2009-5 May, do what you like! May, do as you please!
The urgency is there and it changes all the time! I did not have time to
myself to the one that must move to another! Urgency depends on
time, atmosphere, mood. The most subtle and difficult is
identify, and take head-on for it to clear.
To identify the emergency it is imperative to know its culture,
the technical and human resources available and keep a steady aim!
short, daily, it means to have a punnet of strawberries as soon as possible in June, the plants must be planted before a specified date. So they can be planted, the ground must be amended, worked, as irrigation is installed, the mulch is laid. And all these positions can not be done in any situation. This year, it was very difficult to make each of them in acceptable conditions. Reason: the rain! this one is being asked so many all these years, she came and stayed.
Here, it is urgent to plant these strawberries at some point and if I'm on another emergency! Then it gets carried away! And there we must be absolutely vigilant and carefully weigh up the consequences. I would say in May what you can do the best you can. And speaking of strawberries, I am very worried about
production in June
plantations were made with the delay (I could not work the soil too wet and I was bogged down with the tractor) and I'm afraid that just suddenly I have more to harvest strawberries! And that is very unpleasant to live! When There are too many, that I can no longer rattle
do the job and we spend a lot of time to harvest! And then I complain now because I fear the 0 crop! it's true that if I had not died of apricot blight, it would apricots! as in a dream telling my boys and it annoys me. But it is.
The month of May is on my farm:
* 483 hours of work spread between Isabelle (244h), employees (155H), my Boys (14h) and at workshops amapiens (70h)
* 780kg strawberry
* 2 km from flowerbeds comprising 3000 strawberry plants and 3770 fruit-vegetable plants! Finally sij'oublie nothing!
And I do not know how the son of electric fence and even less blade trimmers!
The month of May is also the lengthening days so we can start at 6am and finish at 21h and it is not hot enough to be thought to stop at noon! worry suddenly I thought about it and it's really good.
The month of May is also the extraordinary growth of each plant tissue! And with this rain is wonderful. But it's also a few hail from the early month!
Finally, there are only the latest rotation of melons and tomatoes to plant. And we must closely monitor all these herbs that grow between flowerbeds. This year we have 4 varieties of Charentais melon and 7 varieties of melon called 'care'.
I tried to stagger the planting so that we have a longer period. But with the melon, you never know what it takes! Suddenly everything makes up for it and the orgy!
I find contentment with the distributions and each of you. Thank you for all your smiles and good moods, all of your attendance at each of these distributions. I Often tired and I'm leaving always filled with heart and muscle cheered! Thank you. I would like to salute the amap
Vidauban structure that welcomes and other producers. She found a place of distribution (before it was in my garage) and it's really nice. Distributions are also a moment of exchange between producers and I realize we're all in this together! This time that is not often enough on top! Too hot, too cold, too windy, too much rain ........
The picnic this year was in May and those who attended were able to realize what is happening on the farm. It was a beautiful day and I thank all those who have allowed. I loved the accordion and the father of Annie potting watermelons with children.
But! you know there's always a little and sometimes big clouds in a sky so beautiful! It's still not easy! Because there are too many emergencies of course! But also because this month of May was the obligation to accept my responsibilities.
I had reported that excess water in the plot of peach, I sensed a major problem. It was true and I have to mourn those hopes never met. Fortunately, I had to run to other emergencies! The disappointment was drowned ... oh you will have some peaches, here and there this season, enjoy them well because they are rare.
To the ancients, it will not change much. For new, are taking the measure of these words.
Grubbing is programmed and the parcel will receive the strawberries and asparagus. Peach trees are planted on the site of the log.
lot of work ahead, but as a hope.
exploitation of the body and takes me a little assurance. This painful experience strengthens me in my commitment to this profession and your community support your amap and personal with your payment allows me to "hold" and to live my land. You may have noticed that my baskets are not too empty and with what I put into culture, they will not. But despite my good
desire, my energy and faith, our baskets are still not like what I like. But they look like what my land is willing to give us. In this adventure I do not know who supports who! You through me or the Earth for what it offers us? I still do not know if it's a utopia! These past six years are a reality.
This year, thanks to you, I the minimum wage and it is also true! Even if it's not like I wanted, I accept that the work done has transformed my land. I know in my heart that it is possible! Just find the right path!! and does not collapse before they have found it! To provide the means to hold, forward, to build. And I know more than ever I'm ready to go! It's my way. And I have this incredible opportunity that you're here. And that's the best gift.
Isabelle
