Iroquois Farm Group

Today started out a little better, but slow. We didn't get really going until about 8 am, so we were a little behind. We need to get going a little sooner so we can get more done. Kyle was out early and watering plants, so that was good. I will be up again at 5:30 am and will get out in the garden by 6:30 am tomorrow. I did get some of the kitchen garden planted today, but the beds were not ready so I had to re-till them, and re-build them. At least the ruff layout is done and it looks pretty good, although I have made a few mods to it. Paul did a decent job of laying it out, but he is still in too much of a hurry to really be productive. He will take some time yet. Jess spent most of the day with Arleta and the baby (Terry), which is a good thing. Arleta caught a northern pike, which is now in our freezer. Kyle and Paul spent most of the day in field 2 planting the beds with tomatoes. They really should have gotten more done, but they still suffer from urbanity. Kyle is coming along with the tractor, although he has a long way to go on the feeling of performance in machinery. We have collected a fair amount of mulberries, and Arleta will be baking a mulberry pie this week, as well as making a jam.

Mary helped me plant some, as well as the boys, (K&P) however at the cost of missing a call or two. I will work with her on ensuring that she can answer the phone from wherever she is. Technology would really help there, if we could switch to an IP type phone system, we could make better use of voice mail, and use higher power phones that could reach further. There is so much yet to do, and the money is so short, sometimes it seems very frustrating.

I am certain that Mahlon will be at our door sometime this week, to remind us of the obvious, like advertising; however he took our advertising budget money. We are still here, still working, but for how long?

-James-