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<\/a>Janet, still climbing trees.<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/h2>\nJohn and Linda Merrill<\/h2>\n
John Merrill and his wife, Linda, are among the earliest \u00a0members of ARBCO. \u00a0He is a retired UW Extension housing specialist and faculty member of the School of Human Ecology. \u00a0He enjoys reading, volunteer work and working in the community garden here at ARBCO.<\/p>\n
Linda retired before her\u00a0husband to develop her\u00a0own schedule before she had to follow his.\u00a0 A former nurse, she decided to work with computers, thinking they would be more predictable than people, and ended up as a senior analyst for a health care agency. \u00a0She has many other interests such as reading, birding, knitting, and \u00a0volunteering at the UW-Arboretum as a receptionist and steward. \u00a0And, again, knitting. \u00a0She also\u00a0edits and is a photographer for Arbco’s outstanding weekly newsletter, Arbco Ink. \u00a0Both John and Linda dote on their rescued farm cat, Sweetie Pi.<\/p>\n
<\/a>John and Linda Merrill<\/p><\/div>\n
John and Sweetie Pi.<\/p><\/div>\n
Matthew<\/h2>\n
Matthew is a Madison native and one of six kids, growing up on Orton Park and graduating from East High. \u00a0He earned degrees in Minnesota and Maine and discovered a career in sustainability while volunteering on organic farms in Portugal, Iceland and Israel. \u00a0Matthew’s time with intentional communities in Israel convinced him to make creating community a priority in life. \u00a0Since returning to Madison in 2012 he’s found opportunities to enjoy soccer, yoga (Mound Street!), contra dancing, MUFA, and most importantly time with friends and family. \u00a0At work Matthew and colleagues recently helped with the launch of an initiative that encourages the adoption of more sustainable agriculture practices.<\/p>\n
Brendon Panke<\/h2>\n
Brendon lives in the triplex with his wife Sarah and son Calum. Brendon is the primary caregiver for his son Calum. He manages Arbco’s community garden, “the farm,” and some of the compost bins around the property.<\/p>\n
Outside of ArbCo Brendon is a co-coordinator for Madison Storytellers <\/a>. Brendon often hosts Madison Storyteller events at ArbCo. Brendon is also a former player and owner of Atlas Improv Co<\/a>.<\/p>\n I am Emily Savage. \u00a0I am from South Carolina! I moved to Wisconsin in 2002 and attended LaFollette High School for my junior and senior year! I like that at Arbco there is the feeling that there is always some way to help out and someone to help out! I chose Arbco, because I thought it would give me good support close by, and that it was not too large of a community!<\/p>\n Bill Sethares is a primate whose armspan (from fingertip to fingertip) is approximately the same as his height. \u00a0One of his earliest memories is of making noise; in a moment of foolishness, his parents allowed him to buy a saxophone with the money he got from selling seeds (his first failed foray into commercial activity). \u00a0In the ensuing years he has written songs with dead poets, songs in praise of the Fourier Transform, and song lyrics in Klingon and Ubbi-Dubbi. \u00a0During the day, he can be found loitering arounds the halls of the Department of Electrical Engineering. \u00a0He enjoys hanging out with humans, especially humorous ones, which explains why he likes cooperatives, cohousing, and Ann. Perhaps his greatest regret is that Arbco is not in orbit around Mars.<\/p>\n Bill relates to primates.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Oscar Bloch After many years of eclectic and erratic work experiences and hedonistic rapture, I have settled down with my lovely and\u00a0understanding partner in Madison. \u00a0Living in a city where knowing too much is a virtue, I naturally gravitated to … Continue reading Emily Savage<\/h2>\n
Bill Sethares<\/h2>\n
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