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Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Fire Cube = Success!
So incredibly awesome! We all got together to have an inaugural fire and enjoy some s'mores.
Since it sits a few feet above the ground, we got to watch the fire burn from underneath. Very cool and a unique view.
I'm so happy with how it turned out and the fact that so many of our farm community came to help celebrate. I can't wait for many more nights around the old cube, especially as the weather starts to get colder and the nights a bit darker.
There were some pretty awesome things that worked out well that I hadn't planned (or... I mean, I did...). Such as, getting to watch the fire from underneath, the perfect height at which to roast a marshmallow, the fact that it's raised off the ground so the smoke doesn't get in your eyes and the light shining through the pumpkin is orange. So perfect, if I say so myself.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
We Made a Haystack!
Isn't it great? We built a round frame about four feet high and piled hay on while we walked around in circles to tamp it down. It grew and grew throughout the afternoon as we put more on. Once we had gotten it as big as we needed it, we raked the outside so that water would shed off, instead of trickling inside and rotting the hay. A couple of inches of the outside will be lost to sun bleaching and rot, but inside it'll be nice and green for those snowy winter months!
Monday, July 11, 2011
My Lovely Project
You know you love your project when you end up standing over it with a sledge hammer.
I was really just trying to straighten out all the panels that got warped by heat while I was cutting them. I finished welding them together and I'll post picture soon of the inaugural fire!
Sunday, July 10, 2011
This Student Farmer Went to Market
We're taking turns each week attending the Belmont Farmer's Market and Thursday was my chance! I had a great time selling all our produce and hanging out with Kim, the staff member who came with me. We sold out of almost everything and I loved getting to meet all the people eating our food. We also got to meet ButterGirl, the lovely woman in the stand next to us who bakes cookies and brownies from her home and sells them in markets and wholesale around Belmont and Somerville. So delicious and inspiring as a business model.
Saturday, July 9, 2011
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