2-24-10

WHAT? I CAN'T HEAR YOU!

PACKING BOXES

THE KEY TO THE WELL

FROG GUARDING THE WELL

SWEET PEA BITES

BUDDY

FRENCH GUYS

SUNSET IN ALABAMA

DON'T HAVE A COW MAN

For breakfast we ate fruit, yogurt, and coffee. We sampled a local yogurt that was flavored with a mixture of mango, pineapple, and habañero pepper. It was a bizarre mixture of sweet and heat.

The morning was spent packing Thursday's CSA orders, and in the afternoon we moved all our belongings from the cottage into the farm house because the other WWOOFer left. Our new room is bigger and has a private bathroom...the upgrade is excellent. We made butternut squash soup for lunch served with pesto cheddar quesadillas.

After lunch and settling in, near dusk, Laurie had us begin installing a pig fence for two young pigs who are due to get delivered tomorrow to Moore Farms. Installing the fence was challenging physical labor. We had to drive the posts into the ground with a special fence driving tool that took all one's might. We worked for a while and made only a bit of progress. Tomorrow hopefully we will complete the fence, and rebuild the chicken coop as well. We have to move the chicken coop into the new pig area thus we will need to construct a new home for the chickens. Jen's expertise should come in handy.

Laurie took Aaron to harvest garlic by moonlight tonight, and we used it with other local organic ingredients to make a feast for 12 people. Will's old friends from Detroit are in a traveling band and they all are spending the night here. We made pastas and salads and sat banquet style at a long table. After eating, drinks were shared and enjoyed by all as we gathered round the fire playing songs.