Growing Things

Well, it has been just about a month since I began my internship at Growing Things Farm near Carnation, Washington - and it has been going well. I work Tuesday through Saturday, beginning each day at 5am and begin work for the day at 6am. Work tasks have varied from planting seeds to helping process chickens for meat, though I have to say my favorite task thus far is milking the goat. Michaele (the farm owner) has been farming in the area for twenty or so years and has such a wealth of knowledge on organic farming, I am so fortunate to be learning from her and from this experience. I think I may start doing a weekly tip on organic farm (or gardening), so here's the first one:

- Adding paprika to chicken feed will result in a deeper colored yolk -

Also, here are some photos! I'll post more of the baby goat, Theo, as soon as I get around to breaking out my camera again. I should also post photos of my adventures in Seattle that aren't farm related sometime soon . . .

One of my favorite pigs, Brunch

Some baby fennel that I helped plant my first week on the farm

Onions with the Cascades in the background

A misty morning

Inside my humble abode