In which there was meant to be an update, but instead there will just be a new post cause I'm felling lazy...

I think that was rather a fine explanation. Not much to say, just posting some pics of what's been going on about the farm.

The display garden, freshly weeded, and with a whole mess of new beds for planting summer crops, and lots and lots of onions.:

The potatoes are in bloom:

Two rows of wheat(Polk), with a row of blueberries in between:


The few tomatoes that will ever see the out of doors(they don't look so hot, but we're optimistic that they'll be alright, assuming the weather holds):

The winter squash:



The pumpkin patch, courtesy yours truly, and my co-intern Ruth:


My pigs:

And since there haven't been any food shots yet, a pre-grilled cheese sandwich(comte, dijon, fresh pepper, on oatmeal sourdough):

Enjoy, boys and girls, and I'll be back to share my further adventures, whenever I have a chance(and something interesting to report). Love y'all.

Images of things to come...

As I said in my last post, here is an update concerning life on the farm. Mostly concentrating on the work we've done in the last week, and some pics anticipating the things we'll be doing soon. I spent the last week doing the things that have become my regular chores. We finally finished weeding the garlic, and what a triumphant feeling that was. Of course by the time harvest begins to approach we'll probably have to do it all over again. C'est la vie. Life on a farm, especially one that doesn't use the RoundupTM. Yesterday I weeded strawberries, and it struck me how the skills I developed weeding the garlic simply don't translate. They're too different.

Our garlic, twenty rows most containing two or three varieties(plus some shallots, and bunching onions):


Berries - Straw:


Berries - Goose(two varieties):



Berries - Black (just coming into bloom, won't be ready to harvest until the end of the summer):


Berries - Blue:



Berries - Rasp:


Some apples (growing on the beautiful ornamental branching trees which will fence off the blackberry patch one day) :

The chickpeas we transplanted on Tuesday:

One of the twenty-odd varieties of taters which we're growing:


Brassicas (mostly Brussel Sprouts) waiting to go into the ground:


My peas have grown so much since we got them trellised:


A view from the roof of the barn, which is still under construction, but is starting to look really nice:


The first pizza I baked in my little RV oven, sauteed Bok Choy, with roasted mushrooms and peppers, topped half with feta and half Havarti:


The salad I ate for dinner last night, topped with a fried egg, the yolk of which was so golden-orange I almost stopped to take a picture rather than eat the thing:


So am I a farmer? I don't know. I do know that I'm loving this. Even the days which are frustrating, I feel like I'm doing something respectable, and I feel like I'm a part of a community here, which is a really special feeling, especially coming from the isolated islands of the suburbs. Everyone has gone out of their way to make me feel welcome, and to include me in their activities. I keep having these moments where I pause, look up at the mountains, and shake my head, grinning at the fact that I'm here. I hope you are all doing well, and if you have any questions for me, leave a comment and I'll endeavor to answer them as best as I can. I love you all. I miss you.