Instead of my usual gig at Bastrop 1832 Farmer's Market last Saturday, I took my Microbial Earth booth to the Smithville Empty Bowl Project fund-raiser. We used Cat Dancing's EZ-up tent and Cat did face painting in one side of it. It was a nice event. They had several speakers, it was by an art gallery under some nice shade trees with a pretty good breeze. There were only a few vendors. Cat painted a few faces, and I made a few good sales.
There was a local band playing a mix of Beatles and other music, doing a really nice job of it. I played flute a bit in the booth and chatted with the other vendors. We got some tasty soup from the fund-raiser, Cat bought a few plants and got some free bulbs.
A very pleasant day, overall.
Showing posts with label Farmer's Markets. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Farmer's Markets. Show all posts
Monday, April 18, 2011
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Late Breaking News
Perhaps I'm seeing the first tremors of the job market improving. I at least got a call from a temp staffing agency with a job possibility over in Buda. Who knows? My last full time job was in Kyle. Only 57 miles or so according to Yahoo, but it involved an average of an hour and a half each way of commute. It was wearing out both me and the car. I was leaving before daylight and getting home wiped out after dark. It was a paying job, yes, but they never did follow through with promised pay and work conditions. In the end it just wasn't worth it. If they hadn't had a layoff, I'm not sure I would have lasted much longer anyway.
So, now to consider a job in Buda? Well, maybe. It's only a few miles closer. But if I can get the right amount of pay, and wangle a few days of telecommute each week, it might be worth it. I certainly do need the pay, there's no doubt about that.
We all find ourselves doing jobs we'd rather not be doing until we can do what we'd rather do. I had a nice talk with Krysten, the lady from the staffing agency. She asked about my Permaculture certification and I spent some time educating her about that topic. So many people still don't know about Permaculture, it's a pleasure to talk about it. It's a good part of what I'm able to do at my weekend stint at Bastrop 1832 Farmer's Market vending products for Microbial Earth Farms. It's great, and audience who are already interested in gardening, food, organics, and so on. I get to talk to lots of them about Permaculture, compost, even Sherwood Forest Faire! Microbial Earth is a good company with great products. Compost, compost tea, composting setups for outdoors and indoors! Yes, indoors! It's a good opportunity to handle a good product line while talking to people about sustainability.
Of course, we've still got four weekends left of the Faire. Turnout has been a bit down this year. It's a bit weird. We had such good turnout last year, which was the first year. We have great word of mouth, great advertising, more acts and vendors, even really nice weather. Where are the people?
It's a beautiful Renaissance Festival, and so convenient to Austin. Maybe they're all waiting for Spring to be official!
Come on out, everyone! We've got world class full contact jousting this year! Great music! Wonderful local artists selling their wares! Close-in parking and wonderful shaded grounds! Nice camping! Great people! Join us!
So, whatever the job situation holds in store, I'm staying plenty busy with other things. Maybe I'll even get some writing done soon! Oh, wait, I'm putting in our new square foot garden beds here at la casa. Okay, maybe writing will wait some more.
It's growing time!
So, now to consider a job in Buda? Well, maybe. It's only a few miles closer. But if I can get the right amount of pay, and wangle a few days of telecommute each week, it might be worth it. I certainly do need the pay, there's no doubt about that.
We all find ourselves doing jobs we'd rather not be doing until we can do what we'd rather do. I had a nice talk with Krysten, the lady from the staffing agency. She asked about my Permaculture certification and I spent some time educating her about that topic. So many people still don't know about Permaculture, it's a pleasure to talk about it. It's a good part of what I'm able to do at my weekend stint at Bastrop 1832 Farmer's Market vending products for Microbial Earth Farms. It's great, and audience who are already interested in gardening, food, organics, and so on. I get to talk to lots of them about Permaculture, compost, even Sherwood Forest Faire! Microbial Earth is a good company with great products. Compost, compost tea, composting setups for outdoors and indoors! Yes, indoors! It's a good opportunity to handle a good product line while talking to people about sustainability.
Of course, we've still got four weekends left of the Faire. Turnout has been a bit down this year. It's a bit weird. We had such good turnout last year, which was the first year. We have great word of mouth, great advertising, more acts and vendors, even really nice weather. Where are the people?
It's a beautiful Renaissance Festival, and so convenient to Austin. Maybe they're all waiting for Spring to be official!
Come on out, everyone! We've got world class full contact jousting this year! Great music! Wonderful local artists selling their wares! Close-in parking and wonderful shaded grounds! Nice camping! Great people! Join us!
So, whatever the job situation holds in store, I'm staying plenty busy with other things. Maybe I'll even get some writing done soon! Oh, wait, I'm putting in our new square foot garden beds here at la casa. Okay, maybe writing will wait some more.
It's growing time!
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Countdown to Samhain/Halloween
It's been a challenge recently having issues with regular internet access. We no longer have a land line out here in the wilds of Blue/McDade. We let that go when we got our air card with AT&T. We needed the air card for running credit cards and such at our Sherwood Forest Faire booth, Cat's Tarot Readings, art shows, and other locations. It also works pretty well at home, so we went with it. However, said air card got broken and it took us a while to replace it. We still don't have all the wrinkles out of it, but it's pretty much okay again. Those few weeks of relying on hurried trips into town for wi-fi were pretty trying.
Of course, we're also working hard on finishing the booth out at Sherwood as well as all the other stuff we do, so time is at a premium. (And a round of bad colds for us all, now in recovery.)
Writing has had to slide a bit.
