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John SD
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:54 am    Post subject: How did you celebrate Earth Day? Reply with quote

I didn't do anything special except eat meat and potatoes for both dinner and supper! Wink Here's an article I found on a favorite blog that keeps up on this stuff.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/environment/2009-04-21-Carbon-diet_N.htm#Close

The blog can be found at http://www.advocatesforag.com


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PostPosted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I changed the starter on my pickup and took two leaks in my back yard.


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PostPosted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

We eat beef raised here on the ranch that ate grass that helped the carbon cycle. It was hauled 50 miles to process and back. probably the next carbon foot print on that beef was less then a bag of chips at a grocery store. They always seem to forget that some places are better suited to raise cattle the veggies.


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PostPosted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I burned about 60 gallons of diesel while applying 3 separate herbicides in some pasture and vegetable crops.

Plus I turned some cows in a "Creek Bank" area that is set aside in an "Equip" program.

I started to set some old tires and motor oil on fire that has been accumulating. That would have made my carbon footprint reach for miles.

I saved the earth by putting it off for another day.


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per
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Aerated and dragged mole hills. Snow ended my day so I though I would road the thing home the 20 or so miles. Nicely was on my way when a tire came loose as I was about to enter a very busy freeway. Was only a mile away from my sisters place so jury rigged it to head for there. Crossed the freeway and made another half mile an the wheel passed me. Caused a bit of a traffic jam. Drove to her house on the remaining wheels without further incident. Re lit the pilot light in the shop so things would be warm in the morning to dig out of the snow storm.


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PostPosted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mike wrote:
I burned about 60 gallons of diesel while applying 3 separate herbicides in some pasture and vegetable crops.

Plus I turned some cows in a "Creek Bank" area that is set aside in an "Equip" program.

I started to set some old tires and motor oil on fire that has been accumulating. That would have made my carbon footprint reach for miles.

I saved the earth by putting it off for another day.


Sounds like it was a productive Earth Day for you, Mike. The only way that could get any better is if you had come home to find the little woman had a nice young Spotted Owl searing on the grill. Laughing


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PostPosted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Texan wrote:
Mike wrote:
I burned about 60 gallons of diesel while applying 3 separate herbicides in some pasture and vegetable crops.

Plus I turned some cows in a "Creek Bank" area that is set aside in an "Equip" program.

I started to set some old tires and motor oil on fire that has been accumulating. That would have made my carbon footprint reach for miles.

I saved the earth by putting it off for another day.


Sounds like it was a productive Earth Day for you, Mike. The only way that could get any better is if you had come home to find the little woman had a nice young Spotted Owl searing on the grill. Laughing


Funny you mentioned Owls. Laughing

There's a big one that comes around and has killed a few chickens and ducks lately. Been trying like heck to get a shot at him.

Should I pick his feathers, or just skin him? Got any recipes? Laughing


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PostPosted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mike wrote:
Should I pick his feathers, or just skin him? Got any recipes? Laughing

I'd just do him like you do the Bald Eagles. They all taste the same, anyway.


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PostPosted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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I'd just do him like you do the Bald Eagles.


I throw those in the back of a neighbors pick-up when he's parked at the store. Wink

Didn't know I could eat those too. Say what? Laughing


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PostPosted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mike wrote:
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I'd just do him like you do the Bald Eagles.


I throw those in the back of a neighbors pick-up when he's parked at the store. Wink

Didn't know I could eat those too. Say what? Laughing


Somebody told me they taste a lot like trumpeter swans. Say what? Say what? Wink


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PostPosted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:11 pm    Post subject: You Betcha !!!! Reply with quote

Spread some fertilizer on this sand to get the grass agoing,fixed some fence in a far pasture that some stupid snowmobiler cut because he wanted a shortcut to the Ranch House bar . Then spent an hour picking beer bottles ( Back Ache )along his route for earth day to keep the dam pasture clean. What's bad was the chew spit in most of the Bottles !


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PostPosted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 9:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I played in the earth transplanting peppers. Then scraped a ton of it (well, it was partly earth Wink )off my boots after slogging through the corral to sort some feeders. Spent a couple of hours in the laundry room removing it from everything else we own. Then polished the day off by sweeping it up off the kitchen floor.

It was a very Earthy day. Wink Very Happy Very Happy Very Happy


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