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Most every week since late November, Thomas Leffler has been loading up his Prius and delivering groceries for The River Food Pantry.
Second Harvest food bank volunteer Emily Martinson boxes nonperishable food items destined for area food pantries or families in need at the Alliant Energy Center last November.
Photos: Tiny house village looks to expand
Occupy Madison's tiny house village
Residents of Occupy Madison's original tiny house village on the East Side converse in a commons area between their homes and a former auto repair shop converted to a store and workshop to serve the village.
Greeting neighbors
Sofia Martinez waves to an acquaintance from the porch of her tiny house in Madison, Wis. Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
New home
Larry Orr, a member of a tiny house community in Madison, Wis., relaxes outside his residence Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Greenhouse
Plants and produce grow in a greenhouse on the grounds of a tiny house village in Madison, Wis. Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Garden Grapes
Sofia Martinez, a resident of a tiny house village on E. Johnson St. in Madison, Wis. retrieves grapes from the small community's gardens Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Little Free Library
A Little Free Library shares the grounds of a tiny house village in Madison, Wis. Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Awaiting completion
One of several tiny houses that await tenants and final construction elements resides on the grounds of a small tiny house community in Madison, Wis. Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Woodworking shop
Larry Orr, right, and Christopher Derek talk in the sun-drenched woodworking shop of Occupy Madison's original tiny house village at 304 N. Third St.
Tiny house original
A prototype, 60-square-foot Conestoga-style hut with front porch, built by Occupy Madison volunteers over the weekend, would be one of 28 such "tiny houses" the nonprofit hopes to locate on the site of the former Wiggie's bar, 1901 Aberg Ave., by winter.
Conestoga-style hut interior
Jesse Ransom adds hardware to the door of a Conestoga-style hut built by volunteers this past weekend.
Wiggie's Bar property
The former Wiggie's bar property at 1901 Aberg Ave. on Madison's East Side.
