If Mari said this to her dear Dad who is hard of hearing he would say “That is what I have beenworried would happen all along”. Our realization came however, not from looking at our books. It came as Neighbors, Northfielders and Monpelierites joined us Friday evening for a delightfully sunny farm supper and the Scrag Mountain Music concert.
Just a few days earlier the “bedded pack” in the hoop house had been several feet deep in places
Dining in and around the hoophouse
and bird netting and pig panel had divided the space into winter quarters. By Friday the beds were readied for heirloom tomatoes but we roped off a section to serve as a dining room for the night. As the sun set and the woodcocks began their “peeenting” and flamboyant display out back, our farm guests filled their plates at the farmstand and enjoyed supper and each other in the hoop house. There is nothing better than a buzz in the barnyard!
Okay, maybe there is. Music in the barn.
As we welcomed everyone we had to admit that the title of Scrag Mountain Music’s concert “Modern Baroque” had necessitated a Wikipedia visit. “Baroque is a period of artistic style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur…” That is when we realized – our farm is baroque! 
Evan, Mary and their talented colleagues played magnificently as always. They had a blast. They say that is because they had already begun connecting with you who attended, sharing the meal, watching the piglets, figuring out which key a spring peeper peeps in. We all were that much more enthralled than a normal audience because we saw that Austin, Lynnette, Karen, Mary and Evan are indeed mortals, folks who share our penchant for farm fresh and just food.
We farmers remained stimulated through the week as we ran around, first finishing the dry ground tasks, then seeding and scurrying to take advantage of the much needed rain. More scurrying enabled us to meet a great cohort of new folks interested in our farm and other wonderful Washington County CSAs (Wellspring, Central Vermont Food Hub, Gaylord Farm and others) as the State of Vermont Employee Wellness Program and the Department of Agriculture team up to pilot linking State of Vermont Workers to farm shares. The program represents an opportunity to tip local farm fresh food from fringe much closer to the mainstream. We are excited to welcome you who choose our farm and to celebrate all the early adopters in this program as their act of voting with their forks has significant implications for Vermont’s working landscape and the health of our families and our nation.
Photos from the dinner and concert are on our facebook page!
