We had a lovely adventure at the NOFA-NY conference this weekend which included sessions on many different aspects of farming, lovely meals, seeing Air Force One (or getting stuck in the presidential traffic) and in general enjoying the company of farmers. Here are a few shots from this past weekend:
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| Sophia, Emily and Emma |
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| Icy sunrise at Saratoga Springs, NY |
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| Andrew, Just and Theo |
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| Kiyoshi and Caitlin |
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| Rebekah, Betsy and Nora |
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| Carlen and Brian looking at 'the edge" |
Our group started off the week with Carlen. After discussing the parts of tools and describing their upkeep, Carlen led us in brushing off, filing and oiling our garden tools. The sound was reminiscent of a tough day at the Dentist office mixed with the sounds of chalk scraping the chalk board. Not pretty on the ears but the result of shiny tools was delightful.
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| Sophia and the garden fork |
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| Kiyoshi "brightening up" a shovel |
Our afternoon session began with each of us sharing our experiences at the Nofa conference. After that was complete, we started in on our garden planning with Carlen. We discussed the parameters of our garden planning--how to divide up the work, how to choose plants, how to design beds and we decided to see the scope of our wishes as we begin to plan. We'll meet with Carlen again on Wednesday with a group list of desired plants for our homestead garden.
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