Days are flying by! I can't believe I've been here for almost two weeks already.
Things on the farm are going really well. We've been doing a lot of planting lately - potatoes and summer squash outside, cucumbers and weekly microgreens in the greenhouse. Lots of weeding too. Thistle is my mortal enemy now. Its this evil-looking plant that has really deep, interconnected taproots that just takes over the beds. MUST. DESTROY.
We also moved the animals around in the last couple of days. So there was a lot of running around trying to catch chickens that managed to escape. When you first look at a chicken you might think - "Look at you, you're so awkward and kind of dumb-looking", but then you start chasing one and suddenly you're the awkward fool, running around with your arms out just barely missing the bird.
The goats are a non-stop source of entertainment. All week they've been hanging out behind their fence, which didn't have the normal electrical charge on it(technical malfunction now corrected) so they were able to get their heads through the net and get at the grass outside their area. Perfect example of "the grass is greener", they have so much grass in their enclosed area, but no they want the stuff outside! All is well until they try to get back behind the fence. The girl goat has no problem, but Edmund started growing little horns and they get stuck on the fence. So each one of us on the farm ends up releasing him a few times a day.
Today we got a bit of a lesson from Allison about her flower/herb garden. She named and showed us so many native plants and talked about some of the general rules for designing a garden. I wish I could learn more from her, but I only have so much time!
Last night we went to Shakespeare in the Park in Bozeman. Together with WWOOFers at the other farm nearby we brought a whole feast with fresh salad, burritos, pasta salad, freshly-baked (by Leslie) sourdough bread, wine and more. I recognized so many people in the audience. By a crazy coincidence I saw my NOLS Wilderness First Aid trainer, who taught us in Texas in December!
Sauerkraut update - its done! Its delicious! I can't wait to experiment with it some more when I settle down in Boulder. One of the recipe suggestions is adding juniper berries. YES!
Today I visited MCC and got to see all of my supervisors. It felt like coming home. Everyone was so nice and I'm so glad to see that the organization and the people are doing well. One of my bosses is getting married in a week, another just had another baby girl about two and a half months ago.
Its finally warming up here and getting into the eighties. After several weeks of over-90-degree weather in Texas I was feeling a bit chilly here. Another great weekend coming up! Stay tuned.
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