Weather: We had the first big snow of the winter last week, with fifteen inches of snow on Wednesday and drifts up to my waist in places. Not the greatest snowshoeing weather, but daughter Isabel and I went out anyways, and found a peaceful spot in the woods to listen to the world around us.
What We Did: We washed and packed and washed and packed. Wholesale sales of roots have been strong this December, which we’ve really appreciated.
Comings and Goings: Chris’ friend Jana came twice to help out with the extra work on our plates, which was just great. Chris spent too much time on the road doing the organic activist-organizer-teacher thing, with several farm visits in Wisconsin and Iowa, and classes on financial planning for Land Stewardship Project’s Farm Beginnings program (in River Falls, Wisconsin, and St. Joseph, Minnesota), a conference staff meeting in Spring Valley, Wisconsin, a meeting in La Crosse about a book project he’s working on, classes in Ames at the Iowa Organic Conference on season extension and post-harvest handling, and another class near Whitewater State Park about all of the non-technical stuff farmers should consider when they think about building a greenhouse.
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