Saturday, 04.09.11. Last Saturday was the first market of the year at Steamboat Landing. I went with Hope, met Lyca & Alana there, and ran into Dylan who hung out with us while we ate our breakfast (Cambodian food and breakfast burritos- delicious!) on the dock. It was pretty chilly and not very many vendors were there, but that was because it was the first market and not much is growing besides salad greens in greenhouses (some of the farms had root veggies leftover from the fall that had been in their root cellars all winter). I bought some kefir cheese (YUM!) and duck eggs which were HUGE, beautiful, delicious, and worth every penny of the $6 I spent on the dozen. I also picked up some chard from Westhaven Farm and introