June 25
Sierra County, CA
The week at Stonehouse Ranch has been a good one. Located 17 miles NW of Reno, and one mile across the CA border in a long valley with mountains all around. They raise beef, dairy, horses, alpacas, chickens, as well as a vegetable garden. Trish has been my trail boss for the week instructing me on my chores of rounding up doggies, fixin' fence, helping milk their 3 Jersey cows; Star, Honey, and Grandma, and transplanting starts from the greenhouse to raised beds. Her husband Jerry works off the ranch, but provided us with some delicious evening meals, including home made ice cream, and introduced me to a tasty blueberry lager. There was lots of time for conversations on world events, the future, religion, and everyday topics. I feel I've gained some new perspectives. Next week I'll be working near the coast about 3 hours north of San Francisco at Greenwood Millworks, an off-grid organic farm with timber stand improvement and sawmill operations. I may have to don my flannels ( no pun intended! )
sweetwater blue?
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