Harvest and Preparations

We're not sure how it happened, but the wheel of the year has turned again, and life on the farm is about harvesting, watering, and creating the foundation of future years at the farm. The sun is rising later and setting earlier each day, and we've started to have cool evenings and a few cool days. We've got several weeks of harvest left, and we are delighted that every day we are able to welcome old friends and new guests into the U-Pick. The chickens are laying three or four eggs a day now, but the delight with which each egg is discovered has not diminished since that first small brown miracle was found on July 27. Tender Chicken has declared her independence from the current chicken enclosure and is usually found wandering near the house and supervising the construction of the greenhouse/chickenhouse.

We're at Farmer's Markets every Saturday, alternating between Lakeview and Cedarville, and preparing for the fair parade this weekend. Our wonderful WWOOFer crew now consists of Noah and Micaela, Elivan, and Henrike, and they are guardians over our bounty of beans, broccoli, cabbage, onions, beets, celery, peppers, leeks, potatoes, tomatoes, squash, corn, melons, lettuce, mustard greens, herbs, and more. This is an enchanted piece of land that inspires and and invites a close relationship with life in its many manifestations. Also, we eat really well, every single day.