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Burn pile before-and-after

  • April 19, 2014
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We lit our first burn pile yesterday. We’ve been waiting for the right weather conditions: not too windy, not too wet, not too cold (because we’d be outside a lot tending it). Yesterday met all of those conditions, so with grandpa’s help we got things started.

We started the fire around 11am and within 45 minutes half the pile was gone. Unbelievable how hot it was. We kept it going with grove clearings most of the day. One of our neighbors even stopped by with a cartload of garden debris. By 7pm only the large logs were left.

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Rory Groves moved his family from the city to the country several years ago to begin the journey towards a more durable way of life. Rory and his wife Becca now reside in southern Minnesota where they farm, raise livestock, host workshops, and homeschool their five children. He is the author of Durable Trades: Family-Centered Economies That Have Stood the Test of Time.

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