green market
My pet rock
John and I are always trying to find that simple “thing” that is easy to make and market, and everyone wants. Hopefully, it would be more useful than a pet rock, but it follows those same rules that made everyone buy a rock in a box…you know you had one. I did!
While preparing … Continue reading
Buy, sell, trade.
We finally made it to our first Green Market of the year. There are quite a few more vendors this year and more market opportunities as well. There is now a weekly market downtown every Thursday from 11-2. And the usual 2nd Saturday market in the mornings April – November. It’s nice … Continue reading
Frankenfoods: they’re coming to get you. Aaargh!
53%: Percentage of polled Americans who say they won’t buy food that has ingredients from genetically engineered (GE) plants.
65%: Actual percentage of products on grocery store shelves that contain unlabeled GE ingredients (usually soy or corn derived).
90%: Portion of U.S. grown soybeans that are genetically engineered.
99%: Estimated likelihood that the U.S. … Continue reading
Repeat daily as needed
This weekend was spent picking pecks of proliferating pecans peppering our property. This will be an ongoing activity through the end of the year…fair warning, you will be hearing much more about this subject. Jett and I have also been sanding gourds. He has big plans for these gourds involving real tools, … Continue reading
Fall Frenzy
It’s been a while since the last post. A lot has been going on and I’m having a hard time keeping up not only doing what needs to be done, but writing about what needs to be done. I think it’s a bit of a case of denial or maybe just simply avoidance. … Continue reading