Summer Summary

The summer always seems to pass quickly, but this year it seems particularly true. With only three short weeks until I head back north, it seems like a good moment to review some of the summer highlights.

 May was a blast. I tagged along with an old friend on the first leg of his cross country bike tour (http://steelingwest.com/) on a round about trip out to Cincinnati, Ohio. It was beautiful, fun, and rainy trip and one of the most solid months I've had to date. We met great folks and had wonderful adventures - all well documented by Lowell in his blog.

Shenandoah National Park

I headed back to Pennsylvania for the first few weeks of June before making my way south of the Mason-Dixon line in Greensboro, North Carolina. I spent a glorious three weeks down there visiting friends, working at the Edible Schoolyard with amazing young people, and hanging out and riding in Pisgah and Dupont State Forests.

Building a floating garden at one of the Greensboro Children's Museum's Schoolyard Summer Camps!

Mid-July I headed back to Pennsylvania where I've spent the rest of the summer. I am lucky to know a great many farmers who provide me with seasonal work whenever I'm in town.

Chickens at Vollmecke's CSA & Orchard

I have been working at a grass-fed beef farm (http://www.buckrunfarm.com/index.html), a vegetable and seed saving farm (http://happycatorganics.com/), and an orchard and csa (http://www.csachestercounty.com/). I love being outside and am trying to soak up as much of the heat and sun and warmth as possible before the cold cold Canadian winter sets in.