Monday, May 9, 2011
imogen's farm
quest for adventure (walk in rain, Jessie coming to find me)
slow dinner
fettuccini and veggie sauce, doug doesn’t like peter singer
wine day
Got up early to take a (mostly) open-air shower. Christine had said to meet at the shed at 8:30, but at 8:10 Doug came around to tell me to get myself up and about. Threw on the cracked galoshes and puddle-jumped over there. Doug plunged the wines and tested the ph, temperature, and density (needs to be 5% potential alcohol). Needed hair dryer for ph-meter, so breakfast. Same back and pressed the merlot. A bit like rowing. Talked American health system and my father’s socialist leanings. Doug likes to criticize American institutions. Fine by me. Tea with Bruce and Andrea, back to wine. Lunch of bread and spread. Sent email to Pete and Peter. Listening to Pete Seeger. Press more wine. Sweep out shed as dogs chase broom. Try to doctor Davidson plum wine. I like it. Doug and Christine don’t. Heading over to make pie pastry with Inis. Not organic b/c need to spray weeds so there’s no mulch run-off.
munch crunch organics
Jake says he didn’t really get into farming; he just ended up there
Mihu on West of Japan, not affected by tsunami, just graduated uni
Alisdair – organic food staying same price of production, non-organic price going up, eventually they will cross. not only food miles but pesticide/fertilizer miles. Spraying of macas affecting water in area. Australia is not a very green country, says Al.
spacing out in field, Jake called me out on it
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