I haven't had use of a phone since I got here since I only put £5 on my phone and there has been absolutely no way to connect my phone to WiFi contrary to what has been promised last week from the head of the estate. It's no one's fault it just keeps not happening. Anyway, I am borrowing the laptop again to write about the past few days. FYI: Graham is the name of the host and Nick is the owner of the estate. Also, we have half a kitchen in the field now so we can start cooking and preparing meals in the same place we are working.
The CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) field is almost directly in between the main house of the estate and the caravan park; it takes about 10-15 minutes of walking to get to both places. We work by the house on Monday and shower by the house as well.
Saturday: I woke up close to 8 AM after a refreshing night's sleep and started working in the polytunnel in order to make up the hours we lost Thursday from the house tour and Friday from the drama. Graham (the head of the project but invited by Nick to create the CSA) came in just before 10 and we talked about what needed doing. Today I finished planting the first round of tomatoes, peppers, and eggplants (called aubergines in the U.K.) After a nice lengthy lunch, we learned how to plant leeks out. To finish the day I planted zucchini seeds.
At the caravan park, I helped throw away trash and brought 2 mugs back to the field. Two people decided to take a nap in the field after stamping the grass down to make a cozy bed.
Had a delicious dinner with garlic pan-fried potatoes.
Sunday: Woke up late and did a bit of work and planted some leeks. Shortly afterward, I washed last night's pots and pans so I could cook some lunch. Although I had volunteered when the moment came to cook I had quite a bit of a freak out worrying that I wouldn't make enough. When I finished, I ran to the caravan to get bread and mushrooms so people could make a sandwich with the ingredients if they wanted to. It was potatoes, lettuce, and mushrooms with a bit of cheese. I would have made more potatoes but I would have spilled them out of the pan if I had filled it to the top.
After a nice calming shower, me and two other people helped make a nice dinner and we even made crepes for everyone afterward which was a wonderful show.
Monday: There was some lovely fog when I awoke this morning. After breakfast, I watered the plants in the polytunnel, biked to the main house to water more plants before getting on with any new work in the garden. We planted a few Partisan Blanc squash after making the soil suitable by first making mud and treading on it. Then lunchtime came around. During lunch, we learned that apart from the issues we were aware of (dirty dishes at the field and trash outside the caravan), the plants in the polytunnel desperately needed watering. The sun had come out and undid the work I had done. So I hurried through my lunch, burning my tongue in the process, then biked back to the field and spent an hour watering the plants and then started on the dishes. Once finished, I rushed back to the garden to help plant out the rest of the squash with my planting partner.
For dinner, Graham made us all a wonderful curry with paneer cheese but we were eating at 9 PM since the whole chaotic fiasco disrupted the rest of the day.
Today: Fell asleep quickly last night and slept like a rock all the way through. Woke up close to 7 but felt like sleeping at least another 3 hours. I watered the plants in the polytunnel for an hour before getting breakfast. Moved slowly throughout the day but was able to delegate the tasks and we made a good amount of progress. One person planted 4 beds of leaks (70 x 4), another finished planting out the beans and I worked in the polytunnel. Tried yet again today to get WiFi on my phone but it hasn't happened yet.
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