I'm working the Bastrop 1832 Farmer's Market on Chestnut Street on Saturdays on behalf of Microbial Earth. The first one went very well, that was a week ago. I met a lot of very nice people who were very interested in our products and composting in general. This last weekend I had an Avatar Resurfacing to help with, and I worked the market on Friday, which was very slow. Still talked to some people about Microbial Earth as well as Permaculture. Not wasted time, except perhaps financially. I'll be back there next Saturday. We'll see how it goes. It's a bit of a slack time right now for the markets. The Fall gardens haven't kicked in yet, so there's not a large variety of produce available.
The Avatar Resurfacing class was very good. We had a nice number of students, as well as Masters to work with them. It always works well with a group to experience a shared perspective. It's a wonderful experience doing it one on one, but adding the group dynamic gives it extra charge! It's great seeing new people waking up to their potential, and even those of us who are Avatars and Masters already get a lot out of it as well. Every class seems to add new depth to the material.
Cat and I are also looking forward to this year's public Samhain ritual with Tejas Web on Nov. 2 at the Vortex Theater Yard in Austin. As usual, we are very active in planning it and it looks to be a good one!
Of course, we're also working hard on finishing the booth out at Sherwood as well as all the other stuff we do, so time is at a premium. (And a round of bad colds for us all, now in recovery.)
Writing has had to slide a bit.
I'm working the Bastrop 1832 Farmer's Market on Chestnut Street on Saturdays on behalf of Microbial Earth. The first one went very well, that was a week ago. I met a lot of very nice people who were very interested in our products and composting in general. This last weekend I had an Avatar Resurfacing to help with, and I worked the market on Friday, which was very slow. Still talked to some people about Microbial Earth as well as Permaculture. Not wasted time, except perhaps financially. I'll be back there next Saturday. We'll see how it goes. It's a bit of a slack time right now for the markets. The Fall gardens haven't kicked in yet, so there's not a large variety of produce available.
The Avatar Resurfacing class was very good. We had a nice number of students, as well as Masters to work with them. It always works well with a group to experience a shared perspective. It's a wonderful experience doing it one on one, but adding the group dynamic gives it extra charge! It's great seeing new people waking up to their potential, and even those of us who are Avatars and Masters already get a lot out of it as well. Every class seems to add new depth to the material.
Cat and I are also looking forward to this year's public Samhain ritual with Tejas Web on Nov. 2 at the Vortex Theater Yard in Austin. As usual, we are very active in planning it and it looks to be a good one!
Monday, September 27, 2010
It Really IS all about ME! Or, at least, Compost!
Well, at least this blog is, or mostly. Heh!
The weather is blessedly cool today. Last night was lovely sleeping weather. Cat opened the windows and turned off the AC and fans. I think, for myself, it got way too quiet! Lol! I kept waking up thinking the power must be off. So many months with the AC on! Nice foretaste of things to come.
Also good weather for working on our booth out at Sherwood Forest. We're mostly done with the floor and starting the wall infill soon.
I've been spending my Saturdays the last couple of weeks in training for my new part-time job. I've taken a spot with Microbial Earth , it's a local company that sells online and at several Austin Farmer's Markets, notably Downtown, Barton Creek, Cedar Park, and others. They've been looking to expand to other markets, and I have several out my way, so that's the plan. We actually have at least one out here somewhere everyday, Taylor, Smithville, Bastrop, Elgin, Manor, possibly even Giddings. All are within roughly thirty miles of me. I've been checking them out. We'll see how they work out. Today I'm hoping to ride my Shadow over to Taylor and check out that one.
Microbial Earth has a line of products I can feel good about representing, in keeping with my ecology and Permaculture leanings. Check out their website link above. Mostly it has to do with compost and beyond. Their product line includes Bokashi Bins for indoor composting in apartments, condos, and other living areas with no room or inclination for an outdoor setup. They also have other options up to and including additives for improving traditional outdoor bins, as well as offering earthworms. Microbial Earth also has finished compost, or microbial castings, and nutrient teas which are the result of their own composting efforts. They rigidly control the contents of their composting, using only the best ingredients. It's really beautiful stuff!
Microbial Earth also offers foliar and farm spraying of many of their products. Check out the website for the whole picture.
The weather is blessedly cool today. Last night was lovely sleeping weather. Cat opened the windows and turned off the AC and fans. I think, for myself, it got way too quiet! Lol! I kept waking up thinking the power must be off. So many months with the AC on! Nice foretaste of things to come.
Also good weather for working on our booth out at Sherwood Forest. We're mostly done with the floor and starting the wall infill soon.
I've been spending my Saturdays the last couple of weeks in training for my new part-time job. I've taken a spot with Microbial Earth , it's a local company that sells online and at several Austin Farmer's Markets, notably Downtown, Barton Creek, Cedar Park, and others. They've been looking to expand to other markets, and I have several out my way, so that's the plan. We actually have at least one out here somewhere everyday, Taylor, Smithville, Bastrop, Elgin, Manor, possibly even Giddings. All are within roughly thirty miles of me. I've been checking them out. We'll see how they work out. Today I'm hoping to ride my Shadow over to Taylor and check out that one.
Microbial Earth has a line of products I can feel good about representing, in keeping with my ecology and Permaculture leanings. Check out their website link above. Mostly it has to do with compost and beyond. Their product line includes Bokashi Bins for indoor composting in apartments, condos, and other living areas with no room or inclination for an outdoor setup. They also have other options up to and including additives for improving traditional outdoor bins, as well as offering earthworms. Microbial Earth also has finished compost, or microbial castings, and nutrient teas which are the result of their own composting efforts. They rigidly control the contents of their composting, using only the best ingredients. It's really beautiful stuff!
Microbial Earth also offers foliar and farm spraying of many of their products. Check out the website for the whole picture.
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