With Maine's tough marketing conditions for forestry products, I have a bunch of unmarketable wood kicking around. By kicking around I mean its...
Next month they are going to have Maine Logging Days up to Bradley, Maine. They have a lot of old logging equipment, sawmills, old way of life...
No, not yet. I go in phases. I cut so much wood that I actually get burned out doing it. I have had a two week rest so it has been kind nice, but...
There is actually a surprising amount of people clearing forest into farmland in this part of Maine. Part of it has to do with the soil; it is...
I actually like burning both wood and coal. If I had a coal mine I would not burn anything but coal, but having a big woodlot it only makes sense...
In working with the local Soil and Water Conservation District on the 28th of September my farm is hosting a local field forestry talk. They do...
I have a bulldozer, so for me my ultimate shop (not built yet) will have a pit so I can access the inside of the tracks. There is just a lot of...
And finally this is of the swale work that was done. It included a rock ford so that I could get into this field. (The rock ford they did not pay...
This is the before and after photos for the field... [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Here are a few before and after photos. This one is of the roadway looking downhill... [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
My USDA-NRCS grant was actually 3, but I did them all at the same time. I was experiencing massive erosion and needed something done. It is a VERY...
I like Plumb, not a big fan of a Collins Axe, and of course love Snow and Neally. I like the Plumb because I felt it held an edge well for an axe...
At first glance a person would think that with a 3 point hitch grader attached to a tractor would get a lot done. That is not the case however...
Oh for sure, my Great Grandfather many moons ago (1830's) had a Potash Factory here in Maine. It was known then as Potash Fever, the settlers...
Maybe, definitely gives a new (and better meaning I might quickly add) to the term HotWife! Interesting turn of events; today as we were walking...
The acid is in the ash, not so much in the smoke which is moving up and out through the chimney. That is why only the bottom of the firebox is...
