpful at the party.
Let us know if your able to come and if you require to stay over please get in touch. Telphone 937354905 for more info, and checkout www.thehiveportugal.org or www.thehive-colmeal.blogspot.com

We also invite you to the Informal Rossaio Preservation Meeting on Sunday April 8th to get involved with the project and to participate and structuring the future of Rossaio.







Mais informação para a festa de 3* aniversário do Hive!

Como sabem vai haver hootnenanny no Rossaio para celebrar o percurso de três anos que trouxe o projecto até aqui.
Os procedimentos festivos começam pela 1ªhora da tarde de sábado 7 de abril, que se o tempo permitir nos verá picnicando na zona de banhos a caminho do colmeal. Era simpático trazerem comida para partilhar e quaisquer ideias de diversões, incluindo experiências com objectos flutuavéis.
Mais tarde vamos acender o forno e manter a equipa de produção de pizza italiana ocupada a produzir pitéus e a ensinar quem quiser aprender. Convidamos quem quiser desenvolver uma ideia ou partilhar conhecimentos a usar esta oportunidade, quanto mais coisas acontecerem melhor será a festa. Para os que nunca tenham estado no Hive haverá uma visita de apresentação aos espaços diferentes do Rossaio.
Antecipamos abundância de pizza entre as 6 da tarde e as 10 da noite. Simultaneamente o Palco Aberto (acústico) vai estar a funcionar por isso tragam instrumentos para integrar a jam session ou reclamem o palco para qualquer performance que tragam em mente. Temos amplo espaço para ideias. Se for possível trazer lâmpadas de 12 volts, decorações, bebidas, comidas, adereços, ou coisas que pertençam na festa, é uma ajuda.
Avisem se vão apareçer e se precisam de sítio para dormir.

Também estão convidados para a sessão informal  Reunião da Preservação do Rossaio, domingo 8 de abril,   e a participar na estruturação do futuro do Rossaio.  Ray 937354905  consultar para mais informações www.thehiveportugal.org ou www.thehive-colmeal.blogspot.com

Mais informação para a festa de 3* aniversário do Hive!

Mais informação para a festa de 3* aniversário do Hive!

Como sabem vai haver hootnenanny no Rossaio para celebrar o percurso de três anos que trouxe o projecto até aqui.
Os procedimentos festivos começam pela 1ªhora da tarde de sábado 7 de abril, que se o tempo permitir nos verá picnicando na zona de banhos a caminho do colmeal. Era simpático trazerem comida para partilhar e quaisquer ideias de diversões, incluindo experiências com objectos flutuavéis.
Mais tarde vamos acender o forno e manter a equipa de produção de pizza italiana ocupada a produzir pitéus e a ensinar quem quiser aprender. Convidamos quem quiser desenvolver uma ideia ou partilhar conhecimentos a usar esta oportunidade, quanto mais coisas acontecerem melhor será a festa. Para os que nunca tenham estado no Hive haverá uma visita de apresentação aos espaços diferentes do Rossaio.
Antecipamos abundância de pizza entre as 6 da tarde e as 10 da noite. Simultaneamente o Palco Aberto (acústico) vai estar a funcionar por isso tragam instrumentos para integrar a jam session ou reclamem o palco para qualquer performance que tragam em mente. Temos amplo espaço para ideias. Se for possível trazer lâmpadas de 12 volts, decorações, bebidas, comidas, adereços, ou coisas que pertençam na festa, é uma ajuda.
Avisem se vão apareçer e se precisam de sítio para dormir.

Também estão convidados para a sessão informal
Reunião da Preservação do Rossaio, domingo 8 de abril,

e a participar na estruturação do futuro do Rossaio.

