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WA NRCS Offers Emergency Assistance to Landowners for Wildfire Damage
Posted on August 23, 2012 | No CommentsThe U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced the availability of funding to assist with damages resulting from the Taylor Bridge wildfire in Kittitas County. -
Occupy a Board Seat
Posted on February 20, 2012 | No CommentsThrough the fall and winter as I read of the various occupy demonstrations across the country and weekly drove past the Seattle encampment, I challenged the unrest, envisioning in the trenches action. Action through volunteerism. -
Two Great Forest Stewardship Workshops Coming to Whidbey Island
Posted on November 11, 2011 | No CommentsIf you have property in Washington, learning from our local foresters is a great way to really understand your land and how to manage trees, wildlife, and even take advantage of tax incentives. -
Technology Vs. The Human Body
Posted on September 7, 2011 | No CommentsBy Joseph Hunton. Technology can make our life easier, provide us with amazing gadgets, and open us to a world... -
Why Does My Back Hurt?
Posted on August 21, 2011 | No CommentsBy Joseph Hunton. Little injuries can turn into disabling injuries. It is the story of how we absorb life’s “hard... -
Outstanding in the field, farm and feast
Posted on August 9, 2011 | No CommentsJim Denevan knows a thing or two about creating large art and the art of large gatherings. As an artist,... -
Looking at the future 40 years ago
Posted on April 13, 2011 | No Comments"I am running for School Board because I believe that more of the Board’s energies must be directed toward initiating a curriculum that will prepare the children of this district to cope with the problems they and we will face in the next 10 years. I would like to see marine biology and ecological sciences in the curriculum so that we can teach our children how to take care of their environment before it is too late to do so." -
Building slow – Ten things we may have done right
Posted on June 30, 2010 | 1 CommentA few months ago, I read an article in DWELL magazine talking about the "slow build movement" happening in this country. Here I thought we were just slow builders, but it turns out we are actually part of a "movement." While I'm not too sure the "slow build movement' is going to catch on like wildfire, (mostly because people don't like to live too long with unfinished projects), we realized the time we've been taking to build may have actually led us do a few things right. We know this because we are still married. -
When Christmas and renovation do not mix.
Posted on December 22, 2009 | No Commentsby Jen Pennington Originally posted on the This Old House site’s call for Holiday DIY disaster stories. Our holiday disaster... -
The foundation of a good marriage—big power tools
Posted on September 9, 2009 | No CommentsNow that my husband Bob and I have built two small sheds and a 110 sq. ft cabin, it was time to take on the Big House. A term generally reserved for a jailhouse, the locked in feeling to this project both financially and physically has us doing two to five with some time off for good behavior.