FUTURE FARMERS

there is a lot i could write about this time of year. here is a short list of our most recent activities: planting over 75 lbs of potatoes with angus, a wretched onion root maggot discovery, a successful first middlebury farmers market, seeding our first ever seed oil crop of sunflowers, a site visit with the organic farm inspector, setting up the drip irrigation for the greenhouse in addition to our usual chores... seeding in the greenhouse, weeding and watering.

today all i really want to write about is how much fun it was to watch these boys together on the farm. our son, angus, is the toddler with blonde hair in the photo. he will be a year and a half in july. the other boy is our friend william's son, liam. he is almost 11 months older than angus to the day. now that angus is older, they are much more compatible playmates. we had a great visit with them on saturday. aside from the obvious mudfest, the boys also sat on the tractors, chased the cats and climbed on the wood pile.

we have been working hard with the crops and we are trying to finish building our house so we can move in june 1st. spencer hasn't taken a day off in a long, long time. so, a spontaneous visit with william and liam was just what we needed. even though this is the beginning of our busiest time of year, it is so important to make time and recharge by going for a walk, visiting with a friend or making pies. we hope that our friends and family will always feel welcome at the elmer farm. we feel so fortunate to live on, work with and restore this land. we want to share all that our farming lifestyle has to offer. so, come visit!!! and as i told william... be sure to pack a change of clothes.