My Summer on a Farm: One more week...

With the end of the season coming quickly, we have spent a lot of time cleaning and organizing the farm; taking down the trellises for the cucumbers and beans, deadheading the gardens digging glad bulbs to let dry out and then store for the winter, and so much more. Apples are falling from the trees faster than we can pick them and the leaves are right behind them. Grapes are super ripe and begging to be made into wine. I am anxious to add wine making to the long list of things I learned on the farm this summer. The other day John, Lissa, and I were reminiscing about the first couple of weeks I spent here, I was so excited and couldn't wait to get my hands dirty. After 6 months, I still find myself anxious to be outside and play in the dirt. The farm certainly looks beautiful when it is in full bloom and the vegetables are plenty but there is also beauty in decay. Fall brings such awesome colors and piquant smells to the farm and even though most of the crops outside are dead or dying there is still life in the hoop houses. Last week we planted a bunch of cold weather crops including mixed greens, radishes, and cabbage.