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Wood Work
October 1, 2012
That was a great weekend. A busy, working weekend but the most enjoyable kind of work there is. Work done with friends. Work with a very tangible reward, heat for our homes this winter. Work that engages our body and gives the kids a chance to operate power tools. Work ...
The View Around Here ~ In the woods
September 28, 2012
It's wood weekend. We're renting a splitter with our friend/landlord and splitting a bunch of wood. We're sharing the work and we're sharing the wood to heat our homes this winter. We live in "woodsville" you could say. Our house is surrounded by woods. And stashed here and there and ...
My Farm Fill
September 9, 2012
I got my farm fill this week. But better yet, we met two more families and are making more friends. Small scale, organic growing farm families are inspiring people to be around. They're not afraid of hard work. They usually have a lot of passion for what they do. And ...
Farm Share on The Bay
July 28, 2012
In yesterday's post I promised more photos of our farm pick up on the bay. We live on a big peninsula, a fat thumb that sticks out into the Gulf of St. Lawrence. On one side of the peninsula is the St. Lawrence River (Fleuve Saint-Laurent) and on the other ...
The View Around Here
July 27, 2012
I’m a little pressed for time this morning, we’re working on the PDF version of Eat This. The Kindle version is ready to go. The book will also be available at Barnes & Noble and iTunes. We’re aiming for a Monday release. Damien and I are a DIY publishing shop. ...
A River Runs By It
May 11, 2012
At the edge of the property where we live (for just a few more short weeks) is a river. One of the fairly major rivers in the region actually. This is a salmon river and the local village was built around the salmon fishing industry more than a century ago. ...
Spring Tomatoes and Growing Where You're Planted
May 3, 2012
Spring is usually a busy time of year for me in the garden. This year it's busy for a whole bunch of different reasons. Without a garden I'm in a real season of "blooming where I'm planted" and being creative with what this looks like. Our housing situation is not ...
