The Log Blog

January 13, 2010

PYRO FEST and more

Filed under: CSF Members Reaping Rewards, Driftless Farm, WORKSHOPS — Ameliaswan @ 9:58 pm

Footage from the LAST Driftless Forest party

Footage from the LAST Driftless Forest party

Come Join us to Celebrate Fire!!

The Community Supported Forest’s first event of 2010…

January 29th, from sunset into the night, as the full moon rises.

Bring a snack or drink, and a fire trick if you’ve got one.  We plan on starting fire with a bow, perhaps flint; we’ll have a bonfire; we hope to set a pudding ablaze; and some of us plan on blowing things up.

We’ll have the Bookend kitchen open and warm, for families, and cold feet of all sizes.  We’ll mull some wine, and hope to see all Forest members, Farm friends, and stragglers.

In OTHER news:

January 13th at the head of the Driftless Farm spring, watercress and crystals.

January 13th at the head of the Driftless Farm spring, watercress and crystals.

The Forest yields even now, with fresh watercress growing just below the surface of our Springs:

And the greenhouse has faired better this year than ever before, with almost no leaf damage from the sub-zero temps.   All this with no suplemental heat!

January 13th, watering in short sleeves.  All greens destined for our winter greens share holders.

January 13th, watering in short sleeves. All greens destined for our winter greens share holders.

We are choosing not to harvest this week from the greenhouse in order to give the plants a rest, and won’t deliver another greens share until late January– share members still have 5 more boxes due before mid-April.

Harvesting watercress for tonight's salad.

Harvesting watercress for tonight's salad.

Quarter Sawn Oak

Filed under: CSF Members Reaping Rewards, Whole Tree projects — admin @ 4:41 pm
here it is all loaded up and ready to roll away

here it is all loaded up and ready to roll away

isn't it a beauty?

isn't it lovely?

One of the many options that our members have to participate in the Community Supported Forest is to take advantage of our beautiful lumber options.  Member Scott Reber is planning on building a set of shelves with some and we had his milled up at the same time we had some white oak trim pieces milled for the troy gardens greenhouse.  The trailer full of lumber came back today and isn’t it just beautiful.  Quarter sawn red oak boards 11 inches wide with a live edge on one side.  Have fun with your construction project, Scott!  We want to see some pictures of the finished product when its all done!

this is some seriously beautiful wood grain!

this is some seriously beautiful wood grain!

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