Will Rea
@willrea.bsky.social
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Old orchards have remarkable stories to go with their unique seedling varieties.
The stories told by an Orcas Island apple | Islands' Sounder
by Russel Barsh
www.islandssounder.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Old orchards have remarkable stories to go with their unique seedling varieties.
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This is a lovely conversation we published on CR, a transcript of my friend Jack and @tomoliverscider.bsky.social’s chat on stage at the recent PerryFest in Hereford’s Museum of Cider. An honour to have my little project mentioned by Tom too! 😊
With impeccable timing, proving #PerryIsAlive, here’s Jack in conversation with Tom Oliver at PerryFest 2025, highlighting the history and challenges of perry pears, & the importance of preserving these unique fruits for future generations.
@tomoliverscider.bsky.social @museumofcider.bsky.social
@tomoliverscider.bsky.social @museumofcider.bsky.social
By Chance Or Design: Preserving Historic Varieties of Perry Pears
Jack in conversation with Tom Oliver at PerryFest 2025, highlighting the history and challenges of perry pears, and the importance of preserving these unique fruits for future generations.
cider-review.com
October 26, 2025 at 6:04 AM
This is a lovely conversation we published on CR, a transcript of my friend Jack and @tomoliverscider.bsky.social’s chat on stage at the recent PerryFest in Hereford’s Museum of Cider. An honour to have my little project mentioned by Tom too! 😊
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We were just notified that cell-site simulators were used during the No Kings protests in several cities. Fortunately, we planned for this. Portland, Houston, Philadelphia, and Chicago were among the targeted locations. If you’re attending protests, please remember to follow protocol.
October 26, 2025 at 2:25 AM
We were just notified that cell-site simulators were used during the No Kings protests in several cities. Fortunately, we planned for this. Portland, Houston, Philadelphia, and Chicago were among the targeted locations. If you’re attending protests, please remember to follow protocol.
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I spent the past few days curating iNaturalist data to generate distribution map of native North American crabapples!
Yes, there are four North American native crabapple species. iNaturalist community is critical to document their distribution
Please share & acknowledge #Biodiversity #NativePlants
Yes, there are four North American native crabapple species. iNaturalist community is critical to document their distribution
Please share & acknowledge #Biodiversity #NativePlants
October 22, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I spent the past few days curating iNaturalist data to generate distribution map of native North American crabapples!
Yes, there are four North American native crabapple species. iNaturalist community is critical to document their distribution
Please share & acknowledge #Biodiversity #NativePlants
Yes, there are four North American native crabapple species. iNaturalist community is critical to document their distribution
Please share & acknowledge #Biodiversity #NativePlants
In Savannah for the week.
October 7, 2025 at 7:18 PM
In Savannah for the week.
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It is a fabulous fruit year in the islands and I'm trying to share as much of it as I can with y'all.
More heritage apple events coming up in October! Our third annual apple tasting with the Orcas Museum is Saturday October 4th (12:30-2:30), and on October 11th we're joining the San Juan County Land Bank, apple ID expert Lori Brakken, and master orchardist Marguerite Greening for Apple-Palooza
September 30, 2025 at 6:04 PM
It is a fabulous fruit year in the islands and I'm trying to share as much of it as I can with y'all.
A much needed helles after a day of harvesting Gamay
September 13, 2025 at 10:17 PM
A much needed helles after a day of harvesting Gamay
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The longest running cider dinner in the country continues! Seats still available for this epic cider dinner.
September 17th 2025
6pm
Reservations here.
tables.toasttab.com/watershed-pu...
September 17th 2025
6pm
Reservations here.
tables.toasttab.com/watershed-pu...
September 9, 2025 at 11:06 PM
The longest running cider dinner in the country continues! Seats still available for this epic cider dinner.
September 17th 2025
6pm
Reservations here.
tables.toasttab.com/watershed-pu...
September 17th 2025
6pm
Reservations here.
tables.toasttab.com/watershed-pu...
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Reminder: At the start of his legal career, RFK Jr. failed the bar, was forced out as a D.A., and got arrested for heroin. Without the Kennedy name, that story ends there.
September 6, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Reminder: At the start of his legal career, RFK Jr. failed the bar, was forced out as a D.A., and got arrested for heroin. Without the Kennedy name, that story ends there.
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Made the papers 🍎🍎🍎🍏🍏🍏
Can rediscovering heritage apples and sharing unique local seedlings help change apple culture in a way that values island orchards?
