Slow Living Farm

I’m packed and ready for the bus ride home to Mexico. My suitcase is HEAVY – an a/c compressor, 10#’s of pasta, soap, vet supplies and books. I’m heavy too – sushi 5 times in 8 days and late night chocolate ice cream. Exercise has been shopping and a daily walk around the block with…

There are times when one of us has to leave the farm to take care of our family. There’s such a clear division of responsibilities that when one of us has to be gone the other has the chores of two non-stop, slow-living farmers. Right now, I’m in Tucson visiting my mother. Every morning I…

Well, it’s a bit later and I’m back at it again. In the intervening days I’ve been up to the states and back again. I took advantage of all of the wonderful food items available at asian market in Phoenix. It’s amazing how many kinds of rice there are. I loaded both of my suitcases…

Yesterday, Richard, a volunteer working with us, and I planted 5 Macadamia nut trees. We bought them from a nursery for $7.50 a piece. Not bad for trees 2 to 3 feet tall. We also put in a watering system that’ll keep them in water until the rainy season gets here. We also have 12…

I got up at 5 this morning and started the day. I usually like to get up a little before the sun so I can relax, gather my thoughts and slowly work myself into the day. The first job is to let the dogs out. As soon as the sun rises it’s time to let…

Again it’s night. All the daytime creatures have settled in for the night and the night creatures are just beginning. We have a lot of windows in our house that provide us with an amazing view during the day. At night they are screens into the discovery channel. When we have the lights on winged…

The sun’s down and I’m settled in to start off on this new adventure. I’ve been on this farm a lot of years and a lot has happened. This day is one in a long string of days. As I write I’ll mix in news from past days alongside the news of the day.I got…