more mulching madness

This week, between the four of us interns we've shifted 22,000lbs of hay (by hand!) to mulch the garlic, here's the week in pictures... (because I'm too tired to type)

sunrise

breakfast

warming up with a brew

spear the dragon

Leah's behind there somewhere

 

mulching shenanigans

snuggly garlic

Becky xx

...the fire is so delightful

sooo, I guess I should update as it's been a while since I last posted anything significant. There isn't a great deal to write about as we've been doing much of the same thing, getting tasks finished and wrapping things up for the season. What mostly sticks in my head from the last few weeks is that it's COLD!  Harvesting carrots when it's snowing is not top of my most favourite tasks, I like to be able to feel my fingers thank you very much.

The big news really is that we finally moved onto the farm this past Tuesday.  I'm settled into my cabin, and it's really nice to spend time and eat meals with everyone in the farm centre.  Coming back to a roaring fire in the wood stove after working out on the farm on a cold day is such a joy.  being in the cabin is pretty novel, and despite chilly nights I'm all snug and warm in my sleeping bag and multitude of blankets.  I actually sleep better now in the cabin than I was in the farmhouse at Bob's.

The Farm Centre kitchen, it was my turn to cook on Wednesday

The woodstove burning merrily

downstairs in my cabin

 We're a bit behind schedual with our tasks due to a week of constant rain thanks to hurricane Sandy, we were aiming to have all the carrots harvested by the end of october but we've still got quite a lot to do.  It's not going to be much easier with the cold temperatures however - if the ground is frozen them carrots aint going to come out.  Zach said  that it was forcast to be above freezing for only four hours today, hmmm.  I suspect many days to follow will be the same; carrot icicles anyone??


anyway, it's been pleasant watching the snow flurries today from the warmth of the farm centre, and this morning I took a few photos of snowflakes;  I probably looked slightly crazy squatting over an icey puddle with my camera, but that's nothing new.

two weeks  'til I'm back in the Old Country, so excited!

Much love

Becky