Second week at the farm!

Hey everyone! It has been another great week here at J&L Green Farm. Still very cold…we had about 5 inches of snow last Monday and we are currently at 6 inches and counting! This long Winter thing is a lot more frustrating when you’re spending your whole day outside in it, as opposed to laying on the beach in Florida hearing about it on Facebook J. But Spring is literally almost here. It SHOULD be warmed up to a nice 70 degrees in the next two weeks.

Sheep and cows eating hay right after it
was rolled out

We have learned a lot this week and have experienced several new things. We went to church with the Greens last Sunday and met some great people, and then proceeded to have a party for Allison’s (their daughter) 1^st birthday. We had to skip church this morning because we spent more time at the farm laying hay for all the pigs in preparation for the snow tonight! We learned how to move cows this week. It was a lot easier because you’re setting up fence in an open field as opposed to doing it in the deep thickets of the woods for the pigs. Also the wire for the cow fencing is a lot thinner than pig wire, which makes it easier to manage.

Our First Week At the Farm!

David, Matt, and Kevin just after packing the trailer

Our F-250 7.3 Diesel Truck

Well it finally happened! We took the first step to becoming farmers. We embarked on our long journey from south Florida to north Virginia. We packed our bags right after Justin (Rachel's brother) and Kayla's wedding. We loaded our U-haul trailer to the brim and embarked on our 18 hour road trip to J&L Green Farm. It was supposed to be an 18 hour drive... but after one big hill in North Carolina called Mt. Airy, pulling over 5 times because of an over-heating engine, leaking transmission fluid, a new radiator cap, 4 gallon jugs of coolant, 2 mechanics, 3 hours waiting for the repairs to get done, and pouring down rain it turned out to be a 33 hour trip. But we made it! And that's all that matters. We are here and we are learning how to farm! Rachel and I love it so far and it's so exciting learning all these new things in a hands-on format with personal responsibility. In 8 months we will know how to run a successful sustainable farming business.