SPRING PLANTING AT CAMELINA – THE MAKING OF A MUSHROOM PATCH AND A GARDEN In which Bob and Rob seed oak logs and cardboard with with shitake and oyster mushroom spawn and Bob turns an old IBC into two raised garden beds. TEAM SHITAKE Rob and Bob at their work station March 3rd. DRILLING AND […]
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TROUTS LATEST PHOTOS February, 2008 – Issue #81 ENOUGH SUNNY DAYS TO SATISFY As we all know, the groundhog saw his shadow again this year. Fortunately, the North Carolina winter has been mild with streaks of temperatures in the 60’s. Camille took advantage of warmer weather to apply coats of plaster to the straw bale
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PERFECTING THE TEMPEH-MAKING PROCESS January, 2008 A VENDOR, A MILL, AND A POT We are now able to make much bigger batches of Tempeh. We now buy our organic soybeans 25 pounds at a time from Chatham Marketplace. We have also added some new equipment. The mill de-hulls the dried soybeans by cracking them and
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TROUTS LATEST PHOTOS January, 2008 – Issue #80 Chilling out at home, walking to work and playing with the ponies. A BUSY WINTER KITCHEN Camille rolls tofu cubes in nutritional yeast to make our latest rave dish, Kentucky Fried Tofu. Bob bags his first six pound batch of Tempeh. He’s been adding equipment and perfecting
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PIEDMONT BIOFUELS’ VERMICULTURE PROJECT January 18, 2008 AMANDA FEEDS 50 POUNDS OF WORMS ON A BRIGHT WINTER DAY First, she takes these food scraps from the Chatham Marketplace and grinds them up. Sometimes the food gets stuck and Amanda has to take a two by four to the hopper. This reminded us of
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COMMUTING THE OLD FASHIONED WAY – BY FOOT How to walk the a 1.4 miles from Oilseed to Industrial in thirty-five to forty-five minutes January 11, 2008 OVERVIEW Oilseed Community is at the bottom of the map. It is marked Camelina, which is the name of our house. To walk from Oilseed to Industrial
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My Parents’ Farm 1985 The car Camille learned to drive on in 1969. The barn which is crammed full and even in 1985 had all kinds of rodents and insects nesting and burrowing through the layers of boxes. Dad goes to auction religiously and hauls back boxes, primarily full of books. The dodge dart was
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TROUTS LATEST PHOTOS October, 2007 – Issue #77 In which we pack for our thirteenth move and depart Texas on Halloween. 1976 – THIRTY-ONE YEARS AGO IN GHANA, AFRICA vs October, 2007TODAY, IN TEXAS Oh Bob! What a funny kid he was! Apparently, not much has changed. BUT YOU HAVE TO ADMIT This incredible squash
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TROUTS LATEST PHOTOS September, 2007 – Issue #76 In which Bob turns forty nine, we make a trip to Austin, throw a party and work around the yard. 41 YEARS AGO – NEW ORLEANS 1966 Bob, at eight years old and already on the football team, shows his trademark Joie de Vivre. THE SHOVELER Here’s
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FIESTA POR QUATRO In which we made up for missing the Mexican Fiesta on the Denton Square by having our very own private Fiesta with Charlie and Jane on September 22, 2007 SHOW ME THE MONEY The best way to turn a party into a fiesta is with a piñata. Things have been a
