I never thought I’d be blogging from a toilet seat, but here I sit, having acquired something considerably more exciting than a stomach virus. A few weeks ago a discerning kindergartner asked where, since we are, after all, a farm, were the animals? Today, we have become a real farm. And the answer to the … Continue reading a real farm
Hueneme, place of resting kindly
More and more, we take for granted that work must be destitute of pleasure. More and more, we assume that if we want to be pleased we must wait until evening, or the weekend, or vacation, or retirement. More and more, our farms and forests resemble our factories and offices, which in turn more and … Continue reading Hueneme, place of resting kindly
(in)experience
There’s a common question that arises on farm tours about five rows on to the 10 acres when I have to bend over yet again to try and decipher the bleached-off name of another form of squash. “So…how much farming experience did you have before this?” While the squash has started to help the identification … Continue reading (in)experience
lessons learned
sleepy farmer days are getting earlier and earlier. planting at 7:00 am, which means waking-up sometime between 6:30 and 6:45 if breakfast is a priority. other days there’s weeding/harvesting at 7:30 am, which might mean that i wake-up at 5:45 or 6:00 am to get in a bit of cardio before bending and squatting the … Continue reading lessons learned
Farming musings…
An Ode to the Seeder Machine of steel and plastic. Moving wheels and spinning plates. Seeds are stealthly sown, tracks are covered. Adjust, calibrate, feed, sow, cover, grow. Farmers drive and record. After machine has spoken, Nature’s miracle is awoken. Malva Haiku Taproot of iron strength Leaves are like geraniums Pulled! HA!-I shake fist.
Growing with the greens
Yesterday I made a salad with the many lettuces and other greens from our land. I thought of doing so while I was weeding and harvesting the radishes. I thought to myself, “mmmm….that lemon and olive oil dressing would taste so good with this,” so I picked some, and then washed the leaves, sprinkled on … Continue reading Growing with the greens
Abundant Table Farm Historical site 