Comments on: Newses http://www.dropstonefarms.com/2009/03/newses/ A tiny farm on Bainbridge Island. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 06:22:26 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Dropstone Farms » I appear to have committed us to growing hops http://www.dropstonefarms.com/2009/03/newses/comment-page-1/#comment-2704 Dropstone Farms » I appear to have committed us to growing hops Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:29:21 +0000 http://www.dropstonefarms.com/?p=356#comment-2704 [...] recently interviewed for the newsletter of the Trust for Working Landscapes, the land trust that is leasing us some land. The article came out yesterday, and apparently we managed not to say anything too dumb! [...] [...] recently interviewed for the newsletter of the Trust for Working Landscapes, the land trust that is leasing us some land. The article came out yesterday, and apparently we managed not to say anything too dumb! [...]

]]> By: garth http://www.dropstonefarms.com/2009/03/newses/comment-page-1/#comment-2661 garth Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:50:10 +0000 http://www.dropstonefarms.com/?p=356#comment-2661 Ooo, I like the Gravelies. They're cool. Have you seen the <a href="http://earthtoolsbcs.com/" rel="nofollow">Earth Tools</a> site? They sell BCS and Grillo tractors and implements and seem to have the most extensive selection on the 'Net. Agrarian Girl posted a <a href="http://agrariangrrl.blogspot.com/2009/02/bcs-great-machine.html" rel="nofollow">nice roundup of some walking tractors</a> that's well worth reading. And she links to <a href="http://www.ferrari-tractors.com/products/walking.htm" rel="nofollow">the only Ferrari I'd want to own</a>. Ooo, I like the Gravelies. They’re cool. Have you seen the Earth Tools site? They sell BCS and Grillo tractors and implements and seem to have the most extensive selection on the ‘Net.

Agrarian Girl posted a nice roundup of some walking tractors that’s well worth reading. And she links to the only Ferrari I’d want to own.

]]> By: marcyincny http://www.dropstonefarms.com/2009/03/newses/comment-page-1/#comment-2565 marcyincny Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:11:21 +0000 http://www.dropstonefarms.com/?p=356#comment-2565 What a stroke of luck to come across your site and the recent mention of BCS tractors. We've had a Gravely for many years and we had no idea how we were going to replace it. Thank you, thank you. And all the best with your new garden. What a stroke of luck to come across your site and the recent mention of BCS tractors. We’ve had a Gravely for many years and we had no idea how we were going to replace it. Thank you, thank you. And all the best with your new garden.

]]> By: Another Anna http://www.dropstonefarms.com/2009/03/newses/comment-page-1/#comment-2374 Another Anna Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:06:13 +0000 http://www.dropstonefarms.com/?p=356#comment-2374 Super fantastic! Congratulations on the annex! How about some "before" photos of your plot, before it gets all dropstonificated? Super fantastic! Congratulations on the annex! How about some “before” photos of your plot, before it gets all dropstonificated?

]]> By: Sinfonian http://www.dropstonefarms.com/2009/03/newses/comment-page-1/#comment-2355 Sinfonian Wed, 11 Mar 2009 06:23:01 +0000 http://www.dropstonefarms.com/?p=356#comment-2355 That's just wonderful! I hope your "pea patch" is close to you so you'll tend it better than some in Seattle, hehe. Seriously, how big is your farm and is it out in the "country" or a city lot? Makes a huge difference in soil quality. As for the process, if it hasn't been snatched up by now, I'm sure they were just pleased someone interested and qualified applied. (Stressing the interested and qualified part, not the someone, hehe.) Boy that tractor is cool. Beats my rototiller anyday! I'm sure you'll have fun figuring it out. Unmaned huh? Make Garth man it, while you go talk to other farmers and enjoy yourself. That's what marriage is for... At least that's how it would work in my family, hehe. That’s just wonderful! I hope your “pea patch” is close to you so you’ll tend it better than some in Seattle, hehe. Seriously, how big is your farm and is it out in the “country” or a city lot? Makes a huge difference in soil quality.

As for the process, if it hasn’t been snatched up by now, I’m sure they were just pleased someone interested and qualified applied. (Stressing the interested and qualified part, not the someone, hehe.)

Boy that tractor is cool. Beats my rototiller anyday! I’m sure you’ll have fun figuring it out.

Unmaned huh? Make Garth man it, while you go talk to other farmers and enjoy yourself. That’s what marriage is for… At least that’s how it would work in my family, hehe.

]]> By: Lauren http://www.dropstonefarms.com/2009/03/newses/comment-page-1/#comment-2327 Lauren Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:57:26 +0000 http://www.dropstonefarms.com/?p=356#comment-2327 Trent, you can come over and run the tractor for us anytime! Leigh, that's an interesting question. I don't think I really thought about it very much. For a long time I wanted to be a painter but then I realized I was not talented. But I always liked playing in the dirt and I remember always being very happy in the garden in the summer. I specifically remember sitting under the pea trellis eating the peas that were hanging down, and it was sunny out there but shady underneath, and everything was green, and I was very happy. Trent, you can come over and run the tractor for us anytime!

Leigh, that’s an interesting question. I don’t think I really thought about it very much. For a long time I wanted to be a painter but then I realized I was not talented. But I always liked playing in the dirt and I remember always being very happy in the garden in the summer. I specifically remember sitting under the pea trellis eating the peas that were hanging down, and it was sunny out there but shady underneath, and everything was green, and I was very happy.

]]> By: Trent http://www.dropstonefarms.com/2009/03/newses/comment-page-1/#comment-2317 Trent Mon, 09 Mar 2009 06:10:30 +0000 http://www.dropstonefarms.com/?p=356#comment-2317 Hey, better a walking tractor than a walking catfish.... For a while I thought about starting an organic farm back home, partly as an excuse to get a walking tractor. Then we discovered that we couldn't reliably grow mint. That's like not being able to grow blackberries. Congratulations! Hey, better a walking tractor than a walking catfish…. For a while I thought about starting an organic farm back home, partly as an excuse to get a walking tractor. Then we discovered that we couldn’t reliably grow mint. That’s like not being able to grow blackberries. Congratulations!

]]> By: Leigh http://www.dropstonefarms.com/2009/03/newses/comment-page-1/#comment-2307 Leigh Sun, 08 Mar 2009 19:13:04 +0000 http://www.dropstonefarms.com/?p=356#comment-2307 Woohoo! Congrats on the new farmland. I'm just curious - when you were a kid, did you ever think you would grow up to be a farmer? Woohoo! Congrats on the new farmland. I’m just curious – when you were a kid, did you ever think you would grow up to be a farmer?

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