My wife, the retired high school science teacher, has been working since early December in a retail shop here in Eugene called Down to Earth. The store sells indoor and outdoor plants, gardening supplies, and a wide variety of housewares, especially for the kitchen. Last night she told me they want employees to take home products to test, so they can better represent the products they’re selling. Tonight she is supposed to bring home a fermenter kit, with plans to produce sauerkraut and kimchi. I’m looking forward to this little adventure in home fermenting.
Another neat aspect of Down to Earth is their advocacy for pollinators, both native as well as European honey bees. Her boss lives just a few blocks from us, where her partner is an avid beekeeper. Later this month, the partner will be conducting seminars at Down to Earth to inform interested parties on aspects of apiary. I am very interested, though likely to face resistance from next door neighbor, as they run a day care operation, with kids in the backyard throughout the day. Maybe I could just lend a helping hand with someone else’s hives. I sure do love honey, and have found some really good stuff locally.
Another neat aspect of Down to Earth is their advocacy for pollinators, both native as well as European honey bees. Her boss lives just a few blocks from us, where her partner is an avid beekeeper. Later this month, the partner will be conducting seminars at Down to Earth to inform interested parties on aspects of apiary. I am very interested, though likely to face resistance from next door neighbor, as they run a day care operation, with kids in the backyard throughout the day. Maybe I could just lend a helping hand with someone else’s hives. I sure do love honey, and have found some really good stuff locally.
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