Upside Down Under: Dire straits in the trades. . .

In the past several months we’ve had a lot of work done on our house and greenhouse. New kitchen cabi-nets, some electrical rewiring in the greenhouse and house and new plumbing in the kitchen.

It’s all but finished now but it brings to mind how critical the trades are and how short they are of personnel.

We were lucky to get skilled people who had been here before. But that was easier said than d...