Interns have arrived and are hard at work!

We are fortunate this year to have two couples join us on the farm as interns wanting to learn more about gardens and livestock and how the two can work together symbiotically.  Dylan and Natalie arrived from the Lower Mainland at the beginning of May.  We were pleased that we had passed the test when they came for an earlier visit just to make sure that being on Ranfurly Farm provide them with the kind of experience they were looking for.  Derek and Lisa arrived later in the week after an exhausting  drive from Ontario with their all of the their gear and their cat.  Early experiences have included cow milking (and occasional chasing!), learning all of the chore routines and helping Jen in the garden.  It has been very exciting to have them around and we are enjoying the expanded table conversations immensely!

This morning saw  Natalie and Lisa helping Jen transplant brassicas in the garden while Mike, Derek and Dylan were getting the irrigation ready.