We pulled milkweed from this fields this morning. The milkweed variety that we were pulling is contains a toxin, which means the when the cows graze in the field, they pick around it. Once they have mowed most of the field, the milkweed is able to bolt and take over the field. So our job… Continue reading Milkweed and a 1/2 day

Angela offered to cook my eggs this morning, which was amazing! I went downstairs a few minutes later and held her finish up breakfast prep. All us wwoofers had breakfast together and chatted. Once outside, Aizhan and I were tasked with adding chicken manure to the the brussel sprouts. We surrounded each plant with half… Continue reading I didn’t kill plants… almost at all

Ellie, Angela and I weeded the asparagus first thing today. The Head Farmer explained that planting asparagus is a long term investment. They plant the baby asparagus that they bought from the nursery as started plants, and let them grow for the first two years before doing any harvesting. The plant can remain in the… Continue reading Weeds, tomatoes and an island

Today was my day off. So naturally, I shut myself in my room most of the morning and did very little. I made an attempt at working on my computer information studies homework, but ultimately failed. I did manage to wash the sheets and make the bed for a wwoofer who arrived later in the… Continue reading Hallowell, ME

Happy 4th of July! Today, we picked spinach for the first three hours. We picked all the leaves but a few, leaving the small ones near the center. We would place them into a bucket, making sure that they don’t sit there too long to start wilting. Every hour or so, I would walk up… Continue reading Spinach and weeds

Today, we picked tomatoes for the first couple of hours. Then Ellie and the Head Farmer washed and processed lettuce, A and J packaged tomatoes, and I pulled out a bed of lettuce. A and J later joined me to finish the task until lunch time. After lunch, A and I hoed the same field… Continue reading Tomatoes, lettuce, and a hoe

This morning, I was tasked with picking peas. I picked all the large, crispy peas but when the Head Harmer inspected my work, we said to pick the smaller peas too. I just needed to avoid picking the tiny ones. I apologised for having to do the same job twice but he told me it… Continue reading I am an herbicide

This morning, we picked spinach from the spinach bed that had never been properly weeded. It was really difficult to find the correct size and shape leaves among all of those weeds. Then we were asked to pull up the bed. I thought this would be a fairly quick task, like pulling up the red lettuce from… Continue reading Work, Waterfall, Ice cream

Thursday, June 30 was a day with a bit of pressure. With the 4th of July holiday coming up, there was a major shift in the schedule that put pressure on to get the products ready quickly. We were told to pick all of the tomatoes in Greenhouse 2, so all 4 of us wwoofers… Continue reading Prep for a holiday weekend

I feel like I have cheated in some way, seeing how I have been here for 4 days but only worked 2. In the grand scheme, that won’t matter. On Wednesday, I woke up headache free! What a relief. Unfortunately, my allergies were stronger than ever. The Farm Mother gave me some recommendation that I… Continue reading Wednesday: Second day of farming