I’m Playing hooky

I’m not at the Saturday morning market.  Instead, I’m playing hooky.  Actually, I’ve still got the flu and I’m doing all sorts of other things that I can’t mention here.

First, I’ll give a shout out to my friend Matt.  Check out his blog.  Search for “Pyramid Farms Blog, Chico, CA”.  He’s pretty darn funny.  

Second, I’ve been a little negative on the blog for a while.  I’m actually a very positive guy (you have to be to farm) and I’m not a cranky farmer (not enough experience for that, yet).  I love farming!  It’s a great job! Yay for farming!!!

What I love is bringing home the best food in the world and eating as much as I possibly can (I’m not doing that right now because of the flu - if I eat anything it gets…well, I can’t write that here).  I love walking the farm at first light, with mist floating on the pond; seeing the first Sharlyn melon ripen, knowing it’s going to be amazing; eating winter carrots; resting at the end of a long day.

August is a tough month - there’s so much food (there should be, at least), and the harvests take the entire daylength.  It’s hard to keep the energy up, and, lacking rest, it can make even the best job seem sub-stellar.

Logan is holding up great…about as great as anyone could.  He’s amazing.  I’ve got a good farm partner.

We’re talking right now about adding acreage or staying with the current amount.  More land isn’t my cup of tea, necessarily.  But, we need to make decent salaries.  15-20,000 per year just simply isn’t enough for all the work we put in (90 hour work weeks for 6 months, 60 hour weeks for 3 - that’s too much work).  We’ll see.  I think there’s a 50-50 shot we’ll take on more land.

happy eating - eat as much fresh food as you can and live longer (if living longer appeals to you - if not, eat as much as you can and feel great while you live).

Andrew

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