First Day on The Farm

As this is a new blog, I am guessing many don't know much about me, let alone what I'm doing this blog for. Well, I just started working part time at Hendricks Farm with Bob Del Grosso and Trent Hendricks learning the ropes of making all kinds of charcuterie, as well as anything else related to food and farming I can pick up. It's truly a unique and fortunate experience.

Well today was the first day on the farm, and I have to say, it was better than expected. Working with Bob directly, and having Trent bust my balls every time he got a chance is therapeutic in it's own way. There is something refreshing about chopping pecans by hand, and not rough chop, but actually slicing up the pecans into uniform pieces. Working around people who appreciate the idea and concept of doing by hand, and relying less on machines is incredibly refreshing.

Today we made about 65lbs of fresh Turkey Sausage with prunes, pecans, sage and cider. I'll have to pick some up when I'm at the farm again on Saturday morning, as I didn't have an opportunity to store the fresh sausage today.

I'm going to be doing a minimum of 2 days a week at the farm, hopefully 3, and still working my full time job. It really is something I think will change my life for the better, and give me some nice balance and perspective.