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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 sun began to touch
the leaves of the paw paw seedling.
WINTER
GARDEN
Bob is doing a
great job of keeping garden calories flowing through the cunning use of straw
bales, cast off windows, row cover material and plastic cold frames.
A WALK
WITH SHANE
It was
unseasonably warm on November 3rd so Camille wandered out for a walk and picked
up Shane along the way.
SECRETS
There are secrets
in the woods, like this little shack which you can only see from the main path
if you know at what point to peer up the hill.
BUILD YOUR
OWN STORY
The detritus
inspired more questions than we had answers for.
SUNDAY
DINNER ON SATURDAY
Still no hard
freeze by November 5th and the Bradford pear is holding onto its leaves. But the
evenings are cool enough to enjoy a steaming plate of mashed potatoes, gravy,
roasted broccoli, and the last of the seitan. Getting together for Sunday dinner
isn’t as easy as it used to be now that Amy, Molly and Shane often work in the
evenings, so we take the opportunity for a family meal when we can get it.
FOOD FOR
THOUGHT
On November 13th,
Bob pointed Blanche towards Durham where we met out homies Haruka and Jason in
the parking lot of the Sheraton Imperial Hotel for an agricultural conference.
26TH
ANNUAL SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE CONFERENCE
Carolina Farm
Stewardship Association’s annual conference was in Durham this year so we went
for the first time. We’d long been hearing about the dynamite synergy that
occurs at these conferences and this year’s event met all expectations. Amy
joined us on Sunday to attend Jason and Haruka’s “Growing Rice in North
Carolina” workshop. We were happy to spend a little time chatting with Eric
Henry of TS Designs.
GOOD
ENERGY AT THE BEND AND AT THE PLANT
Rachel is living
next door to Tami and Lyle and brings good energy to the bend. Nicole has been
working the land at Piedmont Biofarm, bringing good vibes to the Plant.
SKILLS
Bob has been
learning to work on machinery ever since managing Mountain Equestrian Trails in
Belize fourteen years ago. That resort was so remote that we had to learn basic
skills like how to repair the well pump or hit a horse’s jugular with a syringe.
Bob’s latest mechanical triumph is the mower deck which he rebuilt himself in
our garage.
Meanwhile, Camille
has been developing her scavenging skills and scored this cute red hat at the
PTA Thrift Store. The jacket came from Second Bloom, another great scavenging
spot in town.
COLORS OF
THE DAY
Bob captured this
image of our sastun collection. Every paperweight, marble and crystal in this
little bowl represent a time and a place. Sastuns are the Mayan equivalent of a crystal
ball. While living in Belize, we read Rosita Arvigo’s book “Sastun”
which was the fascinating account of her journey into Mayan medicine.
THANKSGIVING!
We all cooked up
an tasty fall meal this year in honor of our manifest destiny and a spectacular
fall harvest.
WALKING IT
OFF
Naturally, we
needed to walk off dinner before tackling dessert. More photos on: Thanksgiving in Moncure – 2011
BADMINTON
TOURNAMENT
Tami and Lyle
threw a Badminton lawn party the day after Thanksgiving so we walked over with
some veggies and dip. It was great to be outside with a gang of happy
folk. We played badminton and Randy taught Camille how to toss a football
behind her back. Thanks for the great photos, Tami!
THIS MONTH’S QUOTES:
“So strong is the
stranglehold of capitalism on our thoughts and discourse that to suggest
that the real world, that life on Earth, is more real and more important
than capitalism is to commit blasphemy.” – Derrick Jensen
“At a time of mounting
public concern about climate change driven by the burning of fossil fuels, the
world fossil fuel industry is still being subsidized by taxpayers at more than
$210 billion per year.” – Lester R. Brown
“Conservation may be a sign of personal virtue but it is not a sufficient
basis for a sound, comprehensive energy policy.” – Dick Cheney
“It’s hard to be religious
when certain people are never incinerated by bolts of lightning.” – Bill
Watterson
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