Lost varieties, new opportunities | Orcas Island’s path back to apple glory | Islands' Sounder
by Darrell Kirk
www.islandssounder.com
September 4, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Made the papers 🍎🍎🍎🍏🍏🍏
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Gonna sound obvious but in retrospect the right's half-century-long campaign to convince the public that the government doesn't actually do a ton of useful stuff was among the most successful PR campaigns ever
August 30, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Gonna sound obvious but in retrospect the right's half-century-long campaign to convince the public that the government doesn't actually do a ton of useful stuff was among the most successful PR campaigns ever
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Look, I'm paranoid, so I truly think that everyone who cops to a preexisting condition to get that Covid vaccine is going to get burned on insurance somehow. We should all still get the vaccine, but list the reason as "close proximity to someone who is immunocompromised."
August 29, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Look, I'm paranoid, so I truly think that everyone who cops to a preexisting condition to get that Covid vaccine is going to get burned on insurance somehow. We should all still get the vaccine, but list the reason as "close proximity to someone who is immunocompromised."
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The whole Maxwell interview feels staged, especially with how aggressively it’s being pushed. Something doesn’t add up, if Clinton and Trump are supposedly innocent and no list exists, then why not release the full unredacted files?
August 23, 2025 at 2:01 AM
The whole Maxwell interview feels staged, especially with how aggressively it’s being pushed. Something doesn’t add up, if Clinton and Trump are supposedly innocent and no list exists, then why not release the full unredacted files?
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one guy even tried to give us a sandwich
Bondi: "Our law enforcement officers are telling us that people are coming up to them on the street, they said a lot of people are walking by, whispering, saying 'thank you thank you thank you.'"
August 18, 2025 at 9:15 PM
one guy even tried to give us a sandwich
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Kemker Kultuur: Rediscovering Tradition in Farmhouse Cider Making
@barmas.bsky.social introduces Brauerei Kemker, a German farmhouse brewery that is making cider as an integeral part of their philosophy.
@barmas.bsky.social introduces Brauerei Kemker, a German farmhouse brewery that is making cider as an integeral part of their philosophy.
Kemker Kultuur: Rediscovering Tradition in Farmhouse Cider Making
Barry introduces Brauerei Kemker, a German farmhouse brewery that is making cider as an integeral part of their philosophy.
cider-review.com
August 9, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Kemker Kultuur: Rediscovering Tradition in Farmhouse Cider Making
@barmas.bsky.social introduces Brauerei Kemker, a German farmhouse brewery that is making cider as an integeral part of their philosophy.
@barmas.bsky.social introduces Brauerei Kemker, a German farmhouse brewery that is making cider as an integeral part of their philosophy.
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A Nazi owns Twitter, right wing billionaires own the Wall Street Journal and the LA Times, and CBS is run by a right wing nepo baby who just fired one of the network’s biggest stars for criticizing Donald Trump. Here’s why America has a left-wing media bias problem.
July 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM
A Nazi owns Twitter, right wing billionaires own the Wall Street Journal and the LA Times, and CBS is run by a right wing nepo baby who just fired one of the network’s biggest stars for criticizing Donald Trump. Here’s why America has a left-wing media bias problem.
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‼️ This is absolutely absurd. Trump is actively manufacturing a crisis. The Pentagon just announced that he’s federalizing another 2,000 California National Guard troops bringing the total to 4,000, plus 700 active-duty Marines heading into LA. This is a military occupation, not public safety.
June 10, 2025 at 12:58 AM
‼️ This is absolutely absurd. Trump is actively manufacturing a crisis. The Pentagon just announced that he’s federalizing another 2,000 California National Guard troops bringing the total to 4,000, plus 700 active-duty Marines heading into LA. This is a military occupation, not public safety.
Recent book acquisition, had to get it once I saw it came from the now defunct Home Orchard Society
June 10, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Recent book acquisition, had to get it once I saw it came from the now defunct Home Orchard Society
Straggler Brandywine blossom in Spokane
May 24, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Straggler Brandywine blossom in Spokane
Was able to catch a few Redfield blossom stragglers at Dragon's Head
May 11, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Was able to catch a few Redfield blossom stragglers at Dragon's Head
My favorite time of year.
April 27, 2025 at 4:23 AM
My favorite time of year.
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Just putting this here so we can use it when it happens.
March 26, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Just putting this here so we can use it when it happens.
Cask Fest? Sign me up
April 20, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Cask Fest? Sign me up