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whaleseye farm
Location: Shelter Island, Alaska
Hosts: Rick and Karen Biermen
Painted by Karen Biermen, this picture represents the Biermen homestead from the eyes of a whale (hence the name Whaleseye).
A map of Alaska showing the region of Juneau. The location of Whaleseye is represented by a red dot.
Whaleseye farm/homestead is located right next to the beach. Due to being right next to the beach, Whaleseye is not very muddy, nor are there bugs around the farm/homestead.
Rick and Karen stay at their farm/homestead all year.
Most of the food that is eaten at the camp is natural and organic, with 50% of the food grown in the gardens there.
The cabin I stayed at during my month a half (6 week) stay.
This is the woodsplitter that we used frequently. To use it, simply lay a piece of wood down on the flat surface next to the blade, then simply pull the lever (next to the blade) to move the head
Tools created by the woodsplitter: many different sizes of wood
Woodpile picture 1 of 2 - the woodpile that we added to all summer; the were 8 rows of wood total
Tools used to create the ship: Wood Splitter, wheelbarrow
Woodpile picture 2 of 2 - the woodpile that we added to all summer; the were 8 rows of wood total
Tools used to create the ship: Wood Splitter, wheelbarrow
A bridge I created that lays over the canal using wood and chickenwire
Tools used to create the chiccken bridge: Wood, drill, checken wire, gravel
The lego battleship/cruise ship I created while at the Biermen's. The ship has 3 levels and 4 different rooms.
Tools used to create the ship: Legos
Not pictured here are: 1 canal I cleared, 3 trails that I cleared
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