Since most of the interns and staff who work on the farm
live together in the barn, we all share cleaning tasks and other chores (known
on the farm as “sojis,” which means “chores” in zen practice). This works out
quite well as a way of keeping the farm cared for. These chores rotate monthly.
This month, one of my daily chores is taking care of the chickens (17 total)
and barn cats (4).
I enjoy this chore because a) it gives me more incentive to
get out of bed in my cold room in the early morning, and b) I like taking care
of animals and collecting eggs. In the morning, I feed the cats, feed the
chickens, let the chickens out of their coop (where they sleep for the night
for protection from predators) and give water to all of the animals. At noon I
collect the eggs (we get between 8 and 11 a day) and wash them. In the evening
I shut the chickens in the coop, feed them, and water them again. I also feed
the cats again. It’s simple but satisfying as a daily routine.
In other news, the weather today was disappointingly rainy.
We had the afternoon off due to the very wet condition of the fields and the
intermittent rain showers. We decided to make muffins this afternoon, and
Rachael just ate about 8 or 9 of them. I guess work on the farm makes you
hungry!
-Check.
Hallie |
| Another example of farm work making you hungry: The 24 Carrot cake cookies with cream cheese frosting that Hallie made were gone in less than 2 days. |
It is the fault of Rachael's Gramma Shirley that she eats 8 or 9 muffins in one sitting, because she makes the BEST blueberry muffins ever. And Rachael grew up thinking it was 'normal' to eat so many muffins with a 'Pappa' grandfather cheering her on to eat another....and another...and another...
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