The Hutchinson News ran an article on Dad today.

This picture was taken last fall when he traveled to the West coast to train aboard Earthrace.

Labels: biodiesel, Earthrace

Seven ways you can save the planet and help Earthrace break the round the world speedboat record using Bio Diesel

1.Donate Air Miles-We need air miles to buy the plane tickets for the ground crew. Ground crew needs to follow and support Earthrace. If we don’t use the miles we will return them. Donate by going to the front page of Earthrace.net and clicking on the appropriate airline.

2.Help with Housing-We are in need of a place to stay in Acapulco, San Diego, the Marshal Islands, Palau and Singapore. Know anybody in these areas that can help with ideas? Send me an email at yachtwork@gmail.com

3.Unused Time Share Weeks-Pledge your unused Time Share weeks. We only need a week or two in each port on our racecourse. If you have unused Time Share weeks we can use them to support the ground crew and give the race crew a place to shower during the pit stops. If we don’t use them we’ll send them back.

4.Sell legs on Earthrace-We have select legs open. Want to participate in a world record setting extreme sport? Know anybody who does? The cost per leg is between 10k and 30K depending on the distance. Make Earthrace part of your vacation plans and join us for a leg while helping to save the planet.

5.Make a donation, or buy DVD’s, posters and hats--Small donations add up. No large sponsors have built Earthrace. It’s all been through small donations from people just like you. People that want to help save the planet and are willing to make a small contribution. Go to Earthrace.net to donate or to do some online shopping.

6.Help us find fuel-Call around to your bio diesel provider and ask for fuel for Earthrace. We still have legs that need fuel donated and the only way this will happen is for you to help with the cause. As many of you know our main fuel sponsor dropped out just before the race start leaving Earthrace in need of Bio Diesel.

7.Volunteer your time-Earthrace depends on volunteers stepping forward and helping in many different ways. Picking up crew from the airport, spending time on the Internet getting Earthrace publicity, help link us on more pages, showing up to support Earthrace during her race tour, calling local media to help arrange more coverage, calling your local Bio Diesel supplier and asking for donations of fuel, and any other ways you can think of to help us achieve this record breaking circumnavigation.

See Earthrace.net or email yachtwork@gmail, for more information!

Labels: biodiesel, Earthrace

The Hays Daily News ran a letter to the editor from our very own haiku poet.

Labels: omega-3, plant-based, whole-foods diet

Sad note to report: Local agritainment venue, Anderson Farms in Erie, Colorado will be shutting down after 10 years of grass roots family business.

Suzzette and I visited Anderson Farm during thier 2006 fall festival. We spent the better part of the afternoon tracing our way through their corn maze, enjoying fresh roasted almonds and kettle corn, exploring the pumpkin patch via restored Oliver tractors.

Their web site's message tells me they are joining the ranks of many farmers by auctioning off their possessions. Yet, they were successful, and an area favorite. Catering to group outings, birthday parties and field trips. According to the article, their 2006 annual draw at the gate pushed 100,000 people.

I guess home-spun business isn't for Erie. Perhaps we should embrace an Applebee's instead.

Labels: Anderson Farm, Colorado, Erie, pumpkin patch, Weld County

It's an article describing Boulder County's Jail and how they're composting their kitchen waste, then amend their own on-site gardens.

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Photo Credit: Jack Watson

Labels: Compost, Daily Camera

Last fall, I read a tip in Organic Magazine about planting a fall crop of spinach and wintering it over.

Well, the Northeast bed is now exposed and I'm happy to report, all is well. I did not mulch the spinach as directed, as I was not expecting the several feet of snow we have had since December.

This bed was the former owner's perennial bed. This year it will contain melons and peas. Its soil is the poorest of the 4 beds by far.

Labels: Fall Crop, Organic Magazine, Spinach, Winter

Here he is once again, farmer/rancher/gardener/big brother, with another haiku.


Artist blogger boy.

Lacking in cool blog-site stuff.

Sees pink and green light.

_C. Kraus

In the summer of 2006, i received a cutting of ivy from a relatives yard. This specimen comes from somewhere near Ripon, England, brought to Studley, Kansas by my homesteading ancestors who were English sheep ranchers
( Cottonwood Ranch ). It was then passed to Aurora, Colorado by way of Hays, Kansas.

I do not want it in my yard, but I think I have found a solution. With my junk resources, I probably will make this a bit more interesting, but it serves as inspiration.

Labels: decor, ivy, light fixture, weekend project

OK. This book has now been recommended to me by two folks. I'll add it to my list.


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