Braundfarms's Weblog http://braundfarms.wordpress.com Just another WordPress.com weblog Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:55:02 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ en hourly 1 http://www.gravatar.com/blavatar/1e142425f33e13dfeea2636d06264458?s=96&d=http://s.wordpress.com/i/buttonw-com.png Braundfarms's Weblog http://braundfarms.wordpress.com Eliseo Farm Visit (poison, picking) September 5 http://braundfarms.wordpress.com/2008/09/09/eliseo-farm-visit-poison-picking-september-5/ http://braundfarms.wordpress.com/2008/09/09/eliseo-farm-visit-poison-picking-september-5/#comments Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:55:02 +0000 braundfarms http://braundfarms.wordpress.com/?p=41 ]]>

Eliseo returned to the farm to continue picking coffee early in September. He also poisoned the weeds agains.

]]> http://braundfarms.wordpress.com/2008/09/09/eliseo-farm-visit-poison-picking-september-5/feed/ 0 braundfarms Eliseo Farm Visit (picking, poison) August 26-27, 29 2008 http://braundfarms.wordpress.com/2008/08/27/eliseo-farm-visit-picking-august-26-2008/ http://braundfarms.wordpress.com/2008/08/27/eliseo-farm-visit-picking-august-26-2008/#comments Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:46:14 +0000 braundfarms http://braundfarms.wordpress.com/?p=37 ]]>

Eliseo’s crew began picking coffee on Tuesday August 26 and the following Wednesday. Half the farm was picked. He returned on Friday to continue.

]]> http://braundfarms.wordpress.com/2008/08/27/eliseo-farm-visit-picking-august-26-2008/feed/ 0 braundfarms Eliseo Farm Visit (Poison) August 14, 2008 http://braundfarms.wordpress.com/2008/08/15/eliseo-farm-visit-poison-july-14/ http://braundfarms.wordpress.com/2008/08/15/eliseo-farm-visit-poison-july-14/#comments Fri, 15 Aug 2008 04:10:26 +0000 braundfarms http://braundfarms.wordpress.com/?p=30 ]]>

Eliseo and his brother were at the farm all day on Thursday, August 14 spraying round up.

]]> http://braundfarms.wordpress.com/2008/08/15/eliseo-farm-visit-poison-july-14/feed/ 0 braundfarms Eliseo Farm Visit (picking, fertilizing) July 30 – August 2, 2008 http://braundfarms.wordpress.com/2008/08/01/eliseo-farm-visit-july-30-still-counting/ http://braundfarms.wordpress.com/2008/08/01/eliseo-farm-visit-july-30-still-counting/#comments Fri, 01 Aug 2008 06:13:30 +0000 braundfarms http://braundfarms.wordpress.com/?p=26 ]]>

Eliseo came to the farm on Wednesday, July 30 and began picking the upper portion of the farm. He and his men returned Thursday with a truckload of fertilizer (coffee booster) which they began spreading. In all, they worked four days (half day on Saturday).

]]> http://braundfarms.wordpress.com/2008/08/01/eliseo-farm-visit-july-30-still-counting/feed/ 0 braundfarms Soil Sample Analysis, July 29, 2008 http://braundfarms.wordpress.com/2008/07/30/soil-sample-analysis-92908/ http://braundfarms.wordpress.com/2008/07/30/soil-sample-analysis-92908/#comments Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:29:26 +0000 braundfarms http://braundfarms.wordpress.com/?p=22 ]]>

Dropped off three soil samples (upper, middle, lower) at the Research Center in Kainaliu.

]]> http://braundfarms.wordpress.com/2008/07/30/soil-sample-analysis-92908/feed/ 0 braundfarms Eliseo Farm Visit (Poison) July 15, 2008 http://braundfarms.wordpress.com/2008/07/20/eliseo-farm-visit-poison-july-15-2008/ http://braundfarms.wordpress.com/2008/07/20/eliseo-farm-visit-poison-july-15-2008/#comments Sun, 20 Jul 2008 01:47:28 +0000 braundfarms http://braundfarms.wordpress.com/?p=17 ]]>

Eliseo and his brother came to the farm on Tuesday ( 7/15/08 ) to spray for weeds. Coffee at this point is ripening, though not ready to pick.

]]> http://braundfarms.wordpress.com/2008/07/20/eliseo-farm-visit-poison-july-15-2008/feed/ 0 braundfarms Pictures of the Mill Building http://braundfarms.wordpress.com/2008/07/04/pictures-of-the-mill-building/ http://braundfarms.wordpress.com/2008/07/04/pictures-of-the-mill-building/#comments Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:44:45 +0000 braundfarms http://braundfarms.wordpress.com/?p=3 ]]>
Here are a few pictures of the mill building. Note the two-tiered roof and the particularly precarious upper portion.
West-facing side
West-facing side

 

East-facing side
East-facing side
North-facing side
North-facing side
The south-facing side of the structure. External staircase accesses second level.

The south-facing side of the structure. External staircase accesses second level.

Upper roof from inside the mill.

Upper roof from inside the mill.

A closer look at the rafters on the upper roof. Dual-beam support at the apex flanked by two more on each side for a total of six beams.
A closer look at the rafters on the upper roof. Dual-beam support at the apex flanked by two more on each side for a total of six beams.

 

 

 
 
 
]]> http://braundfarms.wordpress.com/2008/07/04/pictures-of-the-mill-building/feed/ 0 braundfarms West-facing side East-facing side North-facing side The south-facing side of the structure. External staircase accesses second level. Upper roof from inside the mill. A closer look at the rafters on the upper roof. Dual-beam support at the apex flanked by two more on each side for a total of six beams.