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Common Fields Update: More Tiny House Food Trucks

Common Fields Update: More Tiny House Food Trucks

When you follow your passions with an adventurous attitude, who knows what can happen?  The first summer of the pandemic I had the opportunity to interview Jacob Oliver about becoming the first tiny house food truck owner, and his pursuit of turning it into part of a...

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Tiny House Food Truck Pod Dreams

Tiny House Food Truck Pod Dreams

Jacob dreams of a pod of tiny house food trucks at his Common Fields tap room. When you’re washing dishes for hours on end, what would you dream of?  For Jacob Oliver, he dreamed of becoming his own boss and serving all kinds of different cuisines.  While he...

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Intro to Beer Tasting & Flights

Intro to Beer Tasting & Flights

So many flavors to try! Photo: beer flight by flickr LongituteLatitude Do you like to stick with the "usual" beers? Are you ready to try something new? Why not try a beer tasting? You don't have to be an expert to know what tastes good to you! In the spirit of...

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Make your own beer flight holder

Make your own beer flight holder

Quite the unique holiday gift set! Old license plates turned into beer flight holders. An inspired Christmas gift What holiday gift do you get a newly engaged couple? I mean, they already have everything they basically need! An Adventure gift (not plain old...

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Find your inner mushroom (er)

Find your inner mushroom (er)

Magic or Poison mushroom? Have you ever been to a gourmet restaurant and had a dish with an interesting accent or focus of mushroom?  Or maybe you’re more the one to add mushrooms to your salad-bar lunch with the vague notion “it’s healthy for you”.  Come...

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21 Day Adventure Challenge

21 Day Adventure Challenge

Are you interested in taking a challenge?  Maybe even a 21 Day Adventure Challenge to add some fun into life?  I dare you to take this on! A few weeks ago I woke up inspired to create a "21 Day Adventure Challenge" that would start on November 1st, and end today -...

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Self-care is not selfish, it’s shellfish

Sometimes I crack myself up.  “Self-care is not selfish, it’s shellfish” was the punny thought running through my head when I decided to make myself a nice lobster dinner while my Adventure Partner was away. ...

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What lights you up?

What lights you up?

What lights you up? Ever watch a little kid who is so wrapped up in something he/she is enjoying so much, you can see his/her face glow with joy?  If you’re a parent, you’ve probably seen this in your offspring.  Do you remember feeling this way when you were a kid? ...

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Pick Your Own Wild Salad – Explore Foraging

Pick Your Own Wild Salad – Explore Foraging

Is your idea of foraging for food shopping the local Farmer’s Market? Or going to one of those trendy “farm to table” restaurants?  It's the beginning of Spring and fun things are popping up for creating wild salads.  I remember learning during my teen years...

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