Ray 937354905
consultar para mais informações
www.thehiveportugal.org ou www.thehive-colmeal.blogspot.com

The Hives 3rd Brithday Bash 7th of April 2012

Further information for The Hives 3rd Birthday as you know there will be
a hootenanny to celebrate what was happening during the last 3 years and
enable it to step forward.
We are planning to start at 1pm this SATURDAY The 7th of April and if
weather is good we will meet down at the river on the picnic spot close
to the bridge to Colmeal. It would be nice to bring food and creativity
to share any other ideas you have.
Later on we will start the forno at The Hive with Italian pizza
production possie and who ever is interested can join the pizza
workshop. We would like to offer you the space to realize your own ideas
or workshops. The more happens the better will be the party. For those
that have never been at the Hive there will be a informal tour on the
different spaces of Rossaio.
We are expecting the pizzas from 6 pm to 10 pm. At the same time there
will be a Open Acoustic Stage so bring instruments if you are up for a
jam session or reclaim the stage for anything you want to perform. There
s room for a lot of ideas. It will be a big support if you could bring
some 12 V lights, decoration, drinks, food, bee costumery and things you
think that would be helpful at the party.
Let us know if your able to come and if you require to stay over please
get in touch. Telphone 937354905 for more info, and checkout
www.thehiveportugal.org or www.thehive-colmeal.blogspot.com
We also invite you to the Informal Rossaio Preservation Meeting on
Sunday April 8th to get involved with the project and to participate and
structuring the future of Rossaio.

Plan Bee - new direction for Hive as third birthday plans take shape/Plano B – terceiro aniversario traz nova direccao para o Hive

April 7th is The Hive's 3rd Birthday and we're planning a hootenanny to celebrate the achievements of the past three years and look forward to the start of something new. Having seen the front and back sides of hundreds of volunteers, who have all helped us to build the basic structure of our community, it’s time to make the next phase happen! We're really excited about what we've done in the last three years but we’re ready to take it to the next level. This means turning The Hive into a sustainable community with a lasting positive impact, both on the land and the people who stay here. We specifically want to invite more people to take responsibility in achieving sustainability in particular aspects of the project: food production, eco construction, ethical enterprise, enriching the support network. To do that we need your help, your participation, commitment and love; so if you’ve got a bit of The Hive in you come help us turn it into something new.
Join as at our Hootenanny on April 7th. If you can, arrive early (from April 5th) to help us get ready. If you want to be involved with plotting the next part of our story, stay on for our first annual RPM (Rossaio Preservation Meeting) on April 9th. Please bring food to share, bee costumery, musical instruments. Contact Raymundo for more details and questions. See our website for more information about The Hive and how to get here. The Hive is based at Rossaio, an ancient once deserted village in Central Portugal.



O dia 7 de Abril marca o terceiro aniversario do Hive no Colmeal. Estamos a planear uma “hootenanny” para celebrar o que por aqui tem acontecido nos ultimos tres anos e antecipar o comeco de algo novo. Depois de ver a chegada e partida de centenas de voluntarios e de ter a estrutura basica da comunidade assegurada esta na algura de passar a proxima fase! Estamos muitissimo excitados com o que conseguimos nos ultimos tres anos mas o proximo nivel significa cristalizar para o Hive uma comunidade sustentavel, aberta, com um impacto positivo na terra e nas pessoas. Queremos especialmente convidar as pessoas a tomar responsabilidade pela sustentabilidade dum aspecto particular do projecto, seja a autonomia alimentar, eco construcao, empreendorismo etico ou a rede de apoio. Para isto precisamos da vossa participacao, dedicacao e amor! Se tens um bocadinho do Hive em ti vem ajudar a
Aparecam para a “Hootenanny” de 7 de Abril. Ou aparecam para as preparacoes a partir de dia 5. Se querem estar envolvidos na orchestracao do proximo capitulo da nossa historia fiquem para a RPR (Reuniao de Preservacao do Rossaio) a 9 de Abril. Tragam comida para partilhar, instrumentos musicais, apresentacoes artisticas, fatiotas a maneira. Contactar o Raymundo para mais detalhes.

The Woodland management Project at The Hive, Rossaio/ O projecto de gestao florestal do Hive/Rossaio

