So far, I've planted tomatoes, cucumbers, fennel, and musk melon. I've weed whacked vetch (a cover crop) to make way for corn (ironic, based on last year's experience of weed-whacking a failed corn crop!).I've harvested peas, beets, lettuce, and strawberries. I've weeded flowers, onions, potatoes, and nearly every other crop in the field.
I'm also on goat- and chicken-feeding/watering duty this week, and Eitan tells me that I'll have a chance to milk the goat before I go.
It's been a wonderful six days on the farm, with six more to go. Shabbat was glorious-- stayed up with the gang until two a.m., slept till 11 a.m., went for a walk for an hour and a half, then slept for two more hours! I think I was a student at the UW the last time I had a Shabbat like that... This place has just become one of the very special places in my life; I hope that I can make time to come here every summer, and perhaps a couple of other times in between summers.
It's also been extra special since two people I met last summer, who started dating last summer, got engaged on the farm on Thursday night. We toasted more than a few "l'chaims" to them, which probably helped in the quality of sleep Friday night!
The work has been hard but so good; the study has been intense and rewarding. The community of folks here this year are much more laid back in every way than the folks last summer, much as I loved them. That's made for more laid back discussions on religion, more laid back eating/shopping/cooking, just a less intense and confrontational atmosphere.
Hard to believe that in 10 days we leave for Jerusalem-- on the one hand, I can hardly wait; on the other hand, I know that part of me won't be ready to leave Kayam Farm. If I have to leave here for somewhere else, Jerusalem is a prtty good substitute!
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment