Azure Standard Affiliate!

For years, we’ve ordered some of our bulk goods through Azure Standard.

Azure started on a family farm east of Portland, Oregon that went organic in the early 1970s. They started operating what is commonly known as Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) a concept we’ve advocated for a long time (see Community Supported Agriculture). They expanded as they sought out organic and non-GMO products their customers requested that the farm couldn’t provide, and eventually, they became the largest independent natural and organic food distributor in the U.S.!

Apples and Azure Standard logo

Azure Standard has some nice backgrounds for their Facebook page (Image: Azure Standard).

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Whittling Away

Do you remember the tree I felled back in October? (see 30/30″.) All winter we’ve been whittling away at it, cutting the log and hauling it down the hill, usually directly into the cabin, sometimes straight into the wood stove.

I’ve always been enchanted by the European style of housekeeping, visiting the local market each and every day for the ingredients of that day’s meals. While that may a great way to feed a family, it’s a lousy way to heat a home!

tree stump and section

All that’s left of the tree at this point (Photo: Mark A. Zeiger).

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