Just another reminder that farming is a continuous learning experience.
And speaking of learning new things.. I’ve personally learned several new skills just in the first two weeks at the farm. Most notably (and something I’ve wanted to do for a while)... driving a tractor!!
My first experience was using the cultivator to aerate the soil on the ½ acre that is soon to be planted. One half of that portion will be put into more vegetable production and the other half will be a cover crop of buckwheat. My second tractor adventure involved using the bush hog to mow down the hay in another field currently not in production.
Because we’re an educational farm, we are faced with a few different responsibilities that wouldn’t be as important on a strictly production farm. Some of those responsibilities include outreach projects that aren’t as necessary for other farms. We’ve done a bit of that already by updating our on-farm kiosk with bulletin board material, putting up educational information, and attaching a new dry erase board for comments! Another responsibility involves planning our exciting summer workshops (honey harvesting, wild edibles walks, and more…!). More info on that in the coming weeks.
Another aspect that is unique to an educational farm: volunteer days! We’ve already had many quite successful workdays. There is something to be said for solitary reflections during weeding, to be certain… but farming with others is a wonderful experience as well.
Come and join us! Our workdays are Wednesdays 4-8 and Sundays 2-4. It’s a fun time.. and you can take home some vegetables too!
