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Arboretum Plant Sale

Posted on July 16, 2013 by jmeilander

Sasha, Travis, and I spent the day chatting with visitors to the Arboretum’s Plant Sale Fundraiser.  We got to listen to an orchestra and polka music while telling people about the EcoRanch, eating pizza, and enjoying great views of the … Continue reading →

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New Updates

Posted on July 2, 2013 by jmeilander

This week we have June water data and photos for you.  We sent out all the Kickstarter incentives, so if you do not receive yours, please email us asap. We had two great photographers, Chris and Trish, stay with us … Continue reading →

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NPA Service Day

Posted on May 20, 2013 by jmeilander

THANK YOU SO MUCH NPA!!!!  We had hard working, motivated seniors from Northland Preparatory Academy visit today.  We started with a tour of the EcoRanch and then got down to business.   Students built a rock wall, planted fruit trees and … Continue reading →

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It’s been a month!…long post but lots of photos!

Posted on May 14, 2013 by jmeilander

It’s been a month since the last EcoRanch post…where has the time gone?  Oh yeah, fundraising, ordering, building, teaching, learning, volunteers, interns, planting, planning, and animals! We were preparing and hoping we would hit our Kickstarter goal, so we started … Continue reading →

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Chicks today – bees tomorrow

Posted on April 17, 2013 by jmeilander

Today: We hit $8,442 on our Kickstarter…only 6 more days!  So close and so ready to get digging and prepping the raised beds. 15 baby chicks arrived today and are extremely cute…or delicious if you are Nova the dog.  She … Continue reading →

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Winter Settles In

Posted on December 20, 2012 by jmeilander

Aside from plowing the driveway, shoveling the walkways, and trying to fight the never ending battle of ice dams on the roof, most of our outside work has come to a close.  The chickens are still laying, giving us at … Continue reading →

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Freeze. Thaw.

Posted on November 14, 2012 by jmeilander

We’ve thawed out here at the EcoRanch:  after the weekend snowstorm, much of the snow on the garden beds has melted, and the chicken coop seems to be holding plenty of heat.  The sun shines on the yard again, keeping … Continue reading →

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A Full House

Posted on October 15, 2012 by jmeilander

It’s really amazing to come home from a day of teaching and meetings to find your volunteers in good spirits and the projects you thought would take days are practically done.  With a full house here at the EcoRanch we … Continue reading →

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