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August,
2007
Peterson Project:
Building a Compost Bin. . .
This month's Peterson Project is building a two bin compost bin. A staff member here recently needed
one for his back yard, so he searched the Internet looking for a plan, he came across this one that takes one man five hours to build.
Composting is a great way of reusing your kitchen scraps and garden rubbish and
it's fantastic for your garden.
Click here to get the full plan on how to make your own compost bin.
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Article: Milling a Breeze for Young Farmer Hopefuls 2007
In the dark, a horn sounds, a duck swoops overhead and there is a mad dash to
starting places, its 7am and time to get underway at the Grand Final of the
National Bank Young Farmer of the Year competition.
The venue for this event is
the Village Green at the lakefront in Rotorua, which has been transformed from a
quiet picturesque haven into a fully operational farm scene.
Beginning in Lincoln, Canterbury in 1969, the Young Farmer Contest has evolved
into a nationwide event showcasing the various facets of farming and farm
management. Testing a wide range of practical skills and problem solving, all
contestants must perform under extreme time pressures. Read more . . .
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Peterson Referral . . .
Jimmy Edwards is the proud owner of a Peterson WPF. When he first got his mill we sent Craig Blake (the then NE
State Rep) to give him and his mate full training on their mills, Jimmy now knows how to operate and maintain his mill properly. He says that the
Peterson Portable Sawmill is everything that he ever wanted in a mill. Read his Peterson Referral.
Miller Profile . . .
This month's Miller Profile is from Jeff Moskonas in Wisconsin, USA. Jeff and his wife Debbie have a custom milling
business called Straight Cut Sawing Service. Read all about it.
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Site of the Month . . .
This month we are sending you on a treasure hunt within our Peterson Sawmills website. We want you to find 10 hidden Free Training
Package logos on our website, just like the one in the picture.
If you can find 10 logos then copy and paste the address from each page into an email and send them through to Emma with your name and address, she
will then send out your treasure of a Peterson mini merchandise pack.
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And in other news . . .
* We have a few new faces here at Peterson headquarters and around the world. Look out for their profiles
in upcoming issues of 'Cutting Comments' and on the Peterson and
Skillmill websites.
* Upgrades to the Skillmill - We have been busy with a few little
upgrades on the Skillmill to make it an even better portable sawmill. Click here to read about them.
* If you have ever wanted to build a Peterson ATS mill, now you can.
We
have made a photo of one into a jigsaw puzzle. Build an ATS
now!
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