http://www.mobydickhotel.com/blog longbeach Wa. hotel restaurant and bar.Willapa bay oysters.oyster farm.Organic gardens Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:49:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If you knew what was in the water that the oysters in Willapa are retaining while they filter you would not eat them. Rodeo roundup http://www.mobydickhotel.com/blog/?p=32 For the next hour, we are watching the rising tide come to a high point this year, projected to be 12.5 feet.  It may, in fact, be a few feet higher than this when combined with storm surge.  On this final day of the year, the moon will be full, ... http://www.mobydickhotel.com/blog/?p=60 Elizabeth was a recent guest at the Moby Dick Hotel.  We are thrilled that our solar panels are her Christmas greeting! http://www.mobydickhotel.com/blog/?p=52 Chopping wood rounds into firewood is a daily occurrence here lately.  The rounds also make nice stools around an outdoor fire.  Although we've cleared most of the paths and picked up much debris, our fallen giants are still a sight to see.  The last two weeks have been in the ... http://www.mobydickhotel.com/blog/?p=50 Stay at the Moby Dick Hotel for NEW YEAR'S EVE and enjoy hors d'oeuvres from 6-8 PM, complimentary for patrons of the bar.  Menu options available to guests by advanced reservation. We are waving the one-night stay fee for rooms 4,5,7,9 for NEW YEAR'S EVE only. Stay three nights and enjoy a ... http://www.mobydickhotel.com/blog/?p=48 By Daniel Whitten Dec. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Jeremy Brown, a fisherman from the Pacific Northwest, is pulling things from the ocean he says are so disturbing that he came to Washington to warn U.S. lawmakers about it. “This is not overfishing, this is something far larger,” said Brown, one of 10 people ... http://www.mobydickhotel.com/blog/?p=49 Check out Michael Olson's Food Chain Radio this Saturday, December 12th for a conversation with Pamela Ronald, Director, UC Davis Plant Genetics, and Raoul Adamchak, Instructor of Organic Agriculture, UC Davis Student Farm.  They are asked "should we allow genetic engineering into organic agriculture?" in show #663.  Recent shows are ... http://www.mobydickhotel.com/blog/?p=47 As oyster numbers fall, there are less to filter the water, and it is harder to establish new larvae in barren areas.  Maryland's plan, presented by Governor O'Malley, would dramatically expand oyster sanctuary to 8,640 protected acres with a continued increase as the long-term plan.  This Washington Post article says ... http://www.mobydickhotel.com/blog/?p=46 Today, we stapled plastic over our garden beds to keep tender plants free of frost.  We should be able to keep harvesting carrots, potatoes, fava beans, chard, kale, and other greens through the winter.  Apple leaves made a great mulch for the garlic.  There are plenty of limbs and fallen ... http://www.mobydickhotel.com/blog/?p=45 "A peaceful and scenic setting away from the fast pace world." I spent a pleasant and relaxing three days at the Moby Dick Hotel while visiting the Long Beach Peninsula during the Thanksgiving Holiday. A quite rural setting in a wooded environment along with a view of Wilapa Bay made for ... http://www.mobydickhotel.com/blog/?p=44