friday the 4th

Before anything else... Happy Birthday, Brother!!

Aside from being my brother's birthday,
The 4th of July = Garlic Harvest!

A few things and then... pics.

- We had 25 volunteers show up to help. How. Awesome!
- Though rain had caused a little brownness on the garlic leaves and the stems to become a little weaker, we got to the bulbs just in time.
- D made a call to chisel plow the garlic beds to loosen the bulbs for ease in pulling. Good call, man. For real. Can't imagine how long it would have taken otherwise.
- Note to self: Bunch in 10s. Tie with trellising twine. Hang over wires in barn to cure.
- Love the smell!











Marie and H below. Just wanted to turn attention to Marie as she's been volunteering on the farm ever since it started. She helps run distribution as well. In short: She's fantastic. Entertaining and endearing. It would not be the same place without her. Good work, Marie.



H and I gathered up bunches in a harvest cart and wheeled them down to the back barn to begin hanging them.









After all was hung and the volunteers left, a few of us got an impromptu tasting of E's homemade sauerkraut. Quite good, quite good.



The rest of the day had THE rest that I'd been looking for. I actually napped. AGAIN! Something strange going on if farmers are napping... Truly truly needed though. Must remember to maintain balance.
Work yourself to the bone if you so desire, but also remember to rest.. fully.

Dig.