Last Days in Moncure – Enjoying the last few weeks of family, friends and creature comforts before embarking on an African adventure. LOCAL TALENT We were happy to receive much needed help with our website transition from our friend Ian and couldn’t believe he\’d never been to our house before. New friend, Ali […]
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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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TROUTS LATEST PHOTOS April, 2012 Issue #131 THE PATHFINDER Bob demonstrates the use of a Solar Path Finder to determine the optimal placement of a hypothetical new garden for his class at Central Carolina Community College. ASPARAGUS SEASON One good Itey Nite deserves another. Obviously, we don’t mind eating the same meal repeatedly. Especially one
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SPRINGTIME WITH NEIGHBORS March 2012 SPRING FEVER Cute little Kome, Jason and Haruka’s grey kitty, shows of the rice-shaped spot on her throat as she decides she’s had enough of Amy’s arms. Kome is the Japanese word for rice. The beautiful March weather made it difficult to stay inside the house. Amy, Garth, Molly,
TRAIL CRAWL March 25, 2012 In which the neighbors on either side of Stinking Creek put aside a day to connect with each other. Four walking destinations, all offering copious food and drink, beginning on the north side of the creek in Abeyance and ending on the south side at the farm. FIRST STOP Our
WORLD CAFE DISCUSSION March 31, 2012 THE FACILITATOR As president of the Chatham Marketplace board of directors, Bob has taken an active role in assessing the options for our local grocery Coop which has been struggling in a tough economy. On this day, he facilitates a progressive discussion between dedicated owners, board members and
Farm and Garden March 2012 FARM AND GARDEN Spring is the time for all farmers and gardeners to invest a lot of hard work into what will become food later on in the year. GARDEN EXPANSION Every garden starts with a fence because of the thriving population of white tailed deer in our wooded area.
March ’12 TROUTS LATEST PHOTOS March, 2012 Issue #130 WEAVER STREET’S FOOD HOUSE IN HILLSBOROUGH Bob visited this big kitchen as part of a cooperative cafe workshop he attended in Raleigh. DUCKA, SALLY AND MADRIGAL Camille has been sharing Ducka’s wonderful world of horses and dog. Here Ducka gives Sally a laser treatment to help
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TROUTS LATEST PHOTOS February, 2012 Issue #129 YODA BABY Charity and Jason brought young Josiah into the world on January 31st. Brother John took his photo at 5 days of age. To Camille, Josiah seems a lot older than five days so she dubbed him the Yoda Baby. In comparison, here’s a picture
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Third Annual Hoppin’ John Party January 1, 2012 “Eat poor that day, eat rich the rest of the year. Rice for riches and peas for peace.”Southern saying on eating a dish of Hoppin’ John on New Year’s Day. IF YOU FEED THEM, THEY WILL COME Camille had the kitchen in full swing with huge pots
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