Marama Farm has been hosting us well. So far this week we've:
- Been learning about soil chemistry
- Met some of the Southern Otago farmers in the area over a delicious bbq of local meats
- Understanding some of the affects of organic farming vs. traditional farming
- Eating lots of lamb sausages (bbq-ed, boiled, fried)
- Spring cleaning in the main house
- Done a couple loads of laundry
- Got Marama Organics setup with a Salesforce account (yes, sort of doing a little work!)
- Got up at 6:00 AM this morning to observe Graham and Rose (the herding dog) shift sheep (aka move to a new paddock)
- Watched a movie about Joel Salatin's Polyface Farm. Interestingly enough, I had read up on this subject in my book, The Omnivore's Dilemma.
- Think I might subscribe to Acre's USA magazine when I get home
- Packed frozen lamb sausages in 1 kg packages this afternoon at Churchy's butchery
- Took Corey's picture next to what we think is the largest Brown Trout (another one of his "The World's Largest.... photos"\
- Build a compost bin!
- Made banana loaves -- yum!
- Took down some fencing
- Chopped firewood (ick -- blisters)
- Enjoyed the fine company of Graham, Mitch, Walter, and Lolita!
3 comments:
I realized the other day that while I've been following your adventure closely, reading every post with interest, that I never comment, so you really wouldn't know. =) Glad to have this way to keep up with the both of you.
Man! You guys have been busy. I'm glad you are having such a great time. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to live vicariously through your adventures while I am actually sitting in my cubicle at work wishing someone sat in the cubicle next to me that I could throw stuff at.
Trevor
Hi Trev,
So they haven't found anyone who would sit next to you there, huh? Weird.
It's not made into a honorary memorial to me is it? That would be even stranger!
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