Glass Center for Sustainable Community
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PeopleCurrent Residents | Former Residents | FriendsShaina: December 2007, August-September 2008 
Shaina introduced herself to Geoff at a coffee shop in Nacogdoches. Seven days later, she moved to the farm for a Christmas break filled with new friends and fantastic music. During her 2008 tenure at the farm, Shaina managed grounds beautification and made delicious food. Aaron: July-September 2008 
Aaron is a creative mind from Ohio. He loves playing guitar, drawing with charcoals, making genuine connections with people, working hard, and finding a practical means for survival as the coming zombie apocalypse approaches. He is an amazing cartoonist who loves comic books of all shapes and sizes. He also is a brilliant web designer, actor, and producer of videos. Yes, he’s a certified geek, but he revels in it. Will: September-December 2007, July 2008-present 
When Will first visited the Center in June of 2007, he knew that it needed people, and that people need it. In mid-September, he watched it begin to unfold. During his few months here, Will spent his time helping Jeff around the farm, making this website and trying to attract people who are interested in art, manual labor, change, peace and the future. He also spent a considerable amount of his time sitting and listening to the bugs, letting his thoughts wander freely. Virginny: July-August 2008 
Virginny is a 24-year-old wwoofer from Paris, France. She graduated with a Master's Degree in International Business, then decided to come to the Glass Center to experiment with living sustainably in the United States.
Hugh: January-July 2008 
Recently graduated from UT Austin, Hugh spent some months interacting with the earth before going off to law school. Hugh's experience in organic gardening, cooperative living and beer brewing were all be very valuable for the Center. Kevin: May-July 2008 
Kevin is from Florida and graduated with a liberal arts degree from New College. After working as a maintenance mechanic for a few months, he joined WWOOF and ended up at the Glass Farm through a series of coincidences. Kevin managed the gardens and worked on repairs throughout the farm. Nick: March-July 2008 
While at the farm, nick worked on the blackberries and pumpkins, and he visits the farm to work from time to time, maintaining a healthy relationship with himself and with the Glass Center as he navigates the difficulties of Young America. Laura: June-July 2008 
Laura graduated from UT Austin with a degree in architecture and she is interested in any projects that involve designing and building. At the farm, she spent most of her time beautifying the inside of the guest house. Tyler:June-July 2008 
Tyler spent about a month at the Glass Center in preparation for his 1-year internship in Italy. His work primarily involved painting the guest house and building some beautiful shelves using found materials. Jeff: September 2007-May 2008 
Jeff (under the rainbow on the right) has an interest in just about everything. While at the farm, he spent his time weeding, mulching, mowing, trellising, and loving his beloved blackberry plants. He loves farming because it gives him a feeling of freedom that comes from managing an endeavor mostly on his own, and doing what needs to be done without being told what to do. Currently a student at U. of Montana in Missoula, Jeff splits his time between school work, farm work, and as much leisure as he can fit in his schedule! Geoff: May-August and December, 2007 
During his stay at the Glass Center, Geoff's daily routine included kayaking, swimming, and violin practice. He also did some work for Duel. Katy: October-November, 2007 
Katy was the first participant in the Center's artist residency, which involves food, lodging, studio space, community, and about 1 day of labor per week. She is currently focusing on painting, with hopes of doing sculpture projects soon. Kate also loves to make delicious food, and she is working on her vegetarian repertoire. |