Have you ever wondered how much lumber one log has in it? Lumber of course starts out inside of a tree, and it is the job of a Sawyer to figure out how to mill each log to get the best and most lumber out of it. Below is a 17 foot white fir that diedContinue reading “Lumber lives in a tree”
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Homegrown Baby Chicks
Introducing our 14 new baby chicks that just hatched last week! We discovered the two hens sitting on 32 eggs in our laying boxes. So we moved them with 10 eggs each to a better place where they could brood without disturbing the rhythm of the rest of our hens. We set them up withContinue reading “Homegrown Baby Chicks”
Learning to Mill
Noah decided to teach our very enthusiastic seven year old son how to opperate the sawmill. They started with a scotch pine log salvaged from the town of Taos, New Mexico. They put on ear protection and started making lumber. Then they sticker stacked the lumber to let it dry and cure, ready for theContinue reading “Learning to Mill”
Ready for Rain?
Living on water catchment has made us more aware of how to be good stewards of the water we are given with each storm. Considering how little moisture we get, we have learned how important it is to be set up to collect as much as we can from every roof. When we heard aboutContinue reading “Ready for Rain?”
Fruitful Tree 