Comments on: A Little Bit of Everything http://www.mayacreek.org/blog/2010/bit-of-everything/ Wed, 26 Oct 2011 01:31:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dave Yates http://www.mayacreek.org/blog/2010/bit-of-everything/comment-page-1/#comment-240 Dave Yates Mon, 21 Jun 2010 16:46:52 +0000 http://www.mayacreek.org/blog/?p=139#comment-240 It's beautiful to see that both traditional and experimental projects are underway. I'll be stopping by next week with some family members that are going to be staying in the Williamsburg area. We'll use email and phones to coordinate. It’s beautiful to see that both traditional and experimental projects are underway. I’ll be stopping by next week with some family members that are going to be staying in the Williamsburg area. We’ll use email and phones to coordinate.

]]> By: Dustin http://www.mayacreek.org/blog/2010/bit-of-everything/comment-page-1/#comment-224 Dustin Sat, 05 Jun 2010 19:12:11 +0000 http://www.mayacreek.org/blog/?p=139#comment-224 I'm glad to see you're making good progress! I hope the wind turbine works out for you. Jack's Fork is a great place to visit, you should take a trip to Arcadia Valley sometime as well. Taum Sauk and Elephant Rocks are great areas to go hiking. I do most of my camping out there. If you start to have serious issues with mosquitos, I would suggest building some bat houses and put some mosquito fish (gambusia) in your pond. (I'm assuming that's the main source of standing water for their larvae to hatch in). As far as ticks go, I'm told free range fowl are the best environmentally friendly means of control. Cheers, Dustin I’m glad to see you’re making good progress! I hope the wind turbine works out for you. Jack’s Fork is a great place to visit, you should take a trip to Arcadia Valley sometime as well. Taum Sauk and Elephant Rocks are great areas to go hiking. I do most of my camping out there.

If you start to have serious issues with mosquitos, I would suggest building some bat houses and put some mosquito fish (gambusia) in your pond. (I’m assuming that’s the main source of standing water for their larvae to hatch in). As far as ticks go, I’m told free range fowl are the best environmentally friendly means of control.

Cheers,

Dustin

]]> By: sue http://www.mayacreek.org/blog/2010/bit-of-everything/comment-page-1/#comment-223 sue Thu, 03 Jun 2010 22:33:12 +0000 http://www.mayacreek.org/blog/?p=139#comment-223 Thanks for the interesting update. You've made remarkable progress. Looking forward to visiting early this fall! Thanks for the interesting update. You’ve made remarkable progress. Looking forward to visiting early this fall!

]]> By: Mary Anne http://www.mayacreek.org/blog/2010/bit-of-everything/comment-page-1/#comment-222 Mary Anne Thu, 03 Jun 2010 13:20:54 +0000 http://www.mayacreek.org/blog/?p=139#comment-222 I love love love the little tendrils and flowers the peas get. And that fawn is just too special. Deer have a kind of innocent energy around them, especially the young ones. If someone were so inclined, there would be great nature prints to be had and possibly sold. I love love love the little tendrils and flowers the peas get. And that fawn is just too special. Deer have a kind of innocent energy around them, especially the young ones. If someone were so inclined, there would be great nature prints to be had and possibly sold.

]]> By: Luke http://www.mayacreek.org/blog/2010/bit-of-everything/comment-page-1/#comment-221 Luke Thu, 03 Jun 2010 07:40:44 +0000 http://www.mayacreek.org/blog/?p=139#comment-221 Thanks for the great update! The garden does look great and I'm so glad you have a fence around the perimeter to keep critters from munching on your veggies. We're way down here near the Gulf of Mexico where we've got a huge environmental disaster unfolding because of our insatiable appetite for crude oil. It made us really happy to see and hear that wind generator cranking out kilowatts replacing the gas powered generator. Hope more people get to see your straw bale house. It's an impressive structure. I saw a chart once that showed the energy intensity of using various building materials and straw bales was about as close to sustainable construction as it gets. Hope to get back for another working visit soon. Thanks for the great update! The garden does look great and I’m so glad you have a fence around the perimeter to keep critters from munching on your veggies. We’re way down here near the Gulf of Mexico where we’ve got a huge environmental disaster unfolding because of our insatiable appetite for crude oil. It made us really happy to see and hear that wind generator cranking out kilowatts replacing the gas powered generator. Hope more people get to see your straw bale house. It’s an impressive structure. I saw a chart once that showed the energy intensity of using various building materials and straw bales was about as close to sustainable construction as it gets. Hope to get back for another working visit soon.

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