So much to do so little time

This rookie farmer is getting pulled in many directions as we move closer and closer to our summer camp season.  Today I was in Reston, VA unpacking furniture for our new child care center set to open in two weeks.  Yesterday was our Pre Kindergarten Earth Day observance in the morning with 150 Pre K'ers and their parents visiting our facility.  Monday I helped my son move back from New Jersey after his graduation from college.  Tomorrow I am teaching students at Spark Matsunaga elementary school on renewable energy.  Thank goodness Josh is there every day because there are no days off with a fledgling vegetable farm.

As I learn the nuances of farming and I am working hard to retain everything Josh shares with me and then turn that around and share with anybody who will listen.  With the Pre K children Josh was part of a tour that included a stream visit, a tree planting, a windmill tour and play time.  He was not sure what to share with such a young audience and I blended his technical expertise with my ability to communicate with 4 year olds.  I kinda never really grew up and think more like a 4 year old than a 57 year old.

The morning went something like this.  Q.  Where does food come from?  A. The dirt.  Q. Why is there plastic on the ground?  To protect the low growing plants from weeds.  Q. Why do you not need plastic for corn and sunflowers? A. Cause the weeds can't grow as high as the corn. Q. What is this huge fence around the garden for?  A. To keep the deer out.  Q. How many tomatoes are we going to grow? A. Depends...maybe a 1000 pounds.  Josh validated the correctness of my answers.  Dang I am getting smart.

The good news is that the deer fence is done, most of the vegetables are in, the gardening clubs come out again tomorrow and I am running around like a chicken with my head cut off.  No we have not started raising chickens.......

yet.