Across The Fenceat Rock Eddy Bluff Farm
(May 2001)
Across The Fence
at Rock
Eddy
Bluff
Farm
(May 2001)
Topics:
*
Mushrooms and
spring greens
* Rock
Eddy Bluff in print *
Inn exchange in
France
* Relax
and learn about nature
*
Floating the Gasconade river
*
Happenings
around the home place *
Where will gas prices go??
* Cool link
"It
thins your blood ," was the explanation folks here abouts gave for
eating several "messes" of greens each spring. True or not, greens can be
tasty fare -- improving vastly on spinach. Mushrooms are simply a country delicacy and searched for far
and wide this time of year.
Mushrooms are now up. (We've had a good mess.) Greens are available if you
know what to pick. Poke salad, a common green, is yet to come.
Famous among barns. Rural folks (those who get electricity from a rural coop) were treated to a fine article about Rock Eddy Bluff Farm in Rural Missouri, the statewide monthly magazine for coop members. The article, "A Place to Relax," is also up on the organization's web site. View it at http://www.ruralmissouri.org/Aprilresort.html
Our French Innkeeper exchange, was the grand happening in March. Philippe has become our pal after he stayed a week at Rock Eddy Bluff last winter. Our visit to his gite (like a bed and breakfast) was simply wonderful! We have prepared a quick web page describing our French adventure. Click on this link: http://www.rockeddy.com/Etoile.htm
Become
a Rock Eddy naturalist. Guests find that their appreciation of the
natural word expands substantially when they are able to identify many plants,
trees and birds they 
observe on walks. We are always eager to help
if we can, but identification books are invaluable. We are stocking a
supply of books which you may want for your own. Trees of Missouri
and Missouri Wildflowers are available for purchase at our cost.
Other smaller pamphlets are free.
Jump in a canoe and go. Here at the river canoes are available whenever guests decide to embark. There is lots exploring to be done right here, along with some popular fishing spots. However, when a longer float is desired, we recommend one of the local canoe outfitters. Trips of varying lengths can be arranged. One we often recommend is: Country View Acres (near Dixon), Phone (573) 759-7363.
Rock
Eddy Stuff. The bald eagle pair beneath the bluff
have hatched a couple of babies. Fledging may not be too far
off. The Heron rookery on
the island has only 3 or 4 occupied nests this spring. We're worried
about that. Two of our horses, "Woodrow"
and "Meadow" are schedule to attend the Amish training school
run by our friend "Iddo".
Gas prices have everyone concerned, especially those in the hospitality and tourists industry. Will people cancel vacations, or will they simply vacation closer to home? Remains to be seen!
Sour dough bread, gardening and lots more are covered in this on-line magazine, Countrylife.net. Find out about alternative power off the grid. Link to the Amish hardware store, Lehman's where you can buy practically anything non-electric. Click here to see.
Til next we meet, Tom & Kathy
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