CanvasWork Inc. » Work Space http://www.canvaswork.com Hand Crafted Canvas Products Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:51:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Grant Money for Small Business http://www.canvaswork.com/2009/08/21/work-space/grant-money-for-small-business/ http://www.canvaswork.com/2009/08/21/work-space/grant-money-for-small-business/#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:20:32 +0000 admin http://www.canvaswork.com/?p=514 I just read a blog post:

http://www.lawofrenewableenergy.com/2009/06/articles/show-me-the-money/show-me-the-money-minnesota-south-carolina-and-south-dakota-state-energy-programs-received-514-million-from-the-american-recovery-and-reinvestment-act-arra/#pings

Show Me the Money: Minnesota, South Carolina, and South Dakota State Energy Programs Received $51.4 Million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)

Posted on June 25, 2009 by Julia Pettit
 
I’m curious to know where and how this grant money will be distributed.  It’s always been a dream of ours that our company might be able to lower our carbon foot print by putting up a  wind generator.  If anyone knows who we might get a hold of please post.
 
 
]]> http://www.canvaswork.com/2009/08/21/work-space/grant-money-for-small-business/feed/ 0 A peck of pickled beets http://www.canvaswork.com/2009/08/21/work-space/a-peck-of-pickled-beets/ http://www.canvaswork.com/2009/08/21/work-space/a-peck-of-pickled-beets/#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:47:56 +0000 admin http://www.canvaswork.com/?p=510 After posting canning pictures yesterday my wife insisted that I post the finished product.  These are beautiful pickled beets.  We’ve had a lot of rain this year and so our beets are huge and sweet.  Oh, life in the midwest.  My wife and her aunt did a wonderful job.  If you’d like to see other things that are going on at the farm please check out our other posts:

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]]> http://www.canvaswork.com/2009/07/24/work-space/barn-renovation/feed/ 0 Water, Snow and Mud… lots of Mud. http://www.canvaswork.com/2009/04/05/work-space/water-snow-and-mud-lots-of-mud/ http://www.canvaswork.com/2009/04/05/work-space/water-snow-and-mud-lots-of-mud/#comments Sun, 05 Apr 2009 15:02:22 +0000 admin http://www.canvaswork.com/?p=214 This what we see outside our door this spring.  Living out here we’re luckier than most.  We have a tar road just about 20 yards from the entrance to the driveway.  It’s always a running joke at CanvasWork.  When spring comes it always comes in melting snow and lots of mud and our tables always seem to have an order of white canvas hoods or white seed pallet covers.  My boys really love the mud though.

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Lights on the Barn

Welcome everyone to CanvasWork!  My wife and I and our two children live in Northern Minnesota where it is beautiful and cold… as you can see by the picture. But were excited about launching our new website and blog. We are also very excited about adding an additional 2000 square feet of work space in what was our barn’s hay mow. This will allow us to make larger projects and it will also allow my family to play a lot of basketball. Which is  also extremely important when you are snow bound. I look forward to talking to you all on a regular basis and to keep you up to date on all our renovations and projects.

Cheers!

David

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