Note: this is from 2013. You might also be interested in the 2014 breeding, 2015 breeding… Oregon is an optimal place to grow hops. They take up a lot of space, but are very gratifying and economical to grow. At the local homebrew store, hops will run $2-3 per ounce. Last year, with 7 mature […]

Metrofiets is a local company that creates custom cargo bikes to haul around everything from kids to kegs. These bikes are based on the old Dutch freight cycles known as bakfietsen, but incorporate the classic styling of American bicycles from the 1930s & 40s. Each one is hand-built in Oregon from US aircraft grade steel. […]

MAKE is an awesome magazine published quarterly by O’Reilly. Each issue focuses on DIY culture and contains dozens of projects that you are encouraged to build yourself. I have been a fan since Volume 3, when they featured plans for a potato cannon. So, when Mark Frauenfelder spotted this humble blog post and asked if I […]