That first week I learned one thing after another. There’s always something to do on the farm. The crops need planting, weeding, watering, harvesting. The animals need feeding, watering, petting. Eggs get collected, coops get moved, fences get erected. And once a week we prep for market and harvest, wash, package, and count countless vegetables. They get loaded into a cooler van and taken to market. And the following week, we do it all again.
My first day of field work left me exhausted and sun burned. We were pounding in stakes for the trellising to support the tomatoes. The stakes were about five foot tall metal stakes (similar to the posts holding up stop signs). We had to haul them out to the field and then pound them into the ground. I was hot and sweaty and trying desperately to not show how out of shape and clueless and I was. I am not ready for this!
UPDATE (It’s another post that’s two months old. Enjoy.)
Apparently I was ready for it. Well, my body was used and abused, but I made it through. And I got a little muscle in the process! Just a little though, you probably wouldn’t notice. You would notice the tan. The hot pink sun burn however has turned into deep golden and it’s all anyone can remark on when they see me. I must admit, it is quite lovely.
These are the posts we hammered in:
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