Arrived at the farm, but only just. I had asked the bus driver to let me off at the stop my host had given me, only to be helped by a young man on the bus who noticed that I was obviously not a local and unsure where I was going. He managed to look up my bus stop for the the bus driver who was about to let me off at an earlier stop because he assumed that I was on my way to see a tourist attraction near by. It turns out that the young man's family was a good friend of my host family and helped me find my bus stop - he even got off the bus with me to make sure I found my way okay. People here have been fantastic.
My first day on the farm was spent weeding and shopping for ingredients for the meals that the host will be offering her clients during the 3 day workshop on sustainable gardening. I also helped my host plan the menu and made 3 large pans of lasagnes to feed 18 people for the first night.
The farm is lovely. At the centre of it is a large farmhouse surrounded by smaller buildings which include a flat that they rent out, a workshop/garage/office, a greenhouse attached to a large multi-purpose gathering space and a large garden complete with herbs/flowers/vegetables with a good sprinkling of apple/pear and plum trees. Most of the buildings have been built by my hosts and they have managed quite successfully in using alternative methods of construction which utilize strawbale, bricks made out of recycled glass, and insulation made from recycled clothes. The farmhouse itself has some interesting features which include a central fireplace for a two storey house (the only source of heating) and a compost toilet.
It is now my second day here and after a day of weeding, picking
My first day on the farm was spent weeding and shopping for ingredients for the meals that the host will be offering her clients during the 3 day workshop on sustainable gardening. I also helped my host plan the menu and made 3 large pans of lasagnes to feed 18 people for the first night.
The farm is lovely. At the centre of it is a large farmhouse surrounded by smaller buildings which include a flat that they rent out, a workshop/garage/office, a greenhouse attached to a large multi-purpose gathering space and a large garden complete with herbs/flowers/vegetables with a good sprinkling of apple/pear and plum trees. Most of the buildings have been built by my hosts and they have managed quite successfully in using alternative methods of construction which utilize strawbale, bricks made out of recycled glass, and insulation made from recycled clothes. The farmhouse itself has some interesting features which include a central fireplace for a two storey house (the only source of heating) and a compost toilet.
It is now my second day here and after a day of weeding, picking
apples, harvesting potatoes, more supermarket shopping, and soup making I am completely exhausted and swollen from all the insect bites I received whilst in the garden today.
Tomorrow the guests will arrive, all 18 of them to try the lasagne I made.
Tomorrow the guests will arrive, all 18 of them to try the lasagne I made.
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