Impressions of the Season

I did it.
Eight months
five million weeds
five miles of bed
18 tons of cow shit
2,000 gallons of maple syrup

Or something like that. The only thing I know for certain is the time spent at the farm.
As time goes on my farm stories will take on Bunyon-like proportions

What I liked the least: milking. The cows at Whole Circle are magnificent. But there was something about milking those hairy beasts that disturbed my psyche.

What I liked the most: Meetings in the common room, running after escaped cows, feeding the pigs, using the farmall (to weed), managing the harvest (when I was left to my own devices), eating ice cream at the Acton market, transplanting, building stuff with Johann, watching the chickens come out of the back of the bus at 6 am.

The Business of Farming

Now that my eight month internship at Whole Circle is over I'll have time to think more about some farming issues that have nagged at me:

- Farm product distribution models
- Pricing
- Getting farmers to appreciate the need to do cost analysis
- Getting consumers to appreciate the value of local produce
- The importance of time management

In the meantime, I'm going to drink my last glass of Whole Circle milk, and get out and finish mulching my garlic.

Building The Cathredral

With help from Everdale farm we put up our latest greenhouse. We call it the cathedral.
It will hold enough passive energy to grow some greens for the CSA members when they come for their winter pickup.