The CSA Barn
"You have to think about everything you do. You can't just do things." - Josh, eloquently referencing life on the farm. Examples: not drinking too much of anything late in the day (8ish) for fear of using the outhouse in the middle of the night, checking the water tank for any unwanted things, walking in sandals among poison ivy, using up the hot water in the shower, etc, etc. Now, living takes up most of our time. Just doing things like showering become an event. We must walk a few minutes down the road, find a time when it's still light out and still warm, and bring whatever we want to change into. All that is trivial to the gorgeous view out of the open side. It's essentially a little hut with no door, just a curtain. Since people don't walk by often we can leave the curtain open. Quite delightful.
The irrigation pond
Day 1 on the job. Lots of information, lots of tasks. 9-12am was with Polly, the CSA director. During this time we removed rocks from the vegetable beds, attempted to set up irrigation hoses (a piece was missing), mixed soil, and transplanted celery and tomato seedlings from smaller trays to bigger ones. I don't have pictures from this but one of these days I'll bring my camera down to work.
Josh in the morning sun
From 12-1 We have lunch. Then after that we worked with Ron, the maintenance man, mechanic, fertilizer salesman, all-knowing farm man. With him we learned to fix hoses, had a safety meeting, fixed the lawn mower, cleaned the washing machine, learned how to fix a shovel, then worked to set up the irrigation house for the remainder of the time. This went on until about 6 which was later than normal. Again, lots of information, lots of tasks. Good stuff to know.
We were given asparagus, cilantro, lettuce, spinach, potatoes, garlic, and green onions. We're already living off the land and cooking is a thrice daily activity. Last night we picked dandelion greens- turns out they're bitter. I wouldn't recommend them.
Tonight we had hot chocolate for dessert. Glorious way to end the day (though this means more visits to the outhouse). Tomorrow is all day with Polly.
We were given asparagus, cilantro, lettuce, spinach, potatoes, garlic, and green onions. We're already living off the land and cooking is a thrice daily activity. Last night we picked dandelion greens- turns out they're bitter. I wouldn't recommend them.
Tonight we had hot chocolate for dessert. Glorious way to end the day (though this means more visits to the outhouse). Tomorrow is all day with Polly.