A Fresh and Local CSA

Last year, after Farmer Allan noted that shareholders were expected to help, we started spending bits of time on the farm. At first, Allan put us to work weeding. We weeded with the chickens. They ate the weeds and talked to us. We got lots of exercise, learned to hate the thorny pigweed, and got to weed the kale, lettuces, mizuna, basil, chard and other greens. Over time, we've learned an incredible amount from Farmer Allan. We have a much better understanding of the planting process and cycles. We have learned to mix soil, seed, "pot-up", plant, water the pigs, feed the chickens, and so forth. We now have a much better understanding of what it takes to put food, good food, on our table. We love the time we spend on the farm. We enjoy the air, the animals, the peace and the time with Allan and Maura. We have also learned that we could NEVER do what they do. We're very happy being shareholders in Farmer Allan's Fresh and Local CSA.