Twin Oaks Intentional Community

The Tofu Hut. Bucking the usual naming tradition for buildings at Twin Oaks we call this little soy dairy simply and affectionately The Tofu Hut. Note the solar hot water box on the roof. Tofu, soysage and tempeh are currently produced for sale in this building, as of 2005. Also, note that a major expansion of the business is under construction.

The Tofu Hut The Tofu Hut
Soybean auger. Alder operates a grain auger to transfer soybeans from our large remote storage bin to the smaller bin behind the Tofu Hut. We use organic beans purchased from Virginia growers.

Soybean auger Soybean auger
Bean bin. Beans are delivered right out of this bin into barrels for soaking on production days. We have a much larger bin elsewhere on the property accessible by a large delivery truck.

Bean bin Bean bin
Pouring curd. Pax pours bean curd fresh from curding into trays ahead of the pressing step.

Pouring curd Pouring curd
Steam gauge. Gauge controlling steam on pasteurizer. Part of a major business expansion. We were lucky to have the expert help of Chris from East Wind Community fitting steam pipe.

Steam gauge Steam gauge
Stirring soymilk. Sean stirs coagulant into the freshly produced soymilk.

Stirring soymilk Stirring soymilk
Process chiller. Outdoor chiller condensors: new equipment added in 2005 to increase our production capacity.

Process chiller Process chiller
Delivery truck. We use this refrigerated truck for sale to stores and restaurants in local cities. Much of our production is sent through distributors who cover a larger region. 2016 update: we have a newer truck that replaces the one pictured here.

Delivery truck Delivery truck

The Tofu Hut. Bucking the usual naming tradition for buildings at Twin Oaks we call this little soy dairy simply and affectionately The Tofu Hut. Note the solar hot water box on the roof. Tofu, soysage and tempeh are currently produced for sale in this building, as of 2005. Also, note that a major expansion of the business is under construction.

Soybean auger. Alder operates a grain auger to transfer soybeans from our large remote storage bin to the smaller bin behind the Tofu Hut. We use organic beans purchased from Virginia growers.

Bean bin. Beans are delivered right out of this bin into barrels for soaking on production days. We have a much larger bin elsewhere on the property accessible by a large delivery truck.

Pouring curd. Pax pours bean curd fresh from curding into trays ahead of the pressing step.

Steam gauge. Gauge controlling steam on pasteurizer. Part of a major business expansion. We were lucky to have the expert help of Chris from East Wind Community fitting steam pipe.

Stirring soymilk. Sean stirs coagulant into the freshly produced soymilk.

Process chiller. Outdoor chiller condensors: new equipment added in 2005 to increase our production capacity.

Delivery truck. We use this refrigerated truck for sale to stores and restaurants in local cities. Much of our production is sent through distributors who cover a larger region. 2016 update: we have a newer truck that replaces the one pictured here.

Since 1991 Twin Oaks has produced fresh tofu and other soyfoods for sale in our region and for our own consumption. Our brand is Twin Oaks Community Foods. The business was expanded considerably in 2005 and we supplied soy products to Sunergia company (which was owned and operated by ex-members.) Another major expansion of our business is underway--we have a new large delivery truck and are building a large addition to the current building.