Outdoor Blog September Archive

Preserving the Legacy of Wood: A Resourceful Business

09/27/08 23:20

It is true that wood rots and decays at the course of time, this is why a majority of families wanted their homes to be built on metal, sand and rocks. Thus, making old houses made completely from old yet sturdy wood become endangered of getting burned down to be converted to modern houses. The opportunity to save these kinds of wood and make something useful out of it was taken by two individuals for their furniture-making business. Learn more about their "green business" here.

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Apple Festival

I love apples so much. In fact, lately I have been following the saying that an apple a day keeps the doctor away. More than that, in fact. I probably eat 2-3 apples per day. The fusion of sweetness, sourness, and that crunchy texture is enough to make anyone crave for more.

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Let Us Use Recycled Wood

You have seen it in an old barn, but do you wonder where is it right now? The sad thing is that a lot of these wooden pieces end up thrown away. In the near future, we cannot have sustainable growth with this kind of thinking.

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Bears in Canada

Three species of bear can be found in Canada, the American Black Bear, Polar Bear and the Brown Bear. Because bears are good good hunters people always thought that they are carnivores but actually they are omnivores. They enjoy eating plants as well. Bears are loners also, you will only see a group of bear in prime feeding site. And if your in or planning to go near bear habitats be sure to keep inform about bears to avoid attacts.

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Rural and Rustic: Artists go to the Farms

Is it rustic or is it rural? I do not know the answer myself, but there now seems to be a trend among art circles in California to concentrate on painting old, rural sceneries like barns and farms.

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Bradley-Hubbell House: Raising Funds for a Historical Structure

Historical Structures such as Bradley-Hubbell house on Black Rock Turnpike will be opened up for tour to raise funds and maintain other magnificent architectures in the country. This project for a cause is lead by the Easton Historical Society's president Lynne Geanne. Maintaining historical places and architecture needs time, effort and specially money. Details and the objectives of the project can be read here.

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