Emily Reid

I feel my directions were not as clear as they could be. Just in case here's a Google maps link:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/qJPpKDtXMuWhfsuu8

And some better directions:

156 Saw Mill Ln, 98570

From Hwy 12
Turn North @ Stowell Rd,
1 mile - right @ Saw Mill Ln (first right after bridge)
.3 mile - house on right, Red door

Kyle Knight wrote:This is right by my work, Burnt Ridge Nursery.

https://permies.com/wiki/78724/Burnt-Ridge-Nursery-Washington-USA

oh hey! That's awesome. We got our hazel nut trees from Burnt Ridge!

I make my meat go further by leaving the fat in or adding fat. Animal fat is very nutritious and filling. Full fat ground beef is cheaper AND you usually can buy beef fat from a butcher for very cheap! I cook all my veggies in tallow or pork fat too,

paul wheaton wrote:

Emily Reid wrote:

paul wheaton wrote:

Emily Reid wrote:Hi Paul, Sorry for the delay I was checking my September calendar. We had some plans cancel - What dates in early September are good for you?

I will be doing a potluck west of portland on september 7.    So maybe september 8?  Since that is a monday, perhaps it could start at 5:30 in the evening?  

That sounds good! We can do September 8th at 5:30pm.

Let me know the next step for making it official, sharing details, and inviting others.

And let me know if you want the guest room, so I can have it made up for you!

first:

start a thread in the cascadia forum https://permies.com/f/21/cascadia

I did it!

https://permies.com/t/285292/Salkum-WA-Potluck-Paul-Wheaton

Potluck at Jared and Emily’s house!

156 Saw Mill Ln

If you are mapping it, sometimes using Onalaska WA works better. Saw Mill Ln is a private gravel road, first right turn after the bridge. We are the fourth house on the road. Red door. Park anywhere in the gravel in front of the house and across the road.

Starts at 5:30pm. We will have some main dishes. Bring a side dish if you like.

Looking forward to meeting and talking all things permaculture!

paul wheaton wrote:

Emily Reid wrote:Hi Paul, Sorry for the delay I was checking my September calendar. We had some plans cancel - What dates in early September are good for you?

I will be doing a potluck west of portland on september 7.    So maybe september 8?  Since that is a monday, perhaps it could start at 5:30 in the evening?  

That sounds good! We can do September 8th at 5:30pm.

Let me know the next step for making it official, sharing details, and inviting others.

And let me know if you want the guest room, so I can have it made up for you!

Hi Paul, Sorry for the delay I was checking my September calendar. We had some plans cancel - What dates in early September are good for you?

I was hoping for good weather, since our outdoor space for hosting is bigger than our indoor space…. But that’s ok, if not. I can do Sept 27th/28th, but if we do early September the weather might be better

We have a guest room with a comfortable pull out bed, that you are welcome to. If you don’t mind a house full of kids. We’ve got 4 kids. They are 7, 5, 3, and 4 months. You’d have your own room. Bathroom is shared with kids.

-Emily

Hi Paul,
This is such a fun idea! If you are still looking for more stops on your trip, we would be wiling to host a potluck at our home. It would be nice to connect with more people who are interested in permaculture in our local area. We live in Salkum WA. Its just outside Chehalis/Centralia WA and only about 2 hours from Portland. We have 7 acres and a creek and swimming hole that's gorgeous this time of year. We have some homestead projects like a small orchard, garden, foraging on our land, and chickens, but are relatively new to homesteading/permaculture. We'd love to have a conversation and share inspiration for simple and bountiful living!

I can make a really good pie! But I also love cooking "food as medicine" style.

We are available anytime August 10th-Sept 2nd.

Best,
Emily and Jared

(my profile name is an alias for privacy reasons)

I've been painting with watercolor for about 15 years. It's my favorite to travel with because it dries quickly and is so portable.

1. paint flat on a table or use an easel? watercolor is usually flat, because the water will run down the page. If you use less water you can have a slight angle and be fine. You can also angle your painting intentionally to direct the water/color to flow to different areas if you want that type of effect.  

2. when using a sketchbook for painting outside, how to safely close it at the end? Wait until it dries. Does take too long. If its shiny, it's wet. Once it's not shiny you can test if it is fully dry by feeling the paper with the back of your finger. If it feel cold, its not quite done. It is room temp, it's totally dry. Bonus answer: if you like to use lots of water when you paint or are filling the whole page, I find a glue bound watercolor pad to be very handy. Each page is glued down, so that the water doesn't warp the paper. Once dry you can peel it off to reveal the next page. I also love spiral bound water color sketch books and have used those for years and in my travels to Europe.

3. am I supposed to be doing something to re-dry my palette after painting? It try to leave the palette open for a little to let the paints dry. If there's standing water in the mixing portion I dry that off with a towel. If the paints in the paint squares of the palette are a little wet, that's fine. My palette is not air tight, so it still dries closed. I almost never fully clean my palette. I like to re-wetting already mixed colors in the mixing areas of the palette again and again. I've also had some of my watercolor paints in my palette for 5 years and they are still vibrant and work great. I do buy a high quality tube paint and find it's worth every penny.

4. what other questions do I need to be asking? You are asking great questions. Keep up the great work!

I'm new to owing goats. Only have had goats for about a year. But I read a great book "Backyard Dairy Goats: A natural approach to keeping goats in any yard."

She said goats have less issue with worms when they get enough copper. It was a little more nuanced then that, but great read. I haven't had an issue with worms. Also keeping their feed off the ground and making sure they have all the variety and nutrients they need (discussed more in the book). Your recipe does look more like a preventative/immune boost. I'd also recommend diatomaceous earth. I mix it with other seeds/treats I give them. You can also sprinkle DE on their coats to prevent bugs on their skin if that's an issue.