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Comment on Local Source? Moxie Soda by flyingtomato

flyingtomato — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:16:03 +0000

Moxie floats sound awesome! I still haven’t had a Moxie in quite some time–more medicinal than the soda is the cost of shipping it!

Comment on Local Source? Moxie Soda by Lesley S.

Lesley S. — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:58:12 +0000

Hello, I stumbled onto this entry because I was looking for places to find Moxie.
We usually get a case of it for the family at christmas by going to a website called the hometown store. They sell a variety of retro candy as well as retro sodas such as Nehi.
Moxie does taste very medicinal, and I always warn people before they drink. But I happen to be 21, my first taste of Moxie when I was 11, and I instantly hated it, but it’s an aqcuired taste. The more I had it, the more I liked it and I now just can’t get enough of it. It’s my favorite beverage and my parents and I always buy a carton of vanilla ice cream and have moxie floats!

Comment on Crockpot Pork Shoulder Roast by Brigget

Brigget — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:23:30 +0000

Okay. I do not live in Dakota country but happend by chance upon your blog. Food, gardens, manure….everything that attracts me! I shall follow this blog and yes, I have a farm….CSA, Icelandic sheep, chickens,hay, and a Jersey heifer named Nellie. I enjoy your writing.

Comment on Lately… by flyingtomato

flyingtomato — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:38:10 +0000

Mmm. Wish you could be here, too. But even your message makes it better…

Comment on Lately… by Matt

Matt — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:11:41 +0000

wish i could be there right now. to make you chili and have a glass of wine, to remember and recall fondly the simple things that make life bearable…raking leaves, the peppery scent on a chill-tinted breeze, the steadiness of friendship throughout seasons and years.

Comment on Testing… by lejohns

lejohns — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 09:47:40 +0000

I was wondering why you did it in the first place.

Comment on Autumn on the Vermillion by lejohns

lejohns — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 09:44:32 +0000

I really love this walk. I’m suprised how many USD students have no idea it’s there.

Comment on Manure and Garlic by Kelly

Kelly — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:06:32 +0000

If you need more good quality organic seed garlic, I’ve got more than I can plant.

Comment on Battle for Whiteclay Showing This Week by Vines & Cattle

Vines & Cattle — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:44:15 +0000

Defining certain ordinary activities as illegal is one of the purposes of government. How else do you prop up the business models of preferred contributors?

Comment on Lack of Communication Hurts Dems by flyingtomato

flyingtomato — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:16:20 +0000

My point exactly–nothing at all on FB that I saw (and I looked again today at my politically-involved friends’ pages, including Ben Nesselhuf’s–nothing). Apparently there was a classified ad in last week’s Broadcaster. He-llo, who reads the dead tree press classifieds? Some do, but my paper got so soaked in the rain it was illegible.

Young, vibrant leaders-in-the-making are much more likely to do their news-gathering and calendar-scheduling online–so PUT EVENTS ONLINE! Unless, of course, they don’t *want* to attract vibrant new leaders-in-the-making. The farmers market figured out three years ago that classified ads for the market are a waste of $–and to whip out an old stereotype–we’re FARMERS, for chrissakes. Are the Clay County (or state) Dems that far behind? They’re advertising a political event at the winery, not selling a tractor.

Electronic advertising via social media and e-mail is free, and FB events are easy and quick to set up (and easy for members to share with others outside the core group). No excuses for the poor communication on this–we could have boosted attendance by letting interested people know at the harvest dinner (not that the farmers market is partisan, but we like to encourage our vendors and customers to make their voices heard)–except we weren’t even sure whether it was an invite-only affair or not. Jeez.

OK, I think I’m done ranting.