Emily Reid

We were honored to host Paul and thank you to everyone who came out. It was great to see folks exchanging books, seeds, and creations. Keep an eye on the Cascadia page for more local events.

Big thank you to Paul for sharing his new book SKIP - Skills to Inherit Property. If you haven’t seen SKIP you’re missing out. Flip through its beautiful pages and be lulled into a existential inventory of your skills. Before you know it, you’ll be tackling that intimidating project you’ve been putting off (yeah, that one). If you know someone about to take on crippling college debt or a soul crushing career path, SKIP may be door #3. I simply slip it into their tea, but I've heard that handing it to them also works. (And they'd get to see how great it looks before consuming.)

Speaking of:

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P.S. If you left anything here our kids probably already broke it. But we'd be happy to sweep up the pieces and mail them too you. DM me and we'll find a way to return what's left.

Looking forward to this potluck - let me know if anyone has any questions before heading out!

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)