Hey there! Welcome to the One Acre Farm blog!!
You may be asking yourself "why am I reading this random blog written by my farmer's wife?" Truthfully, I am asking myself that very same question (well, more so asking why would anyone want to read this blog) and figured it would be prudent to set forth a few goals and guiding principles for what I hope this blog will achieve...
First, I would like to use this forum to provide useful, helpful or otherwise interesting information about the goings-on at the Farm. Most people don’t realize the amount of time and back-breaking work that goes into putting food on the proverbial (and in our case, literal) table. Literally, everything that comes to your table from our Farm is a fruit of our (much less so mine and much more so Michael’s) labor. Hopefully, through reading this blog you will learn more about what goes on at the farm, why certain steps are taken and what lessons we have learned through our trials and errors.
Second, and perhaps more importantly, I believe this could be an excellent interactive forum for questions, comments and communications from our members, friends, and family (and some of you are all of the above). I plan to include in my posts recipes or creative uses for our produce and encourage not only comments on these creations but also that you provide your own delicious creations to share with other members of our community.
Third, I hope to utilize this blog to learn more about the importance of eating locally (rather than, and not necessarily, eating organically) and sharing with all of you interesting tidbits that I learn on a daily basis from Michael’s knowledge on a wide spectrum of farm-related topics (i.e. the benefits of using straw as a weed suppressant and for water retention). Which leads me to my fourth and final point (for now)…
One of my biggest goals for this blog is that you are able to learn more about Michael, our Farm, and our experiences as we try to navigate this crazy world of farming in the D.C. metropolitan area.
Those are my goals for now, well -- those and my unabashed hope that I have more than two followers (which I am predicting now will be Michael’s sister and my best friend Rachel -- neither of which are local and thus, neither of which are members of our CSA).
Thank you for joining, and being a part of, our journey. Until next time…
First, let me start by saying I am posting this comment on Bryan's phone as I ride in the car with a dog on my lap. I am writing to share that I am shocked you did not think I would be an obvious follower of your blog considering I too have had the [shockingly more than expected] pleasure of putting in a half days labor on the farm, and not to mention I am also your future sister in-law and of course would read your blog :) that said... I am looking forward to reading everything you have to share and also trying new recipes. As in the movie Julia and Julia i think you will be pleasantly surprised how many will love your idea!
ReplyDeleteKristin, I was Michael's next neighbor growing up on LeHavre Court. I am happy and glad to see that Michael and you are excited and doing this. Tell Michael's parents that I say hello.
ReplyDeleteMy husband and I have started a small vegetable garden at our townhouse and are excited that the fruits of his labor are growing and he can cook them now into whatever he wants. ;-)
If you have tips for natural "small" vegetable garden let us know, we would love to hear. A neighbor suggested using cow manure when we do are planting next summer as this summer we have the veggies in pots.
Speaking of interesting facts about farming, my husband Mark just shared something with me that I thought you - and others! - might like to know.
ReplyDeleteDid you guys know that you can buy Citronella plants, and that they serve the same function as actual Citronella candles? I had no idea. So if you want a more (well, totally) natural bug repellent, you might want to look into those... he mentioned that they might actually have to be potted (I was thinking we might as well plant them around the entire perimeter of our yard!), but further research is definitely needed.
Just thought I'd pass that along - and, of course, wanted to indicate my total enthusiasm for One Acre Farmgirl's latest endeavor!!
PS, you can be absolutely certain that Mark will be putting in some hours on the farm while we're down there next week. We're not getting away scot-free with our "30 hours for 30 years" gift, despite copious amounts of skepticism on that front! :)