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Marybeth
True Blue Farmgirl
6418 Posts
Mary Beth
Stanwood
Wa 98292
USA
6418 Posts |
 Posted - Sep 23 2008 : 6:29:51 PM
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Harvest Jubilee was this past Saturday. I invited you all earlier. Well, it rained all day and I felt so sorry for the 18 farmers that opened their farms to visitors and all the other activities planned. I went down to Klesick Family Farm (where I have a CSA) and they were busy in the rain. I have posted Tristan's (the owner) news letter and a picture I took.
HARVEST JUBILEE
What an awesome adventure we all had this past Saturday. Over 600 people braved the elements, and believe me there was no shortage of rain that day. I woke early Saturday (4am) to the sound of pounding rain on the roof. I remember thinking, “Okay Lord, we have spent three weeks preparing the farm and preparing for this event and now we’ll trust you with the outcome.” Of cou rse, we would have all preferred sun, but I think that everyone that ventured out had a great time, and I know we sure did.
Despite the rain, the day was beautiful. I loved seeing the children climb up onto a tractor dreaming of one day driving it themselves. It blessed me to see the excitement in the children’s eyes when they saw the potatoes come up and out of the potato digger, realizing that it was their job to gather them up for the farmer. The tug-o-war was a success. My three big farm boys took on 25 little ones. The boys tried, but there was just too much “horse power” on the other side of the rope. Now I’m pretty sure we have some inspired future farmers out in the community, feeling pretty good that they could take on our best farm-hands.
Everyone, young and old, enjoyed watching the simple mechanics of the old threshing machine whirl into action, while being grateful for store-bought flour. I could tell that lives were being touched and memories were being made.
We reserved a bare piece of ground for future farmers to play with farm tools in the dirt. More than once, I spied a 3 or 4 year old 50 or 60 feet in the middle of the field pushing the wheel hoe with great gusto. But the equally more impressive sight was the mom torn between fetching her little guy through the sea of beautiful farmland, recently turned into mud, or just letting him go. In the end, Junior will clean up fine, but the memories and the family time, those are the things that really stick. And I don’t think I’ve ever seen so many sweet little girls with beautiful butterfly faces. Anna, Clara, and Kathryn could rival Michelangelo when it comes to face painting.
All of us at the Klesick Family Farm want to thank those of you that were able to come out and visit and for making memories with us.Tristan
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Harvest Jubilee--UPDATE
