farm tour

Hello again, though at this point I may not yet have that many people reading this. (Probably only my papa. Hi papa! I love you!!) But I feel this is a necessary entry at this point. Plus I have pictures! I deliberately went out before the sun set to take these. It really is quite busy here, even without customers and guests yet! Anyhow, moving on to...

My home this summer, but not where I sleep. You see, guests come often to this small place and want to stay the night, so each and every lovely, hardworking intern gets a tent or shack in the fields to call their very own! (I'm gonna be booted out soon as well.) At least there is free wireless internet and food. Nah, I really am coming to like the place. It's well worn already, but in a nice way.

The Kids Field! Where I've been spending most of my time this week. Mostly planting vegetables like chili peppers, eggplant, potatoes, etc. Eternal weeding. There are some herbs as well like the German and Roman chamomile patches. An evil pumpkin plant attempting to take over the potato bed too! Lots of weeding and planting. Yes, lots of plants.

Peppermint! Our main crop. It's pretty easy to grow after all. We've got to do some transplanting soon though in the mint field. I expect to be smelling of mint soon. Better than the sweat and grunge of a week or more's worth of work though. :)

This is the greenhouse next to the cafe by the road. Everyone calls it Rob's Greenhouse because Rob is usually the one who takes care of it in the mornings. It's also storage for gardening tools, gloves, pots, and other useful plant-wise paraphernalia. First things first when weeding. Get gloves. Very important. It's astounding how quickly dirt finds it's way beneath your fingernails. Short is a must.

And last, one of our lovely quirks here that I have witnessed firsthand is the conservation of water. We collect rainwater around the farm in barrels such as these for things like watering plants, showering, laundry, etc. Our storage tanks for drinking and washing water for dishes and vegetables must get clean water that gets trucked in and usually lasts a month apparently. Not two days after I arrive though we run out. Brilliant. It works out alright though. A bunch of dishes stack up and you try to drink a little less, but a few days later we're back online.
Charming little place. Verily.

And that's the place! I'll be having pictures up of a certain something soon, along with many adventures to be sure. There hasn't been much lately in the way of that however. Work, work, and more work. LOTS of rain and weeding, a little more than what's healthy this week, I believe. Regardless! I should very much be looking forward to recording more happenings in the coming weeks! Though looking through the organized chaos I can see before me yet, there seems to be much in store. The busy season is ahead!

Take care,
~kira