D. C. Rowland's Page

"Hi, my boss asked me to see if I could find some seasonal help, around this time of year we need to prune all the grape vineyards.  The actual pruning is easy, any relatively intelligent person will grasp the concept fairly quickly.   You…"

"I have a small, one acre, field I am considering planting in barley (or rye) if there are enough people interested in working with it."

"you forgot Wilklow Orchards and Hurd farms (Highland, Ulster county), some of the origional PYO of the area. http://www.wilkloworchards.com/ http://www.hurdsfamilyfarm.com/"

"Here is some foodful thought, as you watch your crocuses inch up and bloom over the next few days, think of this ... ... In 1932 -1933 there was a massive famine throughout the USSR. In the Ukraine, my family survived the spring of '33 on…"

"Are we gonna count hunting as part of this group's prerogative?"

"Dave ... barrels intended to age wine (or beer or cider) are "toasted," having only minimum burns on the inside, darkening and caramelizing the wood. On the other hand, barrels used for aging distilled spirits are actually…"

"im totally interested ..."

"72,000 Head CAFO Planned for Upstate NY http://goldilocksfindsmanhattan.blogspot.com/2010/01/72000-head-cafo-planned-for-upstate-ny.html"

"Any resturants/bakers/processors interested in wild blueberries? If someone was willing to pay for them or to pay pickers, then there is literally an unlimited supply. They freeze well also."