This year we invite you to participate in the 2012 season by following our new blog! We will keep you posted on what's going on around the farm, featuring stories, pictures, and more brought to you by the Horton crew.
The blog's title,'Pie Friday', is in reference to our Friday tradition of sharing something sweet while we review and reflect on the week's work. Each crew member has the space to 'check-in' about their experience, pose an idea or question, or simply listen and eat pie. As tradition goes, the person speaking finishes their check-in by saying 'check'. It is in this spirit of sharing that we hope you join us this season, over a slice of virtual pie, to be a part of the Horton Road crew.
Check.
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Sore and tired but still lovin' it
It's the end of July already! I feel like I've let ya'll down with keeping up on this blog ever since summer officially hit. We've been successfully keeping pace with the tempo that mid-season harvest and markets bring - and still, thankfully, enjoying daily outbursts of laughter.
Dawn wins Best "Edward Carrot-Hands"
Since I last updated the farm has really begun to burst with color, and some of our favorites (carrots, peas, garlic,beans, potatoes, celery) are once again on the harvest board! Though, we harvested all of the garlic in one afternoon and it is now drying on tables in the center of the barn, which, by the way is a delightful break from the usual chicken manure smell that sadly, by this point in the season, just smells like 'home'. lol.
Quad III has erupted in purslane (no surprise really), an invasive weed that even after it us uprooted, uses the water in it's stem to produce more seeds before it dies, making it near impossible completely rid a bed of it. However, we're doing our best out there, loading up garden carts at times to haul the purslane off of the field. It also helps when your sunscreen doubles as war paint.
This month we celebrated Lisa's 37th birthday with a grill out and some dank chocolate brownie sundaes. Our gift to her was a music video to one of her favorite songs, "Baby" by Justin Bieber. This song has been ringing through the packout for the past 3 months, to the point of delirium for some. But, somehow, it's still pretty catchy, and now resides in a special warm spot of my heart. Check it out-
Happy 37!
I can't believe how quickly time has gone by. I have to say I am definitely feeling the effects that three months of hard work will have on ya. It's been harder to recover at the end of each day and wake up with the same vigor, but I'm happy to find that I'm still loving this work. I remember what a challenge it was for me last season and can see the ways in which my body has grown stronger since then. Plus, I know what to expect which has made pacing myself a little easier.
It is really unbelievable that the season is half over, and that in two weeks we will be sowing the last baby lettuce seeds! This means that all of our crops are out in the field soaking up the sun, vivacious and beautiful...and we are 'totes' ready for this next month of mega harvest!
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