yes, i'm in nyc, brooklyn actually. i bought my 'pine bark fines' (actually just well minced up pine bark) at Shannon's Florist/Nursery, on Ft. Hamilton Pkway (I think), on the south side of Greenwood Cemetary. Also got the spagnum peat there, lime, composted manure... Here is a link that might be useful: shannon's florist in brooklyn

Miss Sherry, I checked with my mom and since she has only used that which her own chickens produced she really doesn't know how to handle the chicken house kind. My Aunt, however, did go to a chicken house and got some. Yes, it smells awful and it was full of things like maggots but she covered it with a tarp and waited for it to dry out before using it. Mom, on the other hand, when she was able and had chickens, used to get it from what we referred to as the chicken house, the place where they roosted every night. She would dig down and get that which had been there the longest but she still had to be careful with burning plants cause it was still powerful stuff. Now another suggestion is "cow manure tea"! Yeap, get a few dried cow patties and place them in a bucket of water and when they have melted down to look like iced tea, yum, yum---- then it is ready to pour around plants. This stuff is good for several days before souring then you would want to start over again. GOOD LUCK - Butterflutter, or maybe I should change my name to "Cow Patti"......!!!!!!

You can post an ad online on Craigslist.com for Asheville, NC. to offer your cabinets for sale. Decide on the price you want(make it reasonable) and say they need to be taken down and hauled away by the buyer. This is how I bought my cabinets in Atlanta. I have attached a link so you can see my cabinets. They were old, solid pine. We only paid $200 for the entire set of cabinets. I spent weeks priming and painting them, and I am very happy with the result. Good luck! Here is a link that might be useful:

Call Tarallo Kitchens in the Bronx. Ask to speak to Lee Taylor (friendly and knowledgeable) They have a large showroom and one of their lines is Kraftmaid. Tarallo is in business 25 years, Not fly by night. If you want they will also do the installation which means you don't pay tax for the cabinets and installation. It is called a Master Capital Improvemnt. They will do the measuring. They travel everywhere to do it. They take credit cards, etc. Tarallo is easy to deal with. Tell Lee you were referred by Susan Miller-Stern from Modern Life Interiors She might give you a discount as well. They also carry Plain and Fancy, Apple Valley (used to be Les Care) and several others. Parking is easy there and also public transportation is good too. There prices are excellent. Tarallo.........1-718-931-3940