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- February 5, 2012 at 12:55 am in reply to: Look who the keynote speaker is for Oregon small farmer’s conference. #71576
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ParticipantHi Kevin –
Grain CSA! I am impressed as that’s one thing I wanted to try (and we live in a dryland wheat/barley/peas area). What combine are you using and did you use your horses to pull the combine?
February 4, 2012 at 12:51 am in reply to: Look who the keynote speaker is for Oregon small farmer’s conference. #71575ParticipantWOW! I just recognized their names from the book that Donn Hewes had mentioned. But I think you raise a good point about over-hyping things and right now, it’s green and sustainable stuff that “sells”, tired and struggling, not so much. It is imperative that folks get a real idea of what’s involved not just the rosy stuff. Sort of like looking at land when it’s at its worst not at its best. If it still suits you on a windy subzero day in January, then IT MIGHT BE worth a go. Thanks for your input.
ParticipantMy condolences Sean. It’s always a hard thing to say goodbye to an old friend.
Participant@Ellen Anderson 32030 wrote:
organic, GMO-free beet pulp called “Speedi-Beet” ….. Speedi-Beet is super expensive. I wish we produced something like that in the US. This is being imported from England, I think!
Thank Monsanto for that one.
ParticipantI guess it depends on whether you want to leave the greenhouses up all winter. Nordell’s have a nice plan, not gothic arch but they take them down each winter. Here’s an interesting source for ideas and materials. They’re in Manitoba I think so winter’s no stranger to them.
ParticipantHey John – I haven’t heard anything recently. It seems to have fallen on the back burner IMO.
ParticipantLogs 8ft in diameter must have been a challenge all the way ’round. Imagine handling them at the mill (or wherever you process 8 ft diameter stuff). A wayward roll of a log can bust up your leg, normally. That thing would squash you flat into a wet spot on the trail. That must be the “Tough Men” part!
ParticipantI know Jason Rutledge’s group Healing Harvest has a free set of downloadable plans on their website. More of a logging arch but nice drawings nonetheless.
See what you think.
ParticipantActually Tim, a lot of guys here go with custom boots built for their feet. Two in Spokane were Nick’s Boots and Cruz’s Boots. Cruz is a little old cobbler fellow. Pricing is about the same as for the standard logging boot ($250 -$300). I need the wide boots too Gordon – wide feet (6th toe type) and a fat head (7 7/8) have been a real pain to find. I need to shop at the Circus Freak Show Warehouse or something.
ParticipantChris – Here’s the thread. It was in Sustainable Forestry.
ParticipantChris – there’a recent thread covering this topic – not sure in which category. Try searching “boots”.
ParticipantWhite’s Boots in this area. http://www.whitesboots.com/
Also Hoffman’s Boots http://www.hoffmanboots.com
ParticipantHi Ed,
Do the stools have some form to them (ie. still some road apple appearance) or does the pile look more like a cow pie (plop splat)? I looked at the old post you mentioned and that consensus seemed to be don’t sweat it but you can try giving a probiotic.
Participant@Le Lombric (The Worm) 31462 wrote:
Yeah, I was trying to figure out why it was not there so I created a Google account and finally it appeared after several trials and errors….
So now I am on the map!
I also found out we can change our icon for a balsam fur or a dude horseback riding but this is picky fine tuning.Great! – How do you change the icons? I think that would be handy but when I looked, it appeared to be more complicated than I thought. So how do you do it?
ParticipantAmen to poisoning. I worked at clinics for long enought to see that most poisoning (ethylene glycol (radiator coolant), warfarin (rat poison) …) is a terrible and protracted way to die.
Euthanizing, in my experience, just involved overdosing the animal w/ a barbiturate – (pentobarbital).
IMO – if the owners are uncomfortable with the pet’s last moments being in a vet office, then they are not good candidates for putting the dog down themselves AND probably not good candidates for being there when the pet is put down.
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