Author Archives: sarah

now

Posted on October 5, 2010 by sarah

Pulling on baggy work pants and rain boots this evening to take out the trash, I got hit by an extra-strong wave of farm nostalgia. My spaghetti sauce could use some fresh basil, my body could use a few hours … Continue reading →

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what I leave behind

Posted on July 23, 2010 by sarah

At our big start-of-the-project celebration last August, Julie asked each of us interns to put something on the mantel of the community room as a symbol of our presence on the farm this year. At our closing gathering a few … Continue reading →

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birds of the air

Posted on July 8, 2010 by sarah

A couple of weeks after moving the Farm I noticed something odd…in the middle of all this farmland, I only rarely saw or heard birds. A few more weeks passed and we were exiled from the Farmhouse for a night … Continue reading →

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a CSA meditation

Posted on July 6, 2010 by sarah

Every Tuesday we start our farm meetings with a “zero moment” – a pause to reflect on why we do the work that we do here. Often these moments are inspired by words of feedback and encouragement shared by visitors, … Continue reading →

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what a great idea!

Posted on May 22, 2010 by sarah

Check out the great blog started by our members at our newest drop off site (Calvert St. Elementary School in Woodland Hills), talking about what they do with their boxes! http://calvertgreencsabox.blogspot.com/

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many hands…

Posted on April 1, 2010 by sarah

This morning I successfully orchestrated a crop mob. What does one do with a group of 30 adult volunteers from Excel Charter Academy in LA who want to volunteer a few hours for a farming cause to mark Cesar Chavez … Continue reading →

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eggs

Posted on March 17, 2010 by sarah

Last week, it started. Little brown ovals, the first few of which were scattered around the coop, but which are now concentrated in the nesting box. The chickens are laying eggs. After a really rough couple of months (2 chickens … Continue reading →

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chicken day

Posted on March 1, 2010 by sarah

How often have I desired to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings… Today was full of chickens. One of the the first things I did this morning was hang my laundry on the … Continue reading →

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my own two hands

Posted on February 6, 2010 by sarah

This Friday afternoon was spa time at the Farm. A few weeks ago while staffing a table promoting the CSA at the local YMCA (which mostly meant chatting up the assembled chiropractors), Kat won a free office spa treatment for … Continue reading →

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don’t count your chickens

Posted on January 29, 2010 by sarah

Apparently hatching is only the beginning of the hazards in a chicken’s life. There are diseases, hawks, farm dogs, small children, and even other chickens (think origin of the term “pecking order”) to worry about. On Monday I noticed that … Continue reading →

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