17 Oct Wed 2012
My life as a farmer!!
After several of my customers mentioned this, I got thinking about how hard I work on the farm and decided to give you an example of my typical day on the farm.
My week days normally starts off when the alarm clock goes off at 5:00 AM and I head out to feed the pigs and chickens their breakfast.Sometimes it also includes watering if the water troughs are low from night time drinking.
After feedings are done, I then get ready for work.Luckily even though I work in an office setting, I am able to wear pretty much anything to work including jeans, tee-shirts, and shorts, so I can go dressed as I am from the farm with the exception of muck boots.Though, I do end up wearing those to work in the winter. HAHAHA!
The mornings can be pretty hectic here and involves me usually running out the door without breakfast so I can get to work on time. I will normally eat breakfast once I am there at work.
During the day, my wife makes sure the animals have water, especially on hot days.This usually includes watering 6 or more chicken tractors around her schedule.
Most people come home from work to relax but not me!I usually come in one door and head out another so I can get busy collecting eggs, feeding, and watering the animals.This usually takes about an hour or so depending on if I am rushing.Late fall and winter-times are the worst because of the lack of sunlight and freezing conditions!
Depending on the time of year, and if we have CSA orders going out the next day, Friday nights might also include processing 20 or more chickens but that is normally reserved for Saturday mornings.
Weeding the gardens is also a chore that needs to be fitted in the day's time frame. There are of course other chore and things that need to be done which I don't mention here because they are not done all the time.
After all this is taken care of, usually it is time to make dinner. My wife would make something if she is home from work but that means coming out of a box which I am not cool with eating since we have all this good wholesome food available on the farm.I am slowly changing her ways on this but it will take time and more persuasion from others.
After dinner, it is usually time to check and respond to emails that I did not get to earlier that day.Then off to watch a few favorite TV shows before heading to bed around 11 PM to sleep and start the cycle all over again the next day.
It would be great to work on the farm full time but right now it is not possible until we expand our customer base.That is one of my goals for the farm in the near future!!