This year Dave's renting a piece of farmland on the Soule Homestead property. It's a historical piece of land in Middleboro. It helps him expand his size and variety of crops. Only problem is, there's no electricity or running water, and it's literally in the middle of noplace, so they have become very creative.
Shareowners were invited to a volunteer planting day on May 23rd. I had my African sister Joanita visiting us for the weekend, and she came along too. We hiked to the plots, and proceeded to plant tomatoes all morning. Dave plants his in a way nobody had ever heard of before. He digs trenches and lays them on their side, covering most of them with soil and bending up the top carefully. This way there are more roots grown, which makes for a stronger plant.
After we planted the tomatoes, we watered them. How do you water a large farm in the middle of noplace with no running water, you ask? It was the coolest thing to watch!! Dave loaded up his tractor with cisterns of rainwater. He attached hoses to them, laid the hoses flat, and then hoisted the bucket to start the water flowing with gravity. Voila! Instant water pressure!
After we watered, we were treated to a delicious roast pork (roasted on the grill while we planted) with lots of homemade fixin's. We sat in the grass next to the field and dined like kings. It was a really neat experience!!
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