Category Archives: Self Reliance

Innovative solar hot water heater delivers inexpensive heat to the Pacific Northwest

A thrilled crowd in Yelm Thursday evening viewed an innovative solar hot water heater that delivers enough hot water to heat a home or a greenhouse- even in wintertime. Even more exciting, the heating device was not some pie-in-the-sky prototype … Continue reading

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Nature grows organic – taking a tour of an organic vegetable farm in Eatonville

By Judy Spiers    Two years ago, Requel and Bob Roos started Organic by Nature Farm and Garden, a six-acre parcel in Eatonville where they sell heirloom plants, seeds and fresh organic produce.  For now, most of their crops are … Continue reading

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Living on a low or fixed income – a major community issue

  Editor’s Note:  Several days ago, “Newbie in Graham” columnist, Paula Morris, wrote an article that has touched a nerve in the community, namely, the difficulty of living on a low or fixed income, such as Social Security, Disability or … Continue reading

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Gentleman Gardening

  by Judy Spiers My husband and I originally planned to grow three things in our garden this year:  spuds, beans and squash.  But we’re having trouble getting started.

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Newbie in Graham – old ways, new ways

  In my last column, I suggested that we cling to our old ways of doing things because we need to feel comfortable.  I questioned whether new, unfamiliar ways of doing things might be threatening.  I thought about these suppositions … Continue reading

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Thousands enjoy Easter Egg Hunt at Wilcox Farm

  Over two-thousand children and their families came to the 2nd Annual Wilcox Family Farm Easter Egg Hunt, Saturday, and enjoyed the day-long festivities under gradually clearing skies.

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What if the Big One hits here?

  After witnessing the destructive power of the massive earthquake and tsunami that hit near Fukushima last month, and now watching the turmoil enveloping Japan in its aftermath, many residents of the Puget Sound region are wondering if the same … Continue reading

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News of Graham and the Self-Reliant Community

     Members of the Graham Self-Reliant Community packed the fire house on 70th Ave last Wednesday to discuss healthy lifestyles and  prudent emergency preparations to undertake in light of recent events in Japan.  Here is Judy Spiers’ report:  

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Newbie in Graham – Lost!

  Editor’s Note:  Usually, at this time, I would be posting our Friday Night Funny, but Paula Morris’ latest offering of her Newbie in Graham column gave me a good chuckle so I decided to make it our humor selection this … Continue reading

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Update from Japan – the emotional strain

  Editor’s Note: The following letter is an update on the situation in Japan that was written by a Baptist missionary named John Armagost.  His message comes to The Mountain News via Carol Wright of Graham, who received it through … Continue reading

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