A TRIP TO WASHINGTON DC August 12 – 14, 2008 SUCKING DOWN FUMES DC commuters have accepted this kind of traffic as a way of life. We country folk don’t think we could do this routinely. AT HOME IN NED’S HOUSE Ned graciously opened his home to us for a two-night stay. Sadly, he […]
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CLEAN TECH GOES TO POGOIL August 13, 2008 POGO LAND We’ve beenwanting to see where Frankie works and this is it – a sprawling tree removal service turned compost producer known as Pogo Organics. On the way in, we drove past barns full of old hay, presumably for making compost and some horses. And this
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MUSHROOMS AT CAMELINA July, 2008 WILD MUSHROOMS Everywhere we look, wild mushrooms are popping up, including this poisonous bolete, below. CULTIVATED MUSHROOMS The burlap bags Bob and Rob infused with oyster mushroom mycelium are really coming on. The mycelium is running and the tiny mushrooms are popping out. These perfectly tiny oysters
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TROUTS LATEST PHOTOS In which we celebrate fourteen years of marriage and much, much more July, 2008 – Issue #86 THEN AND NOW It’s all about the love! In 1994, Camille and Bob had fun playing around in one of those photo booths where you get a strip of four photos for a dollar.
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BIODIVERSITY BEDS Landscaping with Kim at Piedmont Biofuels July, 2008 HARD, REWARDING WORK Camille only has one thing to say about Kim – she is a joy to work with! She took on the challenge of weeding and mulching four large beds of native plants for a biodiversity project being funded by a grant
RIDING TRAIL AT HEADS UP July 31, 2008 MOTHER AND DAUGHTER Karen and Alanna enjoy themselves on the trail with Chance and Abby. Abby, a pretty paint mare, is Alana’s new horse. Maggie holds Rose while Alanna stands on her back. Later, Rose enjoys a little grazing while waiting for her bath. April
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WELCOME TO THE HOTEL CAMELINA We had two sets of overnight visitors in July. Frankie, Amy and Tony came for one night and Matt, Sarah and Andrew the two following nights. Frankie and his interns got in late and left early but we were able to spend a bit more time with Matt and his
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HAY BALES July 1, 2008 There are eighty three acres at Oilseed, many of them open pasture. When a crew came to cut and bale, Camille was excited. After it was all baled, we got up early and photographed them morning sun. CAMILLE LOVES THE LOOK OF A FRESHLY BALED HAY FIELD You can see
TROUTS LATEST PHOTOS In which we celebrated Camille’s 54th birthday and basically stayed home June, 2008 – Issue #85 ANOTHER YEAR OLDER, BUT NO DEEPER IN DEBT And in fact, we aren’t in debt at all. Which is something worth celebrating – just in case Camille’s birthday wasn’t enough of an excuse. Our good friends,
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OUR BOUNTIFUL GARDEN – BOB’S LABOR OF LOVE A month of ups and downs at Guantanamo May, 2008 HERB’S EYE VIEW Guantanamo is the name Bob gave his vegetable garden. He was inspired to name it Cuba after reading Richard Heinberg’s “Fifty Million Farmers” but that name had already been taken by Lyle for
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