Well, the weather didn't actually break until this morning. Thursday I woke up to one of the thickest fogs I have ever seen. It was foggy where we were packing our harvest boxes which is under a roof! On the up side I've gotten to experience harvesting in wet weather. The down side is that my room smells of mildew because of my wet work pants hanging and trying to dry. blech!
Although soggy, mildewy pants are not fun I really have nothing to complain about. We've been hearing more and more stories of farms in the south east part of Minnesota where they have had over 17 inches of rain within a weekend! There's a vegetable farm that has lost 80% of their crop, another has 30 acres under water. We've heard stories of dead animals floating around, trucks floating off never to be found, tractors and other equipment submerged. It's awful. How do you recover from something like this? Can you? What devastation. My heart breaks to hear these things. God be with them.
Friday, August 24, 2007
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
The clouds have finally broken this evening. We’ve almost had a full week of clouds and occasional rain. I began to forget what it was like for the sun to shine. The rain has been nice though. Unfortunately our neighbors in southeastern Minnesota have not had such an enjoyable experience with the rain. They have gotten over 17 inches throughout last weekend! 17 INCHES! I can’t even imagine what that looks like. We’ve heard of a farmer that has 4 ft of mud in their basement! It’s unthinkable.
By the way, I have a new favorite book. It’s a seed catalog! I love looking through it and imagining what I would plant on my farm. Of course every crop is a bumper crop and weeds are nowhere to be seen. What can I say; I’m a dreamer.
The clouds have finally broken this evening. We’ve almost had a full week of clouds and occasional rain. I began to forget what it was like for the sun to shine. The rain has been nice though. Unfortunately our neighbors in southeastern Minnesota have not had such an enjoyable experience with the rain. They have gotten over 17 inches throughout last weekend! 17 INCHES! I can’t even imagine what that looks like. We’ve heard of a farmer that has 4 ft of mud in their basement! It’s unthinkable.
By the way, I have a new favorite book. It’s a seed catalog! I love looking through it and imagining what I would plant on my farm. Of course every crop is a bumper crop and weeds are nowhere to be seen. What can I say; I’m a dreamer.
In the Mood for Pumpkins
Sunday August 19, 2007
Today is a cold and drizzly day, blustery even. It’s hard to imagine that only a week ago it was so hot and humid. What a stark contrast! All I can think about today is pumpkins. I have a longing for pumpkin pie (which I don’t really like by the way), carving funny faces into the bright orange globes, and roasting seeds in the oven. I’m in an October mood. Too bad it’s the middle of August.
Today is a cold and drizzly day, blustery even. It’s hard to imagine that only a week ago it was so hot and humid. What a stark contrast! All I can think about today is pumpkins. I have a longing for pumpkin pie (which I don’t really like by the way), carving funny faces into the bright orange globes, and roasting seeds in the oven. I’m in an October mood. Too bad it’s the middle of August.
Sunday, August 19, 2007
Tomatoes, Tomatoes (it's cooler), Tomatoes (pigs), Tomatoes
Saturday, August 18, 2007
Well it’s been a busy few weeks. I got to see my family again and good friends too at a camp I’ve grown up going to, Camps Farthest Out (CFO for short). I had a great time. It was a little dizzying to be around so many people that I knew and loved.
The next week was hot and sullen. But we were greeted with mountains of tomatoes! That’s right, the tomato crop is coming in and we can’t pick them fast enough. Eventually Farmer Dan had to come out and stop us from picking! Otherwise, we wouldn’t be able to fit them all in the boxes we send out to the members.
And guess who likes fresh tomatoes now. Yep, me. I used to hate fresh tomatoes. They had to be cooked for me to eat them. Well, now I’m eating sliced tomatoes almost every day. They’re so good! I still can’t eat them like apples, but I do like them in sandwiches and salads. I know my parents will be proud but will probably miss getting my unwanted slices of tomatoes. Such is the price of growing up. ☺
This week has cooled off, cooled off indeed. Yesterday the high was 72 degrees! Today it is cool, windy, and rainy. We’ve gotten a lot of rain over the past week. We had 3 inches last Monday!
By the way did I mention that we have tons of tomatoes? It takes about 2 afternoons to pick them all. It’s crazy how many we have.
Today’s adventure was rounding up pigs. All 4 remaining pigs on our farm got out today. We have two huge sows and 2 smaller (but not small by any means) pigs. So we spent and hour and a half chasing them around the farm. The two sows weren’t much of a problem. They ran a little, which was funny to watch, but didn’t go far, The two young ones made us chase them literally all over the 40 acre farm. Ridiculous. I laughed a lot. They are all snug in their pen now and the gate has been reinforced. Ah, the life on a farm is one adventure after another.
Well, it’s time for me to have my new favorite sandwich, fresh basil, cheese, and tomato toasted on a slice of bread (homemade sourdough is best) I wonder if I’ll be able to find a tomato. ;)
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