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I understand why Cain's face fell. Farming is hard work. Or it would be if I stuck at it for more than a few hours. Fortunately, I only had to play at being a farmer. Here are a few pictures I took when I was supposed to be weeding and picking and otherwise actually working. If you want to get a bit of dirt under your fingernails and feel connected to the earth, your food, and all that grows under the sun, then visit
Bare Bottom Farms.
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The laborers entering the garden. |
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The farmer and his tomato. |
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Grapes. Not really part of the farm, but I like how they are growing on rebar. |
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Cole Slaw, Big Mama, and Pig. Recycling unsold vegetables into pork. |
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It's all work on the farm until someone falls into the river. |
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Guarding the farm with the biggest tongue I've ever seen. |
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Produce. |
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More Produce |
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Even more produce |
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Work doesn't stop just because the sun goes down.
Squash get a cooling bath before being sent to CSA members. |
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And the earth brought forth vegetation... |
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