Today I was presented with a rather interesting GTG idea: A friend of mine has a little ten acre farm at the edge of town, and she wants to come up with a biodegradable driveway, to allow vehicles to move about on her place, without ruining the crop value of the soil by using gravel, should she decide to change the road system around. A local arborist (and AS member) has his woodlot on her place, so there is an abundance of logs and wood chips. The idea is to lay down hundreds or thousands of wood cookies on the ground, then fill in the gaps with chips. We would not be responsible for laying the road, just making the cookies.
The farm is called Pinwheel Farm, thus the title of the thread. The setup is rather cushy as GTGs go. There is a fire ring, a barn to use in case of rain, an outdoor privy, and a house nearby with refrigerators in the garage. She raises sheep, and has offered to make some chili or barbecued lamb. We were thinking the middle of April might be a good time to do this, since we can cut in the barn if it is raining. That is not set in stone, though. The date would likely depend on what works for the most people.
The wood is a lot of pine, cedar, and cottonwood, and there are a number of large elm logs as well. We might be able to arrange for a large log or two from the City forestry dept. as well. This would be a cookie-cutting extravaganza!
Whattaya think, fellers?
The farm is called Pinwheel Farm, thus the title of the thread. The setup is rather cushy as GTGs go. There is a fire ring, a barn to use in case of rain, an outdoor privy, and a house nearby with refrigerators in the garage. She raises sheep, and has offered to make some chili or barbecued lamb. We were thinking the middle of April might be a good time to do this, since we can cut in the barn if it is raining. That is not set in stone, though. The date would likely depend on what works for the most people.
The wood is a lot of pine, cedar, and cottonwood, and there are a number of large elm logs as well. We might be able to arrange for a large log or two from the City forestry dept. as well. This would be a cookie-cutting extravaganza!
Whattaya think, fellers?
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