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Help!!!

So Andrew and I were on the farm mostly by ourselves for the past two months, except for the weekend visits by Andrea. I was working about 50 hours a week and Drew was working much more. And than all of a sudden in one week we have four more people on the farm. Andrea is back for good with our good friend Zoe, and our other good friend Cristen is working on the farm for a good portion of the summer. It is amazing how quickly things can change.

The farm is now filled with the vibrant energy of four more souls. It almost seems like I’m not even working anymore because we are working less and our time on the farm is more exciting. It is amazing how much you can get done with 5 people. Yesterday we worked about 5 hours in the morning, got a lot done, and then went to the river for a few hours. Than came back to the farm for another couple of hours to harvest for the next days market. It was one of the best days on the farm yet for productivity and fun.

The joys of working with your friends and producing food feels so good and right. If the rest of the summer turns out to be like this last week, I think I could be a farmer for a long time. It has also been exciting for me to share my experiences with our new help and I actually feel like a seasoned vet at farming, which is not the case. There is still so much to do on the farm, and there won’t be a loss of ideas for a while to come.

We still have more winter squash, corn, toms, cucs, zucs, and many more things to plant and the harvest is getting bigger and better. I am really excited about he rest of the season.

CHOW