From May 5th The Hive will be holding collective work sessions on the first Saturday of every month to share skills and implement our woodland management plan. Do come and join us and feel free to stay for the weekend. Work or relax on Sunday depending on energy levels. Everyone welcome!
Here’s some information about the woodland at The Hive and what we’re going to be doing with it.
The biggest piece of land at the hive is north facing. Mainly consisting of pine trees in a sloping hill side it will, within the next 10 years, make the transition from a monoculture woodland to a mixed bio-diverse woodland, with mostly chestnut, oak, medronho, beach and mountain pine. The existing pine is sick and spreading sickness, and will disappear within the next 5 to 10 years. Part of this wood will be used as firewood to feed the ample needs for fuel for heating and cooking at the Hive, part will be employed as a light building material in the construction of semi-permanent structures such as the shower, part will be transformed into products like benches and stools. Never-the-less a large proportion will stay on the mountain slope to prevent erosion. It will eventually decompose with the help of fungus, adding to soil structure.
The cutting down of trees can be done throughout the year, preferably by some experienced axe/chainsaw men/women. The trunk of the tree is to be cut one metre above the ground so that the rest of the tree pole can be stored behind it with its branches removed. This will partly prevent soil and rocks from sliding down and at the same time make mini-terraces on which branches and bushes can stay to decompose, creating small walls of wood on which mushrooms can be grown. After 4 or 5 years these platforms will loose their strength, by which time newly planted trees and existing or re-grown shrubs will be holding the soil.
Planting of seedlings can be done in Autumn when leaves have fallen off, in Winter if the ground is not frozen and until the end of march. Planting of chestnuts and acorns can be done as soon as they fall off and can be collected from the ground. With each planted seed/sapling/tree a marker pole with a colour ribbon goes in; red for chestnut, blue for oak. The deep hole is layered with organic matter for nourishment, covered with soil and finished off with a mulch to help harvest dew. This is an example of best woodland practice. Collective work sessions will continue on the first Saturday of the month from May 5th. Everyone is welcome to come and stay for the weekend.

O projecto de gestao florestal do Hive/Rossaio
O maior artigo de terra do Hive consiste numa encosta fortemente inclinada com exposicao a norte, composta maioritariamente de pinheiro de plantacao que ao longo dos proximos dez anos sera transformada de monocultura em biodiversidade florestal com castanheiro, carvalho, sobreiro, nogueira, medronho, azinheira, oliveira e pinheiro-bravo.
Os pinheiros existentes estao doentes e vao continuar a espalhar a doenca e a debilitar-se, sendo provavel irem desaparecendo nos proximos 5 a 10 anos. Parte desta madeira sera usada como lenha e carvao, parte descascada para construcao, (maioritariamente em estruturas semi-permanentes como o duche) e parte transformada em produtos artesanais; uma grande percentagem ficara na encosta para prevenir erosao e criar solo ao decompor-se com a ajuda de fungus.
O abate de arvores pode ser feito ao longo do ano, preferencialmente por alguem com experiencia de moto-serra/machado. O tronco deve ser cortado um metro acima do chao para que continue a servir de ancora ao solo e para que, depois de desbastados os ramos, o resto da arvore possa ser armazenado atras dele. Isto vai dar forma a mini-terracos onde arbustos e ramos se vao acumular e decompor, vai prevenir o deslizamento de solo e pedras e tambem criar superficies onde cogumelos possam crescer. Durante os proximos 4 ou 5 anos estas estruturas vao perdendo a forca, ao mesmo tempo que as novas arvores e arbustos em constante desenvolvimento vao tomando o seu lugar assegurando a integridade do solo.
Novas plantacoes podem ser feitas no Outuno quando as folhas tiverem caido, no Inverno se o chao nao estiver congelado, e na Primavera ate ao fim de marco. Plantacao de castanheiros e carvalhos pode ser feita a partir do momento em que comecam a cair e podem ser apanhados do chao. A cada semente, rebento ou arvore plantada um poste com uma tira colorida serve de marcador; vermelho para castanheiro, azul para carvalho. O buraco fundo e forrado com materia organica, a semente/rebento/arvore coberta com terra e acamada com rama seca para servir de alimento e xisto para acumular orvalho. Assim se procura implementar um bom exemplo de pratica florestal.

