adios

fin. goodbye for now bethlehem farm. i really am so blessed to have had this experience- and a job that allows for 2 month vacations. thank you for tanking, economy.

hard to leave

can't believe the summer is over. i will keep this in my mind as i head back to my desk job...

stripey

bounty from the community garden that brent started with loaves & fishes so families can get produce and not just boxed/canned foods during food distribution time. the best tomato i've ever had looks ugly and is called a mr. stripey.

flyrock blues

coal train coming out of the john henry tunnel (yeah, that john henry) on the ride to hinton. there's gotta be a better way.

gertrude

why would anyone ever wallpaper a ceiling? it's just cruel. and to be working in a 100 yr old room haunted by a ghost to boot. what a week of work.

still worth it

brent and i traveled to the pocohantas opera house to see appalachian voices- ben sollee, yim yames (of my morning jacket) & daniel martin moore- play songs from their album- dear companion- which supports mountaintop removal awareness. it was FANTASTIC. the show was incredible. larry gibson spoke about his experience as the keeper of the mountains- and the acts of violence committed against him and his family because of how outspoken he is about preserving the land he & his family have lived on since the civil war. before going to the concert- we got the call asking if we could pick up some hummus & pelligrino for the artists- who were we to say no? after the show- we headed to the one room school house speakeasy- and no shit- the band showed up and we go to hang out it. it was incredible. i had my first taste of moonshine, listened to and participated in some great music....and then got home at 3 am. brent & i had to run a site the next day and both felt like zombies...our mantra was- it was worth it.

somewhere over the rainbow

adult week blew in with a storm- followed by a rainbow. adult week is unlike any other in that anyone over 18 can come for a week at the farm- often bringing together people from all over the country and from all different generations and walks of life. great way to end the summer.