According to the story, some travelers come to a village, carrying nothing more than an empty pot.

Upon their arrival, the villagers are unwilling to share any of their food stores with the hungry travelers.

The travelers fill the pot with water, drop a large stone in it, and place it over a fire in the village square.

One of the villagers becomes curious and asks what they are doing. The travelers answer that they are making "stone soup", which tastes wonderful, although it still needs a little bit of seasoning to improve the flavor, which they are missing.

The villager doesn't mind parting with just a little bit to help them out, so it gets added to the soup. Another villager walks by, inquiring about the pot, and the travelers again mention their stone soup hasn't reached its potential. The villager hands them some vegetables to help them out.

More and more villagers walk by, all adding another ingredient. Finally, a delicious and nourishing pot of soup is enjoyed by all.

The moral of the story is that if everyone contributes a little, then we can all benefit.

The Story of Stone Soup House Project begins with a contractor arriving in Pueblo with a desire to help out and make a difference. The contractor found a lot full of weeds and spread out his blueprints on the sidewalk.

The contractor, Greg Saccomano, told one of the villagers, Ray Aguilera, that he wanted to build a home, but needed a place to build it. City Councilman, Ray Aguilera worked with the city of Pueblo and got the lot donated.

After receiving numerous donations of labor and materials from many villagers, the house was soon completed and sold to a deserving couple.

The story continues with another contractor, Lou Spera of Spera Homes, Inc. walking past the first stone soup house in Bessemer. He thought to himself that he would create a stone soup house too, but he would take an old beat up house and make it into a new energy efficient home for a family.

A few days later, Lou found out that there was a house that was perfect for the project. The City of Pueblo had donated a house which was in need of a total renovation to NeighborWorks of Pueblo.

Lou had a lot of big plans for the house. He wanted to make sure that it was a more "green" house. Not only did he want to improve the insulation in the house, but he also wanted new windows, an energy efficient water heater, an energy efficient heating and cooling system and some solar power technology.

The house was completed in August, 2009 and and sold to a single mother.