I don't have time to do a huge post before I head back to the farm. I'll just throw up some select pictures from the farm. Check out their website
here.
Update: I'm adding some captions so that you can all know what these are even pictures up.
My first Sunday at the farm, Darcy and Adolfo put on a class about edible wild plants along with lunch for 34 people.
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| A sweet dessert.... ricotta, kale, and red bud flowers |
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| The lunch menu. |
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| Quite a spread. |
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| Wild asparagi. |
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| Adolfo with a lot of wild greens. Darcy displaying asparagus in the background. |
I took a walk around the farm. It is disgustingly beautiful. No?
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| Red bud flowers on the tree |
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| The sign for the farm |
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| Tree tag |
On Monday, Molly (another WOOFer) and I had the morning off. We walked up to Paterno (a 12th c. town above the farm) and to Montefiorello.
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| A house in Paterno |
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| Loc. Il Piano from Paterno |
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| Me in from of the Piede di San Giusto, outside of Paterno |
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| A roadside shrine, just outside of Montefiorello |
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| A road in Montefiorello |
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| Best road sign ever |
On Tuesday, we made goat cheese and Jesus Muffins (a recipe in the farm's WWOOFer Cookbook)
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| Everyone knows Jesus loves muffins |
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| Molly gathering curds |
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| Molly pressing the cheese into a mold to remove water |
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| Me skimming ricotta |
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| More ricotta |
On Tuesday afternoon, we helped Darcy in her garden. These red bugs had invaded the kale, turnips, and arugula. Seriously, they were fucking everywhere, in that, there were hundreds of them
and they were mating.
On Wednesday, we hiked down to Piedipaterno (The village below their farm).
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| Gialso (Mulberry) thought we were bringing him snacks |
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| The hike up from Piedipaterno |
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| The church in Piedipaterno |
On the way back up the hill, we ran into Darcy on her way to tend the animals.
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| Darcy giving goats snacks |
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| Darcy milking goats |
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| Goose eggs are big. |
Nick had limited time in town so I'll make a few comments on the pictures of what I know. He was in charge of getting those red beatles off some trees or plants. See jar picture! I think some bottom pictures are of them making goat cheese and the egg on the bottom is a goose egg. I believe their chicken population is gone due to predators. I love that donkey in the picture. I can totally identify with the picture of Adolpho showing how much the greens shrink down when cooked!
ReplyDeleteHow were Jesus' muffins?!
ReplyDeleteThat donkey is adorable. Everything is so beautiful! I can't wait to be there.
Very cool pictures!
ReplyDeleteBeing the owner of Nick's favorite internet cafe, "The Haerr Hotspot", I've had the pleasure of hearing, first hand, the tales of the farm from both Nick and Molly. I can tell you they are loving it. And the hard work must be good for them because they look very healthy and happy. Thanks for the captions on your photos Nick. The redbug one made me laugh out loud. Wow. Continue to love it all. What an opportunity. A presto!
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