WHO PUT THE DUMP IN DOMPOASE? Louis, Jeremy, and Bob made a trip out to the site of the Fecal Sludge (FS) to Biodiesel Plant. It is located at the municipal landfill managed by the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) at Dompoase, on the southeast side of town. We took our machetes with […]
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CATAWBA COUNTY LANDFILL We spent a couple of days as guests in the home of Jeremy and Brian as Bob troubleshot their biodiesel lab equipment. More photos at: Catawba BIODIESEL FROM FOOD WASTE Our friend Jeremy has been up in New York at Columbia University, learning to turn food waste into biodiesel in preparation
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BOB’S MUSHROOM LABORATORY March, 2011 HOME MADE FOOD Bob holds an outstanding specimen of Pleurotus ostreatus, an oyster mushroom given him by Adam who grew it in a five-gallon bucket on paper and coffee grounds. We served it for dinner and it resembled Abalone – succulent and chewy, with a subtle seafood flavor. Thanks to
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TROUTS LATEST PHOTOS November, 2008 – Issue #90 A WEEKEND OF MINDFULNESS This month, we had an opportunity to reach beyond the comfort of our community and spend a weekend with a group of writers and activists from the south. It was time well spent. We we traded lots of ideas with like-minded people concerned
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OUR LAST DAYS AT QUIET MEADOW FARM November 16, 2008 A PRETTY PLACE For nearly a year we have been cleaning stalls at Quiet Meadow Farms on weekend mornings. Over that period, we’ve gotten busier during the week and this month we gave our notice so we could spend our weekends at home. It
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Orion Grassroots Network Southeast Regional Conference Columbia, North Carolina November 7 – 9, 2008 A MELDING OF MINDS A group of Southern writers and activists concerned with preserving wetlands, forests and wildlife gathered on this weekend to share ideas. Bob, Lyle, Matt and Jan DeBlieu walk the long way around to breakfast with their binoculars
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TROUTS LATEST PHOTOS December, 2007 – Issue #79 In which Bob and Camille enjoy a nice, quiet month in their new home. A BEAUTIFUL PLACE The sunset from our front porch. SHARING FOOD AND FRIENDSHIP Jessi stops by with fresh produce on a Tuesday. For only ten dollars a week, Piedmont Biofarm supplies us with
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The Pittsboro Christmas Parade! December 2, 2007 MASTER OF CEREMONIES The Mayor stands outside the courthouse and waits for the parade to come to the round about. COOKIE WAITS, TOO Cookie waits for ponies across the street from the Chatham County Courthouse. IT ALL BEGINS WITH MARCHING BANDS Generally the first to come up the
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OUR NEW HOME – NORTH CAROLINA NORTH CAROLINA IS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE Especially this time of year when the trees are turning color. We took the opportunity for a walk in this park outside Durham after unloading our household at ilseed and dropping off the U-Haul. TIME TO PAUSE AND REFLECT Moving can
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TROUTS LATEST PHOTOS November, 2007 – Issue #78 This month we were reminded that sometimes, the journey IS the destination. We began November with a 1500 mile road trip across the south, as we relocated from the suburbs of Denton, Texas to a rural community of green and groovy people in central North Carolina. A
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