Log:
We spent the morning at CCAT plastering a cob oven. The work went so quickly when we all helped out. While massaging a mixture of clay, fiber, sand, and paper pulp onto the over, we were entertained by Noelle’s Midwestern accent. Good times 
Scott (who would prefer to be referred to as “hot Scott”), told me about this thing the recycling program on campus does called “donation dash”. At the end of every year they have volunteers wait by the dumpsters and sort people’s trash. They sort out recyclables and anything that one of the local thrift shops might be able to sell. Scott also told me how at first he was very intimidated by CCAT and not confident that he would have something to add to the program. This story seems to be the case for a lot of folks at CCAT, as well as people in the SENS program. I asked Scott what enabled him to overcome that intimidation and he said it was that one of his friends became a co-director and he gained enough personal confidence to give it a try. Scott’s experience demonstrates the importance of individuals reaching out to people they know as an effective form of outreach. Scott also said that CCAT has been successful by holding events on the quad and other very visible, central locations.
As CCAT folks work to get their house back on their grounds and redesign their landscaping, it occurs to me that SENS should have something to offer them. The Berea College Ecovillage is an amazing demonstrational facility with state-of-the-art technology. It would be awesome if we could put together a resource explaining the materials used in this process and where other people can get them from. Because the SENS house is new I feel like we lack the real world application that CCAT has with their retro-fitted house. I hadn’t realized that we could offer such a practical resource for the public.
This evening I had an amazing conversation with Carlita. How refreshing it is to get past all of the acquaintance leveled chit-chat and move to real conversations about life and the lessons it offers! I appreciate her willingness to accept all people and sincere desire to learn from every person she encounters. Not only did I learn a lot about Carlita, but I was reminded of some of my own hopes and aspirations for my life. We also discussed prejudices towards religious terminology and what role spirituality played in our lives.

Questions:
-Would Berea College be able to run a donation dash at the end of the year? How could we make that happen?
-CCAT has volunteer Fridays, could SENS get enough projects going to have regular volunteer opportunities? With everyone having to work at Berea, would we get much of a turnout?
-CCAT’s herbalism class attracts a lot of interested people. Where could SENS incorporate herb gardens?