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July 29th - Pig Reintegration and Lambda Eggplant
On a 95 degree day, we moved pigs, harvested chard, peppers, eggplant and fennel all before noon. In the afternoon, cool-down activities involved potting on seedlings, washing eggs and bagging potatoes.
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July 28th - Changes in Priority, Slow and Fast
A quick retrospective of the month's farm operations and prioritization changes. Most of our activities don't change week over week, but every so often something reminds you to stay on your toes.
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July 24th - Carrots Are a Lossy but Necessary Small Farm Crop
We harvested carrots, celery, eggplant and onions, then weeded and moved irrigation a bit. It was a hot, dry, sunny day but ending up with a few pounds of loose carrots made the evening a happy one. Sharing carrots with friends and community isn't unlike sharing open source code...my roots are in both.
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July 23rd - Indeterminate Doesn't Mean What I Thought It Meant
It was a pretty easy day today, a bit hotter than the last but the breeze kept the greenhead flies and mosquitoes away for the most part while we harvested cilantro and weeded a field of peppers and eggplant.
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July 22nd - Something New to Harvest Every Day
Today’s field work included harvesting cabbage, cherry tomatoes, and onions, weeding rows, and managing weeds in the garden. In my research and homelab work, I've been pushing the art of summarization on multiple fronts...
