This morning I joined my
Kiler Canyon Farm family for the weekly harvest after missing it last week. Below is a photographic record of today's harvest morning.
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There are actually several people hidden in that amaranth in the middle distance... |
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...there were four to be exact. |
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The flowers were out in full force today. |
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I believe I am starting to fall in love with amaranth. |
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View back at the farm structures from the amaranth patch. |
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Sunflowers |
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Dan, guest Randall, and Kaleen. |
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From left both farmers and guests alike: Genevive, Randall, Quill, Claire, Kaleen, and Chaponica. |
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The packing shed. |
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Partially-filled share baskets. |
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Now with carrot bunches added. |
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Salsa baskets |
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Dan putting the finishing touches on breakfast with Tequila conducting quality control operations from the floor. |
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Dan The Man around the time he said I was an easy mark... but forgot the man with the camera has the last word. |
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The harvest congregation congregating. |
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From left: Chaponica, Claire, Quill, Genevive, Elsie, and Kaleen. |
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Tequila being Tequila |
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Back to work after breakfast. |
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"Where we going next, Daddy?" |
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Getting the lids on at the end can get interesting given how much gets crammed in the share baskets. |
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Claire and Chaponica bringing baskets for Kaleen to load inside while I do nothing to help. |
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3/4th of the core crew from left: Kaleen, Chaponica, and Quill. |
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Tequila was all over the place today. |
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Basket case veggies were fed to the pigs.... |
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... by guest Elsie. |
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This is the stud pig of the farm... and he knows it. |
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Three species here: porcines, bovines, and McNuggets. |
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Quill's legendary SideGlanceStinkEye. |
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Before today I had never seen a treehouse suspended by straps. |
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The harvest posse unwinding at the end.
All photos by Kim Patrick Noyes (all rights reserved). |
Aloha Folks, I used to get baskets of your yummy veggies at the house on Vine Street, and even came to a party up in Kiler canyon. Good memories from that time in my hometown~and I am very glad to see you succeeding today ! I am an Innkeeper at a B n B in San Luis, alas too far to come pick up veggies, but we do have a little farmer's market down here to tide me over. Best of Luck to Miss Chaponica and the Crew : ~ ) richardssudden@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely tribute to a wonderful enterprise. I wish I lived close enough to share in your bounty. I can feel it and smell it through the beautiful photos. Love to you all, Julia
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