harvest celebration

for a family that lives in a pretty urban area, i feel like we spend an inordinate amount of time on the farm.

this weekend we visited one of our csa farms for their harvest celebration.

i'm pretty sure these goats eat better than most people i know:
i was actually really tempted to pick up one of these carrots and eat it. i probably would have if there were any that weren't already partially chewed. you would understand why i felt that way if you have ever eaten a fresh chantenay carrot from our csa box. you'd never eat a "baby" "carrot" from supermarket ever again. but don't get me started.
samuel was a bit disappointed that he couldn't convince one of the goats to eat the head of cabbage whole. another sign these were the most well fed goats on the planet - they actually turned down food. i've never seen a goat do that before.
strawberry picking galore. we picked almost a half flat. only one basket managed to get to the checkout (we had help from some boys who seemed raised by wolves, but i won't get into that odd story). and that one basket didn't make it home. yum.
steve did a remarkable job picking strawberries, carrying the half flat, and toting shira.
samuel double fisting the strawberries.

it was fun to take a hayride with our friends and fellow csa'ers, kristen, eric and lillian the hayride was definitely the highlight for me. it was my first.
our very own farmer drove the tractor for the hayride and gave us a tour of the farm along the way. can't wait for the blueberries that he just planted this year. we should see those in two years. but we'll start seeing apples next year.


samuel and i on the hayride - he sure has learned that posed smile.
samuel chose to get a sun painted on his face. he was a little hesitant when he realized someone else was going to paint his face. he thought it would be like the children's museum where he paints his own face.


we also had the opportunity to do some crafts while we were there. in the picture above steve is holding samuel's art project where he glued beans to paper to create an oh so fabulous design. he of course enjoyed the glue part of the activity the most. i'm sure we were using heirloom beans that cost like $10 a pound. in addition, we made a farm style chia pet using an eggshell. if it grows (which i doubt, steve will probably kill it), i'll post a picture later...