Farm, -  Jul 04, 2021

Work/Party Day at Mountains and Waters Farm July 10

You’re invited to a beautiful day in the country, with some good work and a feast at the end. The weather forecast is cool (low 70’s) with showers tapering off around 11 am – perfect for the weeding projects.

The general plan: 11-5 followed by supper. (snack breaks and creek visits as needed)

Please tell me what hours you’d like to come. If you want to arrive before 11 or leave before 5, just tell me. To come just for supper, see below. Also see Covid safety notes at bottom.

Registering:

Send me an email  with this information: Your name, of course. __________________
bringing friends? (names) ________________
bringing kids? (names and ages) __________________
Planned arrival time ______. Planned ending time ______ . Staying for supper? ________

Which area of interest/skill? (details below)

• ___Heavy lifting (A half hour will help us move the window)
• ___carpentry
• ___plants
• ___miscellaneous ______________________________
• ___ anything needed
• ___want to make ice cream (this will only happen if there are interested folks)

Special stuff: check any of these boxes on food: ___Vegan ___ Need meat ___ Other restrictions ___________

And any other needs (allergies, physical limits, etc)? _________________________________________

If you are not vaccinated, or have special concerns about Covid, please check here ___. I’ll contact you so we can work it out with everybody who cares.

Party only? 4 or 5 pm

Some people have put many hours of love into this place (or into the Alliance): just come. But tell me so we can organize food.

If you’re new here and not up for work yet, you’re still welcome to come – and it would be nice if you can bring a potluck dish.

Covid:

• We’ll be mostly outdoors and it’s easy to do physical distancing. Most people are vaccinated.
• Still: Some people can’t be vaccinated for medical reasons; some people live with vulnerable people. Some people are just not vaccinated by their own reasons. Whatever.
• If you have any of these particular situations, please tell me at registration and we’ll make a decision. And if you have symptoms, are exposed to Covid, or have been on a plane or train in the past two weeks, please talk to me so we can figure out what’s safe.

I have no idea how many people will come; I’m pretty sure of at least two. Any number is fine.

I’ll send another email with directions, parking, “what to bring” information, and the rest.

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You don’t have to read the project list, but maybe you’d like to.

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The big project: move the picture window out of the truck! Probably wants 3 strong people to do it; took 2 skilled people to put it in the truck…

Everything else is a wonderful bonus. Leading options:

Carpentry:

There are three doors to install. I need at least one person with skills equal to or better than mine. Two such people, and/or a real carpenter, would be greatly appreciated.
We could put up the outhouse, if we got really enthusiastic. (composting toilet is ready)

Move heavy things:

Once the truck is empty, there’s a lot of firewood to haul, left from tornado damage 3 years ago.
There’s a firepit to build, all the stones are close by and it’s half done. Creativity involved.

Plant things: (your choice)

Weeding: There’s a garden. There are always weeds, maybe harvesting, or feel free to harvest the weeds, some are great food.
Pruning raspberries – an adventure: I set out to prune the raspberries and came away with quarts of ripe black berries – and there’s more. I can provide the armor, tools, and the plan.
Foraging: wild raspberries, nettles for pesto and soup, milkweed for freezing and canning, daylilies for freezing and pickling, herbs.
Fruit trees: They’ve gotten lost in the grasses and flowers – find them and see if they need anything. We can have a tour after.

Miscellaneous:

• Food: Take over the kitchen, organize snacks and supper from the things we have here.
• Sharpen tools – an extremely valuable task.
• Fixing tools (just the wood splitter, really)

Too much to ask:

• Organizing the workshop.
• Mowing, chain saw stuff, weed-whacking
• Indoor projects include painting, drywall, cleaning/organizing…
• Various projects in the wood, including buckthorn and its friends.
  This list goes on forever, like on any farm. Do not be intimidated.
• You are invited to take home harvested food, and also plants – raspberries, wildflowers, strawberries, walking onions, and various herbs… though midsummer might not be the best time.

Party only? 4 or 5 pm

Some people have put many hours of love into this place (or into the Alliance): just come. But tell me so we can organize food.

If you’re new here and not up for work yet, you’re still welcome to come – and it would be nice if you can bring a potluck dish.

Covid:

We’ll be mostly outdoors and it’s easy to do physical distancing. Most people are vaccinated.
Still: Some people can’t be vaccinated for medical reasons or aren’t vaccinated for their own reasons; some people live with vulnerable people; some people are just concerned. Whatever. If you have any of these situations, please tell me at registration and we’ll make a decision so everyone can feel safe. And if you have symptoms, are exposed to Covid, or have been on a plane or train in the past two weeks, please talk to me so we can figure it out.
I have no idea how many people will come; I’m pretty sure of two, which is enough. Limit is probably 20.

I’ll send another email with directions, “what to bring” information, and the rest.

Warmly,

Shodo