by Catherine Haug
Fran with Tanned Deer Hide
This event had two presenters. The summary for each presenter is included in the complete Gathering Summary (printable pdf file); see Gathering Summary: Brain Tanning, & Uses for the Leather Produced.
See below for links to Sally’s Flip videos. (more…)
by Catherine Haug
A small but loyal group met Wednesday evening for a pot luck dinner and discussion. I didn’t take notes on all the different food offerings, but here’s what I remember – quite a feast!:
Lentil soup, tossed salad, fresh apple slices and caramel-nut dipping sauce, pickled beets and eggs, bear sausage on crackers, with various homemade pickles, lemon and carrot salad, eggplant parmigiana, homemade pumpernickel and white breads, banana bread, and applesauce cake.
After dinner, Sally introduced the discussion topics: How are we doing, are we reaching the goals of our Mission?, and How can we reach people who would be interested? (more…)
Pressing ground apples
by Catherine Haug
Saturday October 17, ESP joined Tamarack Time! festivities with a cider press on the deck of La Provence (next to the Chocolate Desserts table). (more…)
by Catherine Haug
Presenter: Edmund Fitzgerald
Edmund provided a comprehensive handout (Communication Discussion), so this summary will only include additional information from my notes, including questions and discussion from the audience. He also provided two informational handouts from the web:
You can find a printable pdf version of this summary at Gathering Summary: Communication in Difficult Times.
Edmund’s presentation was in three parts:
followed by a general discussion. (more…)
by Catherine Haug
Presenters: Peter Hall and Cameron Clayton of Mountain Mike’s Bikes in Bigfork (mountainmikesbikes@gmail.com). In addition to maintaining their own rental bikes, they also do repairs on others’ bikes. They sometimes sell their used bikes at the end of the season, but may not do so this year.
Topics covered:
See Gathering Summary: Bikes and Bike Maintenance for a printable pdf version of this summary. (more…)
by Catherine Haug
Fran provided a copy of her script, which I copy here, inserting notes from the discussion where appropriate. For a printable copy, see: Gathering Summary: Putting Food By, by Fran Wade.
Putting Food By is a term for preserving food without refrigeration. Nothing new, our grandparents, or great-grand parents, for some of you younger people, lived this way, very well. We wouldn’t be here if they hadn’t.
Tonight we will cover: