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CutiePatootieFarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Tess
Vancouver
WA
USA
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 Posted - Mar 26 2007 : 1:10:34 PM
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Hello Ladies!
I'm very excited to announce that our dear friend, Rich Old, has offered his services on a field trip of Paradise Ridge. Below is the news release of the field trip.
Please let me know if any of you are interested in taking the trip. It should be very enjoyable for all!
Theresa Paul
MaryJanesFarm
MaryJanesFarm Offers First Palouse Ecology Field Trip
For those who love native plants and want to explore the ecology of the Palouse landscape, MaryJanesFarm will sponsor a leisurely hiking tour on Saturday, June 23, led by Richard Old, Ph.D. The hiking tour will begin at MaryJanesFarm, the home and business headquarters of organic pioneer MaryJane Butters, 8 miles southeast of Moscow, and wander to adjacent Paradise Ridge.
Old is a fifth generation resident of the area, the acknowledged expert on the flora of the Palouse and surrounding plant communities, and has been leading field classes in this region for over 30 years.
This guided hike is the first ecology field trip sponsored by MaryJanesFarm.
The hike, which is limited to ten participants, will begin at 10am and end in the mid-afternoon. A picnic lunch, catered by MaryJanesFarm, is included. The total cost is only $50 per person. Participants must wear good hiking boots and expect to walk over uneven ground and on some steep slopes.
The hike to Paradise Ridge will include exploration of both the Idaho forest community on the ridgetop and the steppe ecosystem of the Palouse on the surrounding prairie. |
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Huckelberrywine
True Blue Farmgirl
1607 Posts
Michelle
Rosalia
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Posted - Mar 26 2007 : 3:42:13 PM
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I'd like to sign up....only 10 participants? Be sure to save me a spot if there is one. Please e-mail me with details so I can get you the payment.
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CutiePatootieFarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
75 Posts
Tess
Vancouver
WA
USA
75 Posts |
Posted - Mar 26 2007 : 4:24:20 PM
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Hi Michelle!
Yes, I'll save you a spot!
We have 6 spots still left. |
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Mountain Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
806 Posts
JoAnn
Colville
Washington
USA
806 Posts |
Posted - Mar 26 2007 : 5:03:43 PM
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Hi, My husband and I would like to attend. Sign us up. JoAnn
I've always been called a dreamer, but I never listened. I did what others dare not do--lived my dream while they watched. Unknown |
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CutiePatootieFarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
75 Posts
Tess
Vancouver
WA
USA
75 Posts |
Posted - Mar 26 2007 : 5:10:53 PM
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Hi JoAnn,
I just sent you an email with more information. Yes we can reserve two spots for you and your husband!
That leaves 4 spots left. :) |
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Huckelberrywine
True Blue Farmgirl
1607 Posts
Michelle
Rosalia
1607 Posts |
Posted - Apr 07 2007 : 7:01:00 PM
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Theresa, have you received the payment I sent? I haven't had a confirmation e-mail yet.
We make a difference. |
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CutiePatootieFarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
75 Posts
Tess
Vancouver
WA
USA
75 Posts |
Posted - Apr 09 2007 : 09:23:23 AM
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Hi Michelle,
Yes I did recieve it on Friday and sent out a confirmation letter in the mail. You should recieve it soon. Also, I have you down on the list as paid, so you are set to go. Please let me know if you need directions.
Theresa |
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Huckelberrywine
True Blue Farmgirl
1607 Posts
Michelle
Rosalia
1607 Posts |
Posted - Apr 09 2007 : 5:00:25 PM
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| Thank you! It came in the mail today. Happy dance. I've got the directions, so I'll see you there. Looking forward to it. |
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Past Blessings
True Blue Farmgirl
1083 Posts
Brenda
Orchard Prairie
WA
USA
1083 Posts |
Posted - Apr 16 2007 : 07:40:18 AM
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Checking our schedules . . . I would love to bring my husband and come! I so hope it works out. Are there still openings?
Brenda
Past Blessings . . . Celebrating Life as it used to be . . . when people loved God, loved their families and loved their country. |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22937 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22937 Posts |
Posted - Apr 16 2007 : 08:43:52 AM
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How many spots left are there?
Alee |
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CutiePatootieFarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
75 Posts
Tess
Vancouver
WA
USA
75 Posts |
Posted - Apr 17 2007 : 09:16:49 AM
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Hi Ladies,
I have 3 more spots left. If you're interested please email me right away!
Thanks,
Theresa Paul
MaryJanesFarm |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22937 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22937 Posts |
Posted - Apr 17 2007 : 1:20:27 PM
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Theresa-
I have a delayed funeral to attend in Wyoming in June- If I can get back in time I would love to sign up for a spot. I will let you know as soon as my plans solidify a little bit.
Alee |
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Mountain Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
806 Posts
JoAnn
Colville
Washington
USA
806 Posts |
Posted - Jun 22 2007 : 10:05:31 AM
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| It's tomorrow! Jim and I will be getting up early to make the trek to Maryjane's. We'll be munching on homegrown strawberries on the way down. Think I'll also grab a couple of huckleberry muffing from the freezer. Weather is suppose to be great. Perfect. To those who are going see you tomorrow. JoAnn |
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mikesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
3659 Posts
Sherri
Elma
WA
USA
3659 Posts |
Posted - Jun 22 2007 : 10:08:58 AM
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| Wow - I'm jealous - why didn't I see this when it was first posted so I could go too!!! |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22937 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22937 Posts |
Posted - Jun 22 2007 : 2:45:02 PM
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I am so sad. The funeral was today so I couldn't get back in time for the trek without really stressing the schedule. I hope everyone has a great time. Maybe someday there will be another and I can go on that one!
Alee
The amazing one handed typist! One hand for tying, one hand to hold Nora! |
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Huckelberrywine
True Blue Farmgirl
1607 Posts
Michelle
Rosalia
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Posted - Jun 24 2007 : 08:38:22 AM
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 This was so much fun! Wonderful people, a gorgeous day, and Rich Old shared so much information about native and non-native plants. From edible, ornamental, smelly, deadly, and monster-forming, common to uncommon, it was great...and punctuated with botanical jokes to boot. Informative and entertaining.
This was my first visit to the Farm, and it was very lovely. The lunch...who made that gourmet lunch? Can I get the recipe for the wonderful quinoa salad? We dined in the Plum Pit...what a beautiful setting.
For those of you unfamiliar with the Palouse wild landscape, you really missed something special. It was like taking one of those guided hikes through the rainforest in some exotic foreign country, but no passport required, and no tropical diseases!
Fabulous. Thanks to all of you who made the day possible. 
We make a difference. |
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Mountain Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
806 Posts
JoAnn
Colville
Washington
USA
806 Posts |
Posted - Jun 24 2007 : 08:53:31 AM
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| Ditto on everything Michele said ,PLUS thanks to Michele for bringing two bottles of her wonderful homemade wine--blackberry and raspberry. Now only does she make great wine, but makes beautiful wine labels using her own photographs! hint hint could you scan it to show everyone? Another great hint that Rich Old shared with us after finding a radish plant that had escaped the garden and had gone to seed is that the little seed pods are edible and tasty. JoAnn |
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mikesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
3659 Posts
Sherri
Elma
WA
USA
3659 Posts |
Posted - Jun 24 2007 : 11:49:59 AM
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| Sounds like a great day! Maybe next time I'll be able to join you. |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22937 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22937 Posts |
Posted - Jun 24 2007 : 2:04:05 PM
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It sounds like you all had a perfectly lovely day! I really wish I could have joined you all, but the funeral was important. Maybe next time I can come! I hope the weather was good!
Isn't the Plum Pit fantastic? It is so beautiful and the shade is great! I love how MaryJane makes even the most functional of things beautiful. I can see why it is a favorite place to hang out when on the farm!
Alee
The amazing one handed typist! One hand for tying, one hand to hold Nora! |
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Carol Sue
True Blue Farmgirl
4033 Posts
Carol Sue
Washingtonian
USA
4033 Posts |
Posted - Jun 24 2007 : 9:46:04 PM
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Wow gals, if you have pictures we would love to see some. Maybe if there is another time, we will be able to go.
Thanks for sharing. Carol Sue
Enjoying the moments. |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Jun 24 2007 : 11:23:57 PM
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Sounds like such a fun time!! I am so jealous..I sure have dreams of visiting the farm and dining in the plum pit sometime!! lucky you!!!
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
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Huckelberrywine
True Blue Farmgirl
1607 Posts
Michelle
Rosalia
1607 Posts |
Posted - Jun 25 2007 : 08:42:19 AM
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I do hope there will be more opportunities to have these wild plants of the Palouse tours. I think there was hope that more people would sign up, and some disappointment that most people aren't willing yet to become eco-tourists within our own country. But hope is a hard thing to keep down. For those interested in future tours, I'd suggest letting both MaryJane and Rich Old know about your thoughts. There are some really interesting bits of the Palouse to see and learn about. I may have to put together a tour of my place in the future.
Thanks JoAnn, you are so kind. I'm going to have to buy a scanner so Rich can help me ID some of my plants. I'm putting together my own list like the one we have for Paradise Ridge. I'll have to give posting pictures another try.
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