Collective Work Session - Sustainable Woodland Management Initiative - January 2012 at The Hive/ Dias de trabalho colectivo sobre gestao florestal sus

We arrived from different places: drawn by the fresh mountain airs and the will to work together. The first collective work session of the new year at the Hive went by softly like the breeze and sweet like honey. Over five days we planted new native trees amidst the all-mighty monocultures of pine and eucalyptus. We created a tree nursery, where chestnuts, oaks or medronhos will grow safely until getting transplanted to a forest that will be more diverse, beautiful and sustainable. We pruned olive trees and tended to the garden. We built a shower cubicle, so that each work day can be rewarded with the touch of water heated by wood fire and a view of the forest. Into the memory lane we take the innocent walk through the woods to gather seedlings that took us to the memorable S. Sebastiao party in the Colmeal village, where hours of feeding and drinking and music and merriment and smiles were found. We take the dinner where greedily and proudly we murdered the healthy diet of the countryside with a feast of burgers (vegetarian) and french fries (directly from the earth in the garden to the frying pan). We take the days of late long lunches under the improbable January sun and the ukelele tea sessions in the warm shelter from the cold night. And we take the broad, deeply felt well-being of having the xisto smile at you and the ruins coming to life.

The collective work sessions at the Hive come in monthly instalments - and the mountains are waiting for you too!



Dias de trabalho colectivo sobre gestao florestal sustentàvel em Janeiro no Hive

Chegámos de sítios diferentes: juntou-nos os ares da serra e a pica para fazer coisas em conjunto. A primeira sessão de trabalho colectivo de 2012 no The Hive passou assim suave como a brisa e doce como o mel. Durante cinco dias, plantámos novas árvores autóctones no meio das todas-poderosas monoculturas de pinheiro e eucalipto. Criámos um novo berçário de árvores, onde castanheiros, sobreiros ou medronheiros vão poder crescer seguros até serem transplantados para uma floresta mais bonita e sustentável. Podámos oliveiras e fizemos jardinagem. Construímos um chuveiro, para que cada dia de trabalho possa ser premiado com o toque da água aquecida ao fogo e a vista sobre a floresta.
Para recordar fica o inocente passeio pelo bosque para recolher sementes que acabou na memorável festa de S. Sebastiao, no Colmeal, onde nos esperavam horas de comida e bebida e música e conversas e sorrisos. Fica o jantar em que gulosa e orgulhosamente arruinámos a saudável dieta do campo com um banquete de batatas fritas (directamente da terra para a frigideira) e hamburgueres vegetarianos. Ficam os dias polvilhados de longos almoços sob o improvável sol de Janeiro e as sessões de chá e ukulele ao abrigo da noite fria. E aquele difuso bem-estar de quando o xisto se põe a sorrir e as ruínas ganham vida.
As sessões de trabalho colectivo no The Hive vão ser mensais – e as montanhas estão também à tua espera!

Hive update

Rocketing through the winter

Things are continuing to progress at the Hive, with the lower floor of
the office starting to become a cosy space thanks to a new rocket
stove heated bench! We've had several volunteers involved in crafting
this masterpiece, and look forward to having a new door for the
basement so that we can spend the chillier evenings inside being warm.

We are starting to put plans together for three periods of work on the
project next year - three weeks at a time with up to 6
volunteers. The work planned is biodiversity assessment in mid January,
topography in early February and construction in March. We hope to
get a lot of work done on both the office space and the end house of
the village for long term residents. So please get in touch if this
interests you.

Work continues in finding the funds for the January payment of 2000
euros - so far we have secured 50% of this payment plus 25% of our
running costs. We still have some way to go to reach the full amount
needed and as always, if you are able to help in any way, we would
welcome your support... Please get in touch as soon as possible if you
would like to be involved in this way.

Latest update is that in response to our post on the blog (
www.thehive-colmeal.blogspot.com) all previous ethical investors have
kindly offered more support to the project, (i.e., renewable energy
upgrade, a further 25% towards January payment & help with construction
costs for 2012.)
we a incredibly grateful for this support at this important time for us.

Looking forward to the New Year and the opportunities it brings.
Seasons greetings!!

Rocketing along

Rocketing through the winter

Things are continuing to progress at the Hive, with the lower floor of
the office starting to become a cosy space thanks to a new rocket
stove heated bench! We've had several volunteers involved in crafting
this masterpiece, and look forward to having a new door for the
basement so that we can spend the chillier evenings inside being warm.

We are starting to put plans together for two periods of work on the
project next year - three weeks at a time with up to 6
volunteers tentatively in early February and late March. We hope to
get a lot of work done on both the office space and the end house of
the village for long term residents. So please get in touch if this
interests you.

