Category: Idea Lab

Chimney Install Day

We planned to install a wood-burning stove in the cottage in December, but due to many factors, we could not get it in before the new year. The…

Building a rock retaining wall

The north side of the house was very dark, damp, and difficult to access. The solution is to build a rock wall about 1m tall to raise the…

Some big roots

As I started excavating and grading the land, I have come across some huge roots from trees that were cut down about 8-10 years ago. The machine is…

Clearing The Land

We cut down a few trees on the house’s approach that was too close for comfort. The goal is to make the land around the house easy to…

First Cleanup & First Coffee Time

An Answer To Prayer

We started roasting coffee in 2018 to see if we could produce something here in Norikura Kogen that would benefit our community, the community it was grown in,…