Today I went down to Green Meadow's Farm with two friends, so the experience was a little different than usual. My friend Emma has a routine when it comes to the farm. First, she feeds the pigs and then visits quickly with the turkeys and ducks on the way to the PYO fields. Today was only PYO herbs, which Emma was kind of disappointed with. She requested some string beans even though they were not on the list. Her mom picked a handful, and Emma started snacking as we walked into the farmstand to pick up our distribution.
- Tomatoes
- Parsley
- Tatsoi
- Kale
- Arugula
- Lettuce
- Shallots
- Carrots
- Radishes
- Kohlrabi
- Garlic Scapes
- Broccoli
- Thyme
- Oregano
After putting the veggies in the car, we grabbed more food scrap to bring out to the "lonely pigs". These pigs were a bit sad because some of the close friends had recently been processed. On the way out to their sty, we encountered another harsh reality of farm life. One of the barn cats was toying with something that appeared to be a mouse. But as we got closer, and the "mouse" uncurled itself and tried to slither away, we realized the cat had been toying with a snake; a snake that had a few puncture wounds on its body. And probably wouldn't make it much further.
The pigs were asleep in the mud and did not come out for the food scraps. That could have ended the day on a lackluster note. But instead of heading back to the car, Emma wanted to see the new chicks. I didn't know that I was visiting the farm with a VIP, and the farm stand staff gave us special access in the new "chick shed." One even flew out to greet us.
This is neither the chick or cat described to today's blog post.
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