Work continues in finding the funds for the January payment of 2000 euros - so far we have secured 25% of this payment plus 25% of our running costs. We still have some way to go to reach the full amount needed and as always, if you are able to help in any way, we would welcome your support... Please get in touch as soon as possible if you would like to be involved in this way.

Looking forward to the New Year and the opportunities it brings.
Seasons greetings!!

Update

The Hive is now in its 3rd year, although its a very ambitious project we have managed to achieve more than could be expected. With only two payments left next year and 6 different people invested in the project we have reached 80% of the running and capital project costs; the majority (cash and responsibility) having come from myself.

Having had time away and a suitable distance from the project this summer, i realise that the biggest challenge is encouraging the right people to get involved and allow me to step back as it was never my intention at this point 3 years on to still be the person making the decisions. This is the thing that needs to be changed the most, to create an environment that encourages other people's ideas and input in a consensus manner.

In light of this shortfall, over the coming months it is our intention to strongly encourage people to visit or support the project in any way they are capable - fundraising, sorting out legal structure, teaching, permaculture design, community building, gardening, promoting, administrating and more - by opening up the project to support involvement by others.

A good example which has support within the local network is the idea of showing good practise in woodland management, to this end we are agreeable to set aside the largest article owned by The Hive for this purpose and assist with ideas and volunteers in creating a native community tree nursery. In the process it is hoped to set up a legal structure to ensure the longterm management of the woodland is guaranteed.

A key objective to achieve is having permanent Portuguese residents with similar interests involved at grass roots to help overcome the barriers in communicating with the broader community, with preference being a Portuguese couple. To this aim we are happy to make available and support the permaculture design as an example of how the rest of the village could bee. There also appears to be local support for having the first house completed quickly with offers of materials, volunteers and skilled labour within our immediate community.

We are putting this out there for other people to come up with their own ideas and solutions to help achieve these goals. Consider how you could be involved no matter where you are. Please get in touch.

Join us! Bee adventurous!

After having spent the last few weeks getting the village up and running again with outdoor kitchen, gardens, paths and everything else organised and ship-shape we are opening our doors!

So we are looking for volunteers to help at The Hive from now right through the winter.
Currently there are two people on site and a third due to come by December, and we have a lot of work for people to get stuck into.

Enthusiastic, self-motivated people with some level of simple living abilities are most desired; also a good sense of adventure and humour are a must :D
Experienced permaculture practitioners will get preference of course, but we welcome all.

In the third week of November we aim to host a Rocket-Stove workshop on-site - making a dramatic improvement to comfort levels in the head-quarter building.

Accommodation:
We have two more caravans available; one with a double bed, the other with a double and single bed. Both have wood burners for the cold nights - you will have to help collect wood of course.
We also have an outside kitchen/dining area, but can cook in the live-in bus when weather is not so good.
The Hive office has a spare laptop to use and wifi internet is available - all powered by renewable solar so there may be natural limits to usage in darkest winter!
Compost toilet and basic washing facilities - this is not the Ritz.

Work to do:
Gardening - can you help us grow our own vegetables, fruits and salads? And design/plan for next year?
Bush bath - we really want to be able to have long hot soaks here.
Portuguese research - we need a Portuguese speaker to find out and help set up an association or similar framework for a legal structure.
Native woodland - we are hoping to set up an area for growing native trees, help needed for organising and coordinating this.
Rebuild work - there are a number of ruins here which we hope to gradually work on making into usable space; possibly even one for housing a Portuguese family.
Events - we have a Full Moon social with pizza cooked in our stone bread oven with friends and locals; possibly you can arrange more?
General clearing - we have lots of land, steps, and paths that need attention.
Whatever you can suggest yourself perhaps? We enjoy hearing ideas and including everyone in the decision making process.


Normally, we expect 5 hours a day, 5 days a week in return for food and accommodation with a minimum expected stay of 2weeks.
Unfortunately the project budget is currently severely limited and we would appreciate a donation if at all possible.
(Current members have given 5euro per day for their time here)
This also puts a limitation on materials; so we try to use everything we can from the site, and have tools available.

If this all sounds like something perfect for you, then please get in touch!
Preferably we would like to have a chat, so send us your contact details.

The Hive
Mob: 00351 937 35 49 05
Tel: 00351 235 76 10 24
Skype: weirdbikeshow
Email: info@thehiveportugal.org