Alex, another WWOOFer who arrived on the same day I did, reminded me that we’ve been on the farm for exactly one month today. Time is flying! I’ve done a bad job of keeping up blogging, but it’s a testament to how wonderful this place is. There are so many cool things going on and so many great people here that the last thing I want to do is sit in front of a computer screen.

This 80-acre farm is run by the Kern family, who are incredibly warm and inspiring people. Everything here is owner-built, and they’ve had more than 300 WWOOFers come through so far. There are currently 10 WWOOFers here, and most of us live in a community of trailers and RVs called WWOOFVILLE.

We just started working winter hours (9 am – 1:30 pm). The Kerns are really great about mixing up the work so things never get monotonous. I love having a farm-fresh breakfast every morning and meeting Hansel to talk over the day’s tasks. Just a sprinkling of some of the cool work we’ve been doing:
– transplanting kale, chard, cabbage & onions for the winter garden
– climbing walnut trees and getting stained fingers from peeling walnuts
– moving firewood for the winter
– harvesting everything from tomatoes and peppers to apples and peaches
– working with kids at the local North Fork school garden every Friday
– canning tomatoes and peppers
– making goat cheese
– milking goats!
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