"show us your woodpile" photo contest

Hi folks,

I've been an occasional lurker for the last couple of years. Please forgive the fact that this is my initial post, as it is pseudo-commercial, in that it directs you to my company's website. But I received Craig's blessing, so I guess it's kosher.

I roast coffee with a woodfired machine. As far as I know, there are nine or ten folks in the US using this kind of technology and process. A bit antiquated, and a bit of a pain in the butt, but wood is good, for a number of reasons. Happily, you all know this--I'm preaching to the choir.

Anyhow, I'm running a contest. Basically, I'm looking for photos of woodpiles: large or small, well-stacked or not, with human and critter accompaniment, or without. Whoever submits the best image will receive a grinder or coffee press and free coffee shipped to them for a year.

Details for the contest can be found at www.mattscoffee.com. You're allowed one image via e-mail. (Unlimited submissions via hardcopy/snail mail.) The contest runs through the middle of November.

Any questions, feel free to give me a shout.

Cheers,
Matt
Matt's Wood Roasted Organic Coffee
Waterville and Pownal, ME

Too cool. Wood fired coffee roasting- fantastic!

WoodButcher is going to have fun with this.......

No one in my area does anything fun like that. I did see 2years ago a guy that made a little house in his front yard. I guess I should have taken a picture.

......by referring ot himself in the 3rd person.

Just a reminder that the deadline for this contest is tomorrow. We've had some cool entries.

Cheers,
Matt

No photos from me . . . just a boring ol' woodstack covered by a few multi-colored tarps.

However, I did want to give a shout out to MattB since he's just a hop, skip and a jump from where I live . . . best of luck with your business Matt. Now where exactly in Waterville are you located-- not that I drink coffee . . . someday I may grow up and start drinking the stuff though.

Am I allowed to enter the contest? hehehehe

AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW , fiddle sticks ! I thought I had a slam dunk!

[quote author="LEES WOOD-CO" date="1226688873"]Am I allowed to enter the contest? hehehehe[/quot
I think you should alot of those pic's i have seen on the net before this site so LETTER YIP

Wood shed and additional stack.

Woodshed

Side view

2 more woods stacks on property.

Nice wood shed! Alaska is a beautiful state.. How bad are the winters where you're located?

Ray

I'm in Fairbanks, so the winters are cold. Normally we get very little wind in the winter but we do get some pretty intense cold, -10 to - 20 very common with some -40 and lower temps as well. Photo is from my drive way -30 of a full moon about 3 pm.

Great pic!! I am using it as my desktop wallpaper

Thanx,
Ray

Well my proverbial hat is off to you . . . a few years back I visited my sister and her husband who live in Portage. At the time I remember thinking that the legendary insects of Alaska were a bunch of hooey and hype . . . until I decided to head north and go to the Arctic Circle (why? just to do the dumb hick Maine thing so I could say I've been to the Arctic Circle ).

In any case, I stopped off in your city on the way through as there is a marsh where migrating birds stop by . . . and Lord oh Lord . . . I have never ever seen so many blood-thirsty mosquitoes and other biting bugs (even worse than Maine's legendary blackflies). I saw a few birds (at least I think they were birds -- maybe they were large mosquitoes), but I pretty much ran through the entire area before making my escape.

So what I'm trying to say is being outdoors in middle of Summer (this was a few days before the Summer Equinox) in Fairbanks was pretty bad . . . I can't imagine what it would be like in middle of Winter in Fairbanks.