Beaver Meadow Community Blog

A blog for the members of the Beaver Meadow Community in West Norwich, Vermont. Ideas for articles include things for sale/swap/free, photos of the week, recipes, poems, etc.
 To submit an article, fill out this form and we'll add it to the website. If you have any questions, email mail@beavermeadowcommunity.com.

Community Submission2 years ago

Schoolhouse Association and Chapel Contribute to 19 Days of Norwich

By Lindsay Putnam

The Beaver Meadow Chapel raised an astonishing amount of money for the Haven this holiday season. With a $500 contribution directly from the Chapel, the total from our community was $2680. Because the...

Community Submission2 years ago

Photos of New Work and WIP at the Schoolhouse

By Lindsay Putnam

For those of you who don't drive by the Schoolhouse every day, here are a few photos of all the wonderful things that have been done by community members over the past months. We have a handicap ramp ...

Community Submission2 years ago

Schoolhouse handicap ramp

Bruce Keller and Jonathan Streeter have started the construction of the handicap ramp at the Beaver Meadow Schoolhouse....

Community Submission2 years ago

Looking forward to Spring in the Meadow!

By Glennis Gold

While this extraordinary time of uncertainty pushes us to live in the present with impermanence at every turn, I'm looking forward to the rejuvenation of the school house. As work by Beaver Meadow re...

Community Submission2 years ago

BMSH Union Chapel Gospel Sing

By Elizabeth McKinstry

What a wonderful inspiring gospel sing we had Sunday afternoon on the Chapel lawn. Ford Daley and Paul Barker were so wonderful. We had twenty six in attendance all wearing mask expect for Paul and ...

Community Submission2 years ago

Food Pantry & Puzzle & Game Exchange

By Elizabeth McKinstry

At the Beaver Meadow Schoolhouse two new projects have been initiated within the Schoolhouse entryway. For those within our community who have a passion for puzzles and games, we have established a S...

Community Submission2 years ago

BMSH Little Library

By Elizabeth McKinstry

The Schoolhouse Little Library was built and installed at the Beaver Meadow Schoolhouse last fall by community members Bruce Keller and Jonathan Streeter. This spring Sonia Swierczynski completed the...

Help Needed3 years ago

In Search of Volunteer Events Coordinator

By Elizabeth McKinstry

We are currently seeking a volunteer event coordinator to organize and manage events from start to finish. Potential community events: game night, children holiday decorations, and community/holiday ...

Community Submission3 years ago

John O’Donohue Poem

By Elizabeth McKinstry

“Let there be an opening into the quiet that lies beneath the chaos where you find the peace you did not think possible and see what shimmers within the storm.” John O’Donohue...

Recipe3 years ago

Cranberry Cookies with Brown Butter Icing

By Amanda Kievet

This is my favorite "family" recipe. My mom didn't bake much when I was growing up, but she made these. She worked as an accountant for a cranberry marsh in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin and this recipe...

Community Submission3 years ago

Pig Roast

By Doreen Guillette

When Peter and I moved to Beaver Meadow in 2013 with our family, we were so impressed with how close the community was connected. We really enjoyed the Halloween and Christmas gatherings at the school...