by Noel | Jul 27, 2009 | CobraHead, Environmental Issues, Events
Judy and I returned to the Kickapoo Country Fair in La Farge, Wisconsin for another show Saturday and yesterday. We did our first show there, last year, which you can read about here. The fair is about farming and smaller organic family farms, versus the corporate factory farms that now dominate world agriculture. The show was noticeably bigger this year than last. More exhibits, more workshops, more vendors and bigger crowds. I think, if they stay on track,...
by Noel | Jun 22, 2009 | CobraHead, Environmental Issues, Events
This weekend Judy and I were CobraHead Exhibitors at the Midwest Renewable Energy Association’s 20th annual energy fair in Custer, Wisconsin. It is the largest show of this type in the U.S. This was our third year at the show. We sell lots of garden tools. In fact it is a way better show for sales than almost any garden or flower show we do. The reason is the audience. MREA attracts people with interest in sustainable energy. They have a very high awareness...
by Anneliese | Jun 8, 2009 | CobraHead, Gardening
I was very excited to see this video today. It was made by Shawna Coronado, a Chicago area gardener and writer. Here is the link to her blog, The Casual Gardener, where she first posted the video. Shawna also has a website and book called Gardening Nude, which is not at all about stripping off your clothes in the garden. In actuality, it features tips on making healthier and greener gardening and lifestyle choices. I first met Shawna back in March when Geoff and I...
by Noel | May 13, 2009 | CobraHead, Gardening
I’m really beginning to see positive results of covering the beds with leaves in the fall. I’ve been pretty diligent about doing this for the last five years. This picture shows a bed I just cleaned off. It is almost totally weed free, and the few weeds that have sprouted are easily removed. I even got some leaves into several of the north beds, which is way more of a wild area than the south beds. You can see the results of leaf cover on the bed on...
by Noel | Feb 16, 2009 | CobraHead, Events
This weekend saw three-fourths of the CobraHead Team working the Madison Garden Expo in our home city. The event is sponsored by Wisconsin Public Television and I can say with certainty, as we’ve now got over two hundred trade shows behind us, this is one of the better garden shows in the United States. We learned early into our launch of CobraHead that trade shows can provide exceptional exposure for a small start-up company. Shows are possibly the best way...
by Anneliese | Jan 16, 2009 | CobraHead, Events
In an effort to keep up with the times, CobraHead has set up a Twitter account. The rest of the CobraHead team has appointed me the designated Twitterer, and I’ve already started posting updates. Feel free to follow us at http://twitter.com/CobraHead. I will post occasional tweets about gardening, events we’re attending, and the occasional link or story that I think others might be interested in. I promise not to inundate you with lots of random or...
