We wake up bright and early and have no idea what to expect. We started off by weeding the greenhouse...it's really hot in there. Then we put the tomato's back in their cages which was way easier than weeding but would have been even better if it wasn't in the greenhouse. Found out that the big difference between organic and modern farming is just the use of pesticides and weed killers. A large part of our days will be spent hand picking the crops and weeding the fields just so (Farmer) Dave can put out organic produce.
One cool part about the day is lunch. Dave usually just picks a few veggies right out of the field and puts it over rice and salad. Being an organic farmer, he has a choice selection of dressings and herbs that were pretty foreign to us...pretty soon we began making a list of what dressings he buys...Aminos Soy Sauce Substitute has really changed our lives.
On Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays Dave has his hired help come by and help with the harvest. They're all mad cool people: Kayla, studied culinary anthropology in college and is traveling all over the place discovering the culture of food, Cody, a.k.a. D.J. Smiley Coyote whose music keeps us going as we weed/harvest the fields, and Leighanne, prototypical hippie but very knowledgeable about all things politics (with her daughter, Kiva, by her side). With all of us working together the time and tasks seem to fly by; sometimes it gets so crowded that Dave sends us to Miles and Mave's farm next door (which we have no problem doing).
That Friday Cody tells us about some underground rave/party thing called "Boomtown" which he'll be DJing at. Kayla then offers to take us to the hot springs nearby after the rave which me and DK have been wanting to do for a while. This all shaped us to be a pretty solid weekend and can't wait to let you know how it goes...
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