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ModeratorI agree with you Ed.
ModeratorIf this project does happen, are all the horses and teamsters accounted for? It sounds like Brad J. would have his team there, John ,single or team, and Jen, single or team, and Ed, single or team. Would a few of us want to be there, without horses, for moving equipment and loading sleds, etc. ?
ModeratorThe new event should be Jay Fisher’s instead of Bailey.
December 13, 2011 at 2:07 am in reply to: Logging workshop hosted by Draft Animal Power Network and The Farm School Athol MA #70146ModeratorI just want to say thanks to everybody who came to the Farm School last weekend. Thanks to Scott, Kevin and Ed for helping me get ready. Carl, Jen, and Jay for bringing their horses and Jean for setting it all up. I hope everybody had a good time because I know I did. Can’t wait to be out in the woods with all of you again.
December 7, 2011 at 10:46 pm in reply to: Logging workshop hosted by Draft Animal Power Network and The Farm School Athol MA #70145ModeratorIt is definitely getting muddy, and it’s been muddy all fall, we may have to rethink skid trails to the landing on Fri. Scott and Kevin are going to be here on Fri. maybe while we are in the woods we can make a pole for George’s scoot and the one we are building.
December 7, 2011 at 2:57 am in reply to: Logging workshop hosted by Draft Animal Power Network and The Farm School Athol MA #70144ModeratorJay, you are welcome to use my bobsled, I can use the forecart.
December 6, 2011 at 10:23 pm in reply to: Logging workshop hosted by Draft Animal Power Network and The Farm School Athol MA #70143ModeratorWhat Carl said. George, if it works out, that would be great. I think you are right about having one working while building another.
December 6, 2011 at 1:22 pm in reply to: Logging workshop hosted by Draft Animal Power Network and The Farm School Athol MA #70142ModeratorSunday morning: Pancakes, waffles, real butter, ham hash maybe, and a lot of syrup!!!!!
I just wanted to mention to everybody staying in the bunkhouse to bring sleeping bag or sheets, pillow, and towel, etc. All bunks have mattresses, but that’s it. It looks like we might get a little snow on Saturday, and Sunday looks like sun.
ModeratorLynn Miller’s books.
ModeratorAll the roads to the farm school are in good shape, here are the directions from the website:
http://www.farmschool.org/contact_drive.html
488 Moore Hill Road
Athol, MA 01331DRIVING DIRECTIONS
Driving directions from Boston:
Take Route 2 West past Templeton. Not long after you pass the exits for Templeton, Route 2 will narrow from 4 lanes to 2. Shortly after that, take the first exit for ATHOL (marked: Athol, Route 2A). At the end of the ramp, go LEFT onto Route 2A west. Follow 2A down through Athol straight through the stoplight in the center of town (about 3 miles). After 1/4 mile, cross the bridge and turn RIGHT just before the “Country Convenience” store/Citgo station onto North Orange Road. After a couple of hundred yards, bear RIGHT at the first Y in the road, and proceed with the graveyard to your left and river on your right. After about 3/4 of a mile, turn LEFT onto Brooks Road. Pass one house on the right and take your next LEFT and go steeply up Moore Hill Road. Continue RIGHT onto Sentinel Elm Road, a dirt road. Finally, follow the sign for Farm School Parking into the lot on the right and walk up to the bunkhouse on the hill.Directions from the West:
Take Route 2 East to the exit that says “Rt. 202, Athol, Belchertown” (lovely!). Turn right at the bottom of the exit ramp. Continue until the road makes a T next to McDonald’s and turn right (which puts you on Rt. 2A in Athol traveling east). Just after the “Country Convenience” store/Citgo station on the left, take a LEFT and head towards North Orange. After a couple of hundred yards, bear RIGHT at the first Y in the road, and proceed with the graveyard to your left and river on your right. After about 3/4 of a mile, turn LEFT onto Brooks Road. Pass one house on the right and take your next LEFT and go steeply up Moore Hill Road. After the road levels out and takes a sharp right it becomes Sentinel Elm Road, a dirt road. Finally, follow the sign for Farm School Parking into the lot on the right and walk up to the bunkhouse at the top of the driveway (directly across from the big white barn).December 2, 2011 at 12:51 am in reply to: Logging workshop hosted by Draft Animal Power Network and The Farm School Athol MA #70136ModeratorAlright, Syrup taste test Sunday morning. Don’t forget Massachussetts, we made some too.
November 24, 2011 at 12:26 pm in reply to: Logging workshop hosted by Draft Animal Power Network and The Farm School Athol MA #70137ModeratorYes Ed, there is a well established main trail where we are going to be working.
November 23, 2011 at 12:29 am in reply to: Logging workshop hosted by Draft Animal Power Network and The Farm School Athol MA #70141ModeratorKevin, we would love for you to come up on Friday, Scott is going to be here too. So if you wanted to get here late morning on Friday that would be great.
ModeratorI brought him home and put him in the stall next to the other horses for a couple hours. They were calm other than my bigger horse touching noses and squealing a little bit. Then I put my team out for the night and left new horse in, he made some noise then when they were separated. Tomorrow I will put up a fence next to theirs and put him out. My team does have caulks on so I was a little nervous about that. I will put up some pictures tomorrow too. Thanks for the replies.
ModeratorI could do Sunday evening. Any evening except Thursday.
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