Comments on: First Community Work Day at Circle M http://www.circlemfarm.com/2007/first-community-work-day-at-circle-m/ Join the circle! Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:49:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Deb Collins http://www.circlemfarm.com/2007/first-community-work-day-at-circle-m/comment-page-1/#comment-110581 Deb Collins Thu, 24 Jun 2010 01:01:02 +0000 http://www.circlemfarm.com/2007/first-community-work-day-at-circle-m/#comment-110581 Regarding fences: My grandpa hated building and tearing down fences on his farm. So he invented a machine to help, it was either a post-puller or a post-pusher (I can't remember which) and got it patented. The State of Michigan used to use them for highway signs, I believe. Grandpa was that kind of guy. He grew up in the depression and couldn't afford a bicycle, so he made his own. Tires were made out of long tubes of burlap, stuffed tightly with dried beans and sewn into a hoop shape, then stretched around the wheel. One day a dairy farm supply salesman tried to sell Grandpa a milking machine. Grandpa looked it over, then made one of his own. Regarding fences: My grandpa hated building and tearing down fences on his farm. So he invented a machine to help, it was either a post-puller or a post-pusher (I can’t remember which) and got it patented. The State of Michigan used to use them for highway signs, I believe. Grandpa was that kind of guy. He grew up in the depression and couldn’t afford a bicycle, so he made his own. Tires were made out of long tubes of burlap, stuffed tightly with dried beans and sewn into a hoop shape, then stretched around the wheel. One day a dairy farm supply salesman tried to sell Grandpa a milking machine. Grandpa looked it over, then made one of his own.

]]> By: kriss http://www.circlemfarm.com/2007/first-community-work-day-at-circle-m/comment-page-1/#comment-97 kriss Mon, 21 May 2007 02:33:46 +0000 http://www.circlemfarm.com/2007/first-community-work-day-at-circle-m/#comment-97 Hope you had a great time. Brodhead is so close to us, our girls play them in softball and basketball! Hope you had a great time. Brodhead is so close to us, our girls play them in softball and basketball!

]]> By: sarah jane rhee http://www.circlemfarm.com/2007/first-community-work-day-at-circle-m/comment-page-1/#comment-96 sarah jane rhee Sat, 19 May 2007 04:26:28 +0000 http://www.circlemfarm.com/2007/first-community-work-day-at-circle-m/#comment-96 hey kriss & fam-- we're having our community work day at our CSA partner's--Scotch Hill Farms--in Brodhead, WI tomorrow! i'm so excited! although i may be whistling a different tune come the morning. i've never done farm work except picking eggs on my grandpa's little farm in korea when i was a wee lass. i wish we had time to visit y'all while we we're up there, but we've got a busy weekend and need to shoot back to the city late afternoonish. someday, though, cadence is going to want to learn to ride horses. she got to pet one today by her grandparents' out in barrington hills, and i think it was probably one of the highlights of her life. so we'll definitely be coming to see you guys, hopefully sooner than later! hey kriss & fam—
we’re having our community work day at our CSA partner’s—Scotch Hill Farms—in Brodhead, WI tomorrow! i’m so excited! although i may be whistling a different tune come the morning. i’ve never done farm work except picking eggs on my grandpa’s little farm in korea when i was a wee lass.

i wish we had time to visit y’all while we we’re up there, but we’ve got a busy weekend and need to shoot back to the city late afternoonish. someday, though, cadence is going to want to learn to ride horses. she got to pet one today by her grandparents’ out in barrington hills, and i think it was probably one of the highlights of her life. so we’ll definitely be coming to see you guys, hopefully sooner than later!

]]> By: Kriss http://www.circlemfarm.com/2007/first-community-work-day-at-circle-m/comment-page-1/#comment-95 Kriss Thu, 17 May 2007 20:08:01 +0000 http://www.circlemfarm.com/2007/first-community-work-day-at-circle-m/#comment-95 That couldn't be more true. I honestly could not believe how much we achieved in 3 hours. I'm still giving away lettuce! And it's grown back to the point of harvest again. Help! It's like the Little Shop of Lettuces back there in the old pig garden. That couldn’t be more true. I honestly could not believe how much we achieved in 3 hours. I’m still giving away lettuce! And it’s grown back to the point of harvest again. Help! It’s like the Little Shop of Lettuces back there in the old pig garden.

]]> By: Jon http://www.circlemfarm.com/2007/first-community-work-day-at-circle-m/comment-page-1/#comment-92 Jon Thu, 17 May 2007 17:47:14 +0000 http://www.circlemfarm.com/2007/first-community-work-day-at-circle-m/#comment-92 What a great report! Looks like lots of great stuff got done. As my Grandma always said, "Many hands make light work." What a great report! Looks like lots of great stuff got done. As my Grandma always said, “Many hands make light work.”

]]> By: JD http://www.circlemfarm.com/2007/first-community-work-day-at-circle-m/comment-page-1/#comment-87 JD Tue, 15 May 2007 20:58:57 +0000 http://www.circlemfarm.com/2007/first-community-work-day-at-circle-m/#comment-87 I had a great day as well! I can't wait to come back! JD I had a great day as well! I can’t wait to come back!
JD

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