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What would Gilligan do?
We still don’t have a well or running water, but one of the things that I have to do sometime soon is a plumbing test for the drain and vent system. To do that, you have to fill the system … Continue reading
Kilarney Red
Emily’s trying a new variety of garlic this year, Kilarney Red. It’s a hardneck from Ireland, which we figured would be a good fit, as Ireland has the same mesothermic maritime environment that we do. We may have guessed right- … Continue reading
Building beehives
Last week we had a break in the rain and cold, and the bees went out for a little buzz around the hive. You go, little guys! I was busy as well, building hives in anticipation of the arrival of … Continue reading
Grillo walking tractor has arrived
So, something monumental has been brewing for about three years, and it’s finally coming together. A month or two after we got back from Peace Corps in Guatemala, right after we moved to Oregon, we were talking with another recently … Continue reading
Firewood
Yesterday we cut some firewood, and boy are we tired! We had to take down seven or eight alders to make room for a new equipment shed (more on that in a future post). Alder is an interesting tree; they … Continue reading
2014 veggies
We’ve ordered the seeds for the 2014 season. Last year was pretty frantic, and as part of that, we didn’t keep very good production records. Ideally, I’d like to have data to support seed choices- what grew and produced well … Continue reading
Beach blizzard
This one goes out to all our buddies in Chicago, Aurora, Indianapolis, Lafayette, Ft. Wayne, Dayton, and all the other chilly places in the midwest that have been slogging through feet of snow all winter long. We don’t usually get … Continue reading
Red Roof Inn
I’m planning on expanding my honeybee operations this year, from 6 colonies to 18. That’s a big jump, and as part of the process, I’m going to need a lot of new hives. Not being one for doing things the … Continue reading
Barn cleaning
I’ve mentioned our friends Lance and Tammy before; they are farmer buddies of ours, and they run a full-time dairy as well as raising pastured beef and lamb. They keep some of their cattle on acreage they own across the … Continue reading