Crosshatch: The first 15 years
Co-founders Brad and Amanda Kik get married and start Crosshatch (neé ISLAND), 2005
Dave Jacke leads the first workshop on ecological farming at Jayne Leatherman Walker’s farm, April 2006
Claudia Schmitt plays the first benefit concert at Short’s Brewing Company in Bellaire, April 2007
Seth Bernard at the first benefit concert at Short’s Brewing Company in Bellaire, April 2007
Sandor Katz, fermentation workshop, 2007
Pepper Bromelmeier teaches chicken slaughter at the Skill Swap at the Martha Wagbo Farm & Education Center, summer 2008
Social dancing at the Skill Swap at the Martha Wagbo Farm & Education Center, summer 2008
Board of directors meeting, 2008: Amanda Kik (holding Ada), Brad Kik, John Lindenmayer, Michelle Ferrarese, Susan Faucet, Marty Heller
Sarna Salzman and Michelle Ferrarese at the 2009 benefit concert at Short’s Brewing Company
Mica Midah at the 2009 benefit concert at Short’s Brewing Company
Josh Stoltz and Jen Sygit at the 2009 benefit concert at Short’s Brewing Company
Ric Evans at the 2009 benefit concert at Short’s Brewing Company
Before Preservation Station, we just canned in people’s yards—here, at the Stephens’ house, 2009
Nick Carlson at the Fungi & Fermentation workshop at the Martha Wagbo Farm & Education Center, 2009
Yvonne Stephens, one of our first interns, 2009
Cordwood workshop with Rob Roy, 2010
Early Hill House resident Beth Nelson, 2010
Benefit concert 2011 at Short’s Brewing Company. Gourds courtesy of Marty Heller.
Tractors and Chainsaws workshop at Providence Farm, 2011.
Rachel and Dominic Davis at the 2012 benefit concert at Short’s Brewing Company
Fruit tree grafting workshop, 2012, Waltzing Stella Farm
Welding workshop by Derek Newland, 2012
Three Thirds play a house concert at the Hill House Artist Residency, 2013
Beekeeping workshop, Bear Creek Farm, 2014
Garlic Auction, 2014
House concert by Liam and Jean, 2014 at the Hill House Artist Residency Program
Brad Kik at the 2015 benefit concert at Short’s Brewing Company
Winona LaDuke, Northern Michigan Small Farm Conference, 2015
Board of directors 2016: (back) Nicco Pandolfi, Brian Bates, Rolf von Walthausen, (middle) Heather Ratliff, Melissa Johnson, Barb Tholin, (front) Michelle Ferrarese, Erin Anderson Whiting
Dr. Miller, Northern Michigan Small Farm Conference, 2016
Jeannie Sheneman, Northern Michigan Small Farm Conference 2016
Logan Farmer (middle) with Brad and Amanda Kik in Bellaire, 2017. Logan was the last Hill House artist in residence.
Josh Stolz, executive director of Grow Benzie, 2017 Northern Michigan Small Farm Conference
Brad Kik, 2017 Northern Small Farm Conference
Planning committee for the Northern Michigan Small Farm Conference, 2017
Robinson & Rohe, Hill House artist showcase, 2017
Co-founder Amanda Kik, Hill House artist showcase, 2017
Artist After Hours at The Little Fleet, 2018
Randy Bond and Jamien Delp during The Long Memory Project discussion, 2018
Sally Van Vleck during The Long Memory Project discussion, 2018
Co-founder Brad Kik speaking at the Open Engagement conference at the Queens Museum, 2018
2018 Skill Swap at Earthwork Farm
Dean Conners at the 2019 Northern Michigan Small Farm Conference
Co-founder Brad Kik speaks at Great Lakes Bioneers, 2009
Fiber Workshop, Martha Wagbo Farm & Education Center, 2009
Maria Wesserle, one of our first interns, 2009
Poets reading at the Rooting Deep Branching Out show at East Jordan Arts Council, 2009
Brad Kik hanging the Rooting Deep Branching Out show at East Jordan Arts Council, 2009
Board of directors meeting, 2010: Aaron Allen, Marty Heller, Amanda Kik, Brad Kik, Lillie Wolff, Michelle Ferrarese
Summer 2010 staff and interns: (back) Yvonne Stephens, Brad Kik, Amanda Kik, (front) Elly Johnson, Samantha Tengelitsch, Mindy Otto
Charcuterie workshop, 2011
Amanda and Ily Kik at the 2012 benefit concert at Short’s Brewing Company
The ramp at Short’s Brewing Company is a poplar spot during the 2012 benefit concert
Gifts or Creatures at the 2012 benefit concert t Short’s Brewing Company
Hill House residents Sam Cooper and Elisabeth Pixley-Fink serenade a hoophouse raising at Waltzing Stella Farm, 2012
Cistern building workshop, 2012, Waltzing Stella Farm
Summer 2013 staff and intern: Gratia Trahan, Yvonne Stephens, Mary Brower, Jen Schaap, Amanda Kik (holding Mila), Brad Kik, Marty Heller
Farmer After Hours, Petoskey, 2014
Grain workshop, 2014
Hill House alum Abigail Lapell at a backyard concert in Traverse City, 2015
Hill House alum Moheb Soliman presenting at Blackbird Arts in Traverse City, 2015
Sandee and Bernie Ware with Winina LaDuke, Northern Michigan Small Farm Conference, 2015
Crosshatch and The Mitten Lab, 2016
Hans Voss, executive director of Groundwork Center, at the 2016 Northern Michigan Small Farm Conference
Crosshatch staff, 2016: Brad Kik, Jen Schaap, Jeannie Sheneman, Amanda Kik, Mollie Thomas
Amanda Kik, 2017 Northern Michigan Small Farm Conference
Bill Paladino, keynote speaker, 2017 Northern Michigan Small Farm Conference
Ric Evans, 2017 Northern Michigan Small Farm Conference
Three Thirds, Hill House artist showcase, 2017
Joshua Davis, Hill House artist showcase, 2017
Staff, 2017: Amanda Kik, Jen Harris, Mollie Thomas, Jeannie Sheneman, Brad Kik
Filed School at Providence Farm, 2018
Stephanie Mills and Sally Van Vleck during The Long Memory Project discussion, 2018
The Long Memory Project performance, 2018
Screen printing with Will Thomas at the 2018 Skill Swap at Earthwork Farm
Bernie and Sandee Ware at Field School 2018 at Ware Farm
Jason Stephens teaches orienteering at the 2019 Skill Swap at Earthwork Farm