MAKING A DECEMBER MUSHROOM GARDEN turning wood chips and cardboard into food December 23 and 24, 2011 In which site preparation for Lyle and Tami’s new home yields material for a garden of wine cap mushrooms to eventually feed the neighborhood. SHADES OF FARGO Anyone who’s seen the Coen brother’s 1996 classic dark comedy crime […]
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TROUTS LATEST PHOTOS December, 2011 Issue #127 FARM TO FORK Kicking off another delicious season with Edible Earthscapes Winter CSA (Community Supported Agriculture). Our first share included pink daikon radish, purple sweet potatoes, carrots, lettuce and greens. Here’s a sample of the meals we pull together from our CSA boxes: locally grown rice, greens and
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LARRY AND KAREN VISIT THE FARM December 23 and 24, 2011 In which we lure two really cool people into our community with a couple of days on the farm. SKILLS: THEY HAVE THEM When Jason and Haruka heard that Karen and Larry were thinking about relocating, they invited them to visit our community.
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THANKSGIVING IN MONCURE November 24, 2011 PRE-DINNER Garth and Amy prepare to fill their plates at 3:10pm while Shane carved a chicken. Gabe’s sweet potato casserole beckons. GROUP EFFORT This delicious meal was a group effort! Bob roasted two tofurkys with carrots, potatoes, garlic and onions, Garth grew sweet potatoes which Molly spiced up
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TROUTS LATEST PHOTOS November, 2011 Issue #126 TURKEY WALK On November 2nd, we looked out the window and saw a lone tom turkey strolling across our yard. Camille grabbed the camera and caught an image of it in front of the greenhouse. The compost pile was steaming in the cold morning air as the
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TROUTS LATEST PHOTOS October, 2011 Issue #125 SCOTT FERGUSON – July 14, 1956 to October 25, 2011 We are saddened by the passing of a good friend, Bob’s cousin Scott whose lifelong battle with cancer ended on October 25. Bob snapped this picture in a Washington cranberry bog during our stay with Scott and his
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LOCAL FOOD It’s where you find it or grow it! October, 2011 BATCH 215 Bob bottled a California Steam Beer on the first day of October. If that’s not the right way to start out the month, we don’t know what is! MULTI USE VEHICLE On this day, Blanche doubles as transportation and a flat
SHROOMS A POPPIN! September, 2011 WET MONTH = SHIITAKE FLUSH It rained for weeks and brought out all kinds of mushrooms, including the logs we’d inoculated with shiitake spores a while back. We shared these with the neighbors and made a nice baked tettrazzini for Bob’s birthday dinner. JASON AND HIS EAGLE EYE
TROUTS LATEST PHOTOS September, 2011 Issue #124 1974 GHANA Bob was only 16 years old when he took a lorry north from Ghana with his brother Jim and friend Peter. Thank you, Peter, for sharing your photos from this trip! THIRTY SEVEN YEARS LATER It’s the same old Bob, celebrating his fifty-third birthday and
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WEEKEND GETAWAY TO NAGS HEAD August 12 – 14 AHHHHHHHHHH! For most of us, but especially those who grew up on the coast, a trip to the shore is balm to the soul! Bob got us a hotel room on the beach for some much needed rest and relaxation and enjoy a couple of nights
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