Today was the first "normal schedule" day-- 6:30 meditation/study, 7- 9 a.m. work in the field, 9 a.m. breakfast, 10 a.m to 1 p.m. in the field, 1-3 lunch and siesta, 3-4 meeting with various farm professionals to learn about the trade, and 4-6 back in the field-- I am totally exhausted!
We picked out our own plots on the farm today to pay special attention to, and I drew plot 2, also known as Exodus. Appropriate for a sabbatical journey, I suppose! The plot has chard, kale, spinach, sugar snap peas, carrots, and lettuce, for now. I spent much of the day weeding in the pea patch, which was quite difficult but rewarding work-- it was nice to see the beginning, middle, and end of a project.
I got to operate the roto-tiller today, which was amazingly cool. I'm frankly not sure whether I was operating it, or it was operating me-- it's a big, powerful machine!
I felt almost immediately proprietary towards the plot-- work time ended at 6 p.m., but I stayed till 6:30 to uncover the kale and to begin to weed it. I look forward to seeing what will happen in the next few weeks to the plot...
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