Tractor, a New second hand machine
Posted on Wed, Oct 28, 2009
It's a massive day for me tomorrow, it's half term and just at the same time I get contacted and told that the John Deere tractor I put a deposit on in Bristol is ready to be viewed with the stone burier... It's the first time I've bought such a thing and I really excited. It's still not going to be a done deal until tomorrow but either way it's a big step in the right direction. I bought all the materials today to build a lean to on the lorry body which will provide the shelter needed for the tractor if/when it arrives.
This week has been, I feel, quite a progressive and rewarding week. I produced a little leaflet for the dinning rooms earlier under the advice of Andrew Edmond (one of the current Directors) at the college. It's illustrated and contains some text from me about the my pick of the week vegetables, and Cilla has added a recipe for the back page so the students can cook some of what she is making at home... Next time we'll put a beetroot and chocolate recipe in there, very nice :o)
The first group of 1st year Biodynamic course students will be moving on after next week, it's been great having such a nice and willing group to work with to start so the others have something to live up to.. . . . . I'm hoping that we can do some fun stuff next week as a large group like coppice and pruning work. Cilla has also suggested that we can peel and core apples for her, as these jobs take a long time and it'll mean we get more apple crumbles, a good way to persuade anyone. It is hard however to organize these groups of students, this one is 6 and has a range of abilities and experiences, so finding the right people for the right job sometimes a challenge as you never want to send the same people to do the same sorts of things everyday. Hopefully working on the fruit bushes and in the woods will create more of a learning opportunity for everyone.