Gleaning

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Mark Zeiger

It’s harvest time, not only on the homestead, but off it as well. At the moment, we’re spending more time and effort gleaning than working our own property. Our own cherries aren’t quite ripe yet, but they are elsewhere in the area, and that’s causing problems—bear problems. Continue reading →

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Decorating for Moose

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Mark Zeiger

The other day as we hiked home from town, we discovered moose tracks on the trail—lots of them. From the looks of things, we had a crowd of moose crisscrossing the trail most of its length. We’d had a full day in town, and were all tired, but we quickened our pace home, for fear the moose had found our garden.

Moose Deterent

Strips of used dryer sheets will hopefully keep the moose away from our cherries (Photo: Mark Zeiger).

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