Community Timber Frame Project

- A Nature Retreat in Mid-Missouri -

Providing Holistic Medicine, Education, and Solace

*Adopt-A-Beam* Fundraiser:

$500 - Your name or company and quote/dedication will be woodburned into the timber as a lasting part of the structure’s history and story.

I am building a timber frame structure on the property to be a retreat in nature - where I and others in the community can offer holistic medicine treatment, education, and a place of solace with views of field, trees, and sunset (not a house or road in sight).

When I expressed my desire to build a structure for a hyperbaric chamber to Alan Judy (owner of Heirloom Fungi with wife Mandy), he said, “We need to talk.” A master timber frame craftsman, having built more than a hundred across the country, Allen offered to chisel the beams so that they fit together on crane day like a gigantic beautiful jigsaw puzzle (I’ve seen it!) He said his room for error on measurements is the tip of a pencil :)

Allen and Mandy have been selflessly providing direction and oversight on this project. They sent me these pics for inspiration:

Our design is 24’ by 26’, enough space up front to provide a treatment area for my acupuncture/craniosacral work, to set up tables for classes in Food as Medicine and other holistic topics, or clear the space for classes in yoga, meditation, tai chi... With the 5’ x 5’ windows stretched all that way around, the hydronic floor heating will be important for Missouri winters and the crossfooting trenches need to be 3’ deep x 2’ wide.

In addition to our Adopt-A-Beam fundraising, I will be holding a fundraising sale with more than a hundred items (you may request the sale list beforehand with photos and descriptions). Open to barters for services/materials AND volunteers welcome! :)

I have a detailed spreadsheet with services and materials needed if you want to take a glance.

I will be blogging the journey as we go.

THANK YOU!!

  • Tracy and Brian Wear, of Brian Wear Plumbing, for coming out for a site visit and offering to help prep the land for the concrete slab. I have been a very satisfied customer of Brian Wear Plumbing services and Tracy continually inspires me with her knowledge of holistic home construction and green products. I know her to make health supportive choices for herself and family and also to be a bright encouragement for mind-body health to all of those around her. www.brianweearplumbing.com

  • Coyote Hill Foster Care Ministries, for flattening a quarter mile gravel road with their skid steer. Though Sam said it was in thanks for letting their kids ride their horses on my back 80 acres, I too am thankful for having a unique trail loop created by founder Larry ? , and maintained by their staff. www.Coyotehill.org.

  • Midwest Engineering and Design, for assistance in hyperbaric chamber installation planning/codes/safety and for use of C250 truck to transport culvert and gravel. (I needed a sturdier path across a ditch to the back field because it can flow like a creek after rain or snow, the overflow of a lake.

Blog entries and fun pics coming soon!