From the Desk of John Rourke – March 27th, 2025

As I was thinking about what to write for this post I couldn’t help but think, “The world just keeps getting crazy.” It’s the truth. Yeah, I know, I’ve said it many times before.

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I swear with each passing day I can’t help but shake my head in frustration as I see the insanity that goes on. We are living in a battle. This battle is between good and evil. The devil is hard at work to continue to degrade society, create division within society and families.

Good versus evil.

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We ordered this mini-greenhouse/raised bed a couple weeks ago and put it together this past weekend. Reviews were not great as many said the wood cracked when putting screws in. I pre-drilled all holes and had no issues. It was pretty easy to assembly taking maybe an hour.

We paid just under $120, however, as with most things on Amazon the price changes from time to time. Build quality is decent but not great. I think we will get 3-4 years with minor repairs and reinforments needed. I would build my own, but, my time is being prioritized elsewhere.

We are going to add this to the new backyard garden once the weather warms.

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In addition to the  mini-greenhouse above we ordered another two galvanized raised beds. These are also for the new expanded backyard garden area. We are looking to add a total of 12-14 raised beds plus a small in-ground bed.

We’ve been picking up raspberry, blackberry, blueberry and elderberry plants as well. These are younger plants that are fairly inexpensive. No locations have been picked for them yet, but, we will spread them around the property.

Can’t wait to start growing our own food again!

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Opened one of these yesterday to get a chipmunk lured in a trap at work. Absolutely disgusting 😂

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Waterglassed another dozen eggs…

We’ve really expanded our food storage program over the past year. A lot of canning planned this summer.

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Take care all!

Rourke

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