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Sunday! Jan 23 2005 // 2:00 pm // permalink

Other projects. Winter visitors.


There have been many visitors at the farm over the past few weeks. Previous interns passing through to visit and lend a hand. Also a few people who regularly come out during the winter to work. It’s been nice having some new blood around. With no members coming by, and no market, things have been a little lonely. You can come by, too if you want. There’s some great sledding and cross-country skiing to be done.

The beefed-up workforce has allowed me the opportunity to slip away from the worksite(s) and work on a few art and organization projects for the farm:

-Farm logo. There have been several phases of conceptual discussion, all very productive. The amount of consideration people have given this subject is huge and welcome. Everyone has been open and thoughtful and this has been helpful like you wouldn’t believe. The medium I’ve chosen is paper cutting, something I’ve always felt proficient at. If you’re wondering about what this may look like, check out Nikki McClure. (whose 2005 calendar I am lusting after. Hint-hint: my birfday is Feb 1)

-Market Signage. You know, like “Carrots!” and whatnot. They’re small and cute and fun to make.

-Road Signs. We’ve been thinking that a “Slow! Children Playing” sign might be a good idea for the summer. There are always members’ kids running around. Also, we need some “Parking” signs. And anyway, there’s no “Welcome to Tantre Farm” sign!



Tuesday! Jan 11 2005 // 6:39 pm // permalink

winter projects


Happy New Year!

This is a picture of me wearing some mittens my friend Christine made for me, and I’m holding a pair she made for the little girl that lives on the farm, Ari. There are more photos of Christine’s and my knitting projects (mostly Christine’s) on the farm photos page. There are also some photos of the farm in winter.

The farm has been demanding and hectic since last I wrote. Digging, building, insulating, drywalling, splitting firewood, harvesting carrots, sorting potatoes, and much more. One day last week the pumphouse flooded because of a frozen valve, and I was up till all hours mopping up. This weekend some guests at the neighbor’s house got stranded in the snow. Today we moved firewood for a lot of the day. And through all this, the milking still needed to be done twice a day, every day.

As I’ve been saying in my letters to relatives, aaaah, the simple life.



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