Paja Sold ((link)) May 2026

This week, I cleared out the garage. I listed the broken treadmill, the box of mismatched cables, and the "someday" woodworking tools. In Spanish slang, we call this la paja —the fluff, the nonsense, the filler that takes up space but provides no value.

Demand for small-bale straw has skyrocketed locally due to the wet spring ruining many direct hay crops. While we typically use our paja for mulching the pumpkin patch, the current spot price was simply too high to ignore. paja sold

For the last three seasons, we’ve held onto our paja (straw) as a safety net. It’s been the bedding for the livestock, the ground cover for the delicate perennials, and the slow-carbon backbone of our compost operation. This week, I cleared out the garage

I made $200 bucks at the yard sale. But more importantly, I freed up 120 square feet of physical space and 100% of my emotional bandwidth. Demand for small-bale straw has skyrocketed locally due