County government reform referendum, slide show and related research (1973-1975)
Government Reform Referendum
Elementary and secondary private academic alternative schools and related building construction projects (1977-ongoing)

Community Service Foundation
Group homes for delinquent and at-risk youth and related building construction projects (early 1980s-ongoing)

Drug and alcohol treatment programs (early 1980s-ongoing)
CSF Alternative Schools and Day Treatment Programs

Day treatment programs (mid-1980s-ongoing)
CSF Day Treatment Programs
Workplace restorative practices implementation (1980s-ongoing)

IIRP DVD on Restorative Practices in the Workplace

Natural food co-operative store (early 1980s)

Natural Foods Co-Op Store

Organic mini-farm (early 1980s)

Ted’s colleague and a student working the mini-farm

Geodesic greenhouse (early 1980s)
Growing salad greens in the winter

Solar Greenhouse

Geodesic home and alternative septic system (early 1980s-ongoing)
Geodesic home in early stages
Solar envelope house design (1979-1981)

Ted Wachtel’s architectural drawing of his solar house design,
where he and Susan live today.

Passive solar housing development (1979-ongoing)
Roadbuilding to solar residential development

Framing out the second solar house

The third solar-powered residence

Toughlove parent support groups and related books (1979-1983)

The ToughLove Books


The ToughLove program gets national media attention.