"show us your woodpile" photo contest

[MattB]

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

 

[Adios Pantalones]

Too cool. Wood fired coffee roasting- fantastic!

 

[WOODBUTCHER]

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

 

[BrotherBart]

I suspect I should keep looking for Maxwell House coupons in the paper.

 

[BrotherBart]

If Forum member doug60 submits his pic I think it ought to win hands down.

 

[begreen]

Great idea, though there'll be some really tough competition if Alastair Heseltine gets into this.
http://www.alastairheseltine.com/

http://www.alastairheseltine.com/images/index/a.jpg

Here's some other cool stacks:

 

[webbie]

Wood fired coffee from Maine.....fair trade - organic -----hmm, I'm feeling a little tired........time for a cup.

 

[STOVEGUY11]

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.

 

[Jags]

Wood fired coffee from Maine.....fair trade - organic -----hmm, I'm feeling a little tired........time for a cup.

A little "perk" of the business, eh?

 

[myzamboni]

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

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

 

[MattB]

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

Cheers,
Matt

 

[firefighterjake]

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.

 

[JustWood]

Am I allowed to enter the contest? hehehehe

 

[fossil]

Am I allowed to enter the contest? hehehehe

I think maybe he's looking for quality, not quantity, Lee. Rick

 

[JustWood]

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

 

[fossil]

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

Doesn't sound to me like you need any more coffee anyway. :lol: Rick

 

[smokinj]

[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

 

[Nushagak]

Wood shed and additional stack.

 

[Nushagak]

Woodshed

 

[Nushagak]

Side view

 

[Nushagak]

2 more woods stacks on property.

 

[raybonz]

Side view

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

Ray

 

[Nushagak]

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.

 

[raybonz]

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

 

[firefighterjake]

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.

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.