Wow! We’ve done so much and learned so much I don’t know where to start!
There are two other interns here with us – Erin from MN and Julie from Peru. We spent most of our first 24 hours just settling in and getting to know everyone before getting our hands dirty.
In the past few days we’ve observed cheese-making, woke up shivering to snow, made snowmen before it melted, built a chicken tractor and transferred chicks, fed a gazillion animals, eaten the yummiest food, moved hay, played with goats and kids, chased turkeys, been chased by geese, watered the greenhouse, sealed cracks in adobe flooring, asked a million questions, began learning Spanish and the coolest of all…
I milked a cow!! (So did Zeb!)
Being here is amazing and I feel so comfortable, despite the learning curve. I was telling Justin how easily I can picture us doing this same thing, but how I can’t imagine doing it alone. Working with the others, joking and laughing and talking, all while being in such a serene (albeit noisy) atmosphere is beyond description.
I’m hoping in the coming weeks to share more from Chris (the owner) about the sustainable housing, animal husbandry, alternative energy and all the other sustainable features of Ironwood.
For now I have some homegrown/raised food to eat and a bed calling my name. ::yawn::
My name is Tara. I am a mama and a lover, a full-time nomad, a passionate devourer of Life and an Organic Life Coach.
I have to say, it is SO exciting to “live” these moments through your blog!! THIS sounds like the moments you made this huge change for!!
Tara,
The photos are amazing. Loved chatting with you yesterday even though the reason wasn’t so sunny. Miss you. Hugs. Barb
Too cool! Have fun and soak it all up!
sweet! we love farm visits and I can’t wait until boys are old enough for longer internships or having our own homestead.
So cool to wake up every morning excited about what the day will bring and the fact that it is something so different than ever before. I had a choice in friends to stay with the past few nights and I chose the one who had traveled and was more universal. I am more comfortable around open minds. And everyday I open my mind up more!
Looks like lots of fun! Those chicks are so cute. What breed are they?
Beautiful pictures. Glad to see you having an amazing time despite the rough start.
I’ve been reading your blog for a while, I love it. We’re a (mostly) unschooling, organic farming family with 3 kids (ages 11yo, 7 yo, and 6 months).
If you ever need a place to park in south-central Indiana, drop me a note.
That looks like a lot of fun! I wanna’ know how to milk a cow! It’s a good skill to have… You know… If you’re ever stuck in a desert with just a cow and you need something to drink.
LOVE it! Milking is the best! Especially when you get to take the milk straight from the the teat to the fridge!
@Nicole, they are a meat breed but I’m not sure exactly WHAT breed they are.
Wow amazing! can’t wait to hear more.
What a beautiful experience for the whole family. Enjoy! <3
I am so enjoying this journey with you, thank you for letting us join you on this exciting, frightening, lovely adventure.
I wanna milk a cow!!!
So wonderful. When I was 12, my family moved to Albuquerque (well, Corrales) and we started a goat/chicken farm. It led the ranch my parents still own here in Oregon. I couldn’t love the farming life more, and it’s so hard for me to be stuck in the ‘burbs when I want to be out at the ranch!
Glad you are having fun!
I am happy for you, I can feel a sigh of relief in your writing. wishing you extended happiness during your stay on this farm.
Awesome. Great photos and I love the truck. Can I have the truck
Do you know when Ironwood Farm plans to start blogging again? I love their blog.
So happy your adventure is off to such a great start.
So dreamy!!!!
That sounds all so amazing! What a lucky family you are to experience a few of nature’s many wonders together like that. So glad I happened across your blog. I’ll be back much more I’m sure. xo m.
It is so awesome that you are doing this! LOVE the photos!
tara,
i’m SO loving your blog and finding it very inspirational! i can’t wait to see what other adventures lay ahead for you and your family.
that looks and sounds like so much fun and good wholesome healthy living. So good to have that connection to where the food is coming from and how it gets to us. I would love to do something like this – be part of a big community, making a living from the land, but being surrounded by other families and like minded people. so enjoying reading all about it. Chasing chickens looks like so much fun. x
This is the stuff that life is made of. I’d love to experience this. Here’s me, tipping my glass to you for being just so incredibly cool. Rock on, sister!
This is great, Tara!
On an almost completely unrelated note…do you know of any good resources you could point me to that would help me get started making my own bread? … that doesnt have anything unecessary or unhealthy in it, of course.