Getting Better (we think)

Rather than a philosophical post on lists - this is more of a factual how the farm lists are faring post.

Lest you think that I am diligently writing posts every day, let me point out that there is a 'delay post' function for this blog. Essentially, I am too tired to go to bed, so I'm creating multiple postings for multiple days.

Why? In part, we want to give people a bit of a look into what we do (especially our CSA members) - it's all a part of the connection to the land and our food that we strongly encourage. That said - here's my post on the topic at hand.

Thursday was a 'good' day in many respects and an 'ungood' day in others. The #$%#$ raccoons got into a couple of our coldframes and 'unpotted' plants intended for our CSA production this year. We think we got to them in time to save them. The ground was too wet to work, so we couldn't get more into the ground today. We're struggling with ways to handle to get the growing broiler chicks out into the field without risking losing all of them to the aforementioned @#$@#$ raccoons. I got to have my teeth picked on at the dentist first thing in the AM (not a favorite - no offense to dentists!). The list of things that didn't get done that have to carry over to the next day is getting way too long. (see prior list post)

On the other hand, we had TWO people working for us today. K joined us for the first time and did a fine job removing the shingles on one side of one of our buildings. (yes, we wanted him to do that) It's wonderful getting good help to get certain tasks done that would wait until November otherwise. B was also here and helped get more seeds started in trays and finish our transplanting of some of the smaller eggplants. We can't tell everyone how much good help can mean to us! Thanks to both of you (you know who you are - we hope!).

R & T