Monday, October 26, 2009
Harper's Words
Harper's first word (not counting mama and dada) is "ball." He started this a couple weeks ago, picking up the ball and saying "ba" (there's a suggestion of an "l" at the end). Today we were reading an I Spy book, and when a ball was on the page, he said "ball" and was able to point to the ball on the page. I realize this is probably all normal for an almost 15-month old, but I certainly am a proud mama. :) Besides that, Harper "talks" to us all the time. I love the inflections in his "speech;" sometimes it really does sound like he's speaking in sentences, only we can't understand any of the words.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Thursday, October 08, 2009
Perkins' Good Earth Farm
This past Saturday we had our first farm meeting, and we had 19 attendees (including 4 family members)! By the end of the meeting, we had over half our shares sold, and as of today, we have 1/2 share left to sell - exciting! We are only selling 10 shares this year because we don't want to overcommit ourselves, which means that we will be starting a waiting list for next year. My favorite part of selling shares so far has been seeing both people I've known since birth and people who I've just met getting excited about what we're doing - they get it!
And I like having "other" work to do at home, like creating marketing materials, registering with the IRS, opening up our business bank account, keeping records, talking with people about our CSA. This winter I'll learn about the ordering process - seeds and materials - as well as more about crop rotation, green manures, and the whole growing process. So far I've encountered a good balance between what I know and what I need to know, and I think that will continue.
This fall/winter I'd also like to learn about making goat cheese. I think my research on that will start tomorrow. If anyone has any advice or trusted sources for starters (I guess that is if anyone even reads this anymore considering how rarely we post these days), please let me know.
And I like having "other" work to do at home, like creating marketing materials, registering with the IRS, opening up our business bank account, keeping records, talking with people about our CSA. This winter I'll learn about the ordering process - seeds and materials - as well as more about crop rotation, green manures, and the whole growing process. So far I've encountered a good balance between what I know and what I need to know, and I think that will continue.
This fall/winter I'd also like to learn about making goat cheese. I think my research on that will start tomorrow. If anyone has any advice or trusted sources for starters (I guess that is if anyone even reads this anymore considering how rarely we post these days), please let me know.
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