Stop Fracking

Bill A07400, proposed by Assemblyman Robert Sweeney, Chair of the Environmental Conservation Committee, would suspend hydraulic fracturing in New York State. It passed in the Assembly, however the Senate has not yet acted on this legislation. MoveOn.org has put together…

How-to: Black Walnuts

How-to: Black Walnuts

Coming home late a few nights ago we stopped the truck at the bottom of the driveway to close the gates. When I came back to the truck Amanda pointed to the embankment, highlighted by the headlights were tons of…

Rounded Apse Plan

Greenhouse: Considering the plan

As you know we got ourselves a bunch of old windows with the idea of making our own greenhouse out of them. Amanda got a bunch more from upstate when visiting her family, so between the two loads of windows…

How-to: Apple Cider

How-to: Apple Cider

Nothing reminds me of fall more than the smell of apple cider. We discovered half-way through the summer that several of the trees on our property were apple trees. Apparently, way back in its past, our land was an apple…

Frogs

Frogs

More animals from the menagerie, this time our frogs. The tadpoles finally turned to frogs and we have around 7-10 full grown croakers surrounding the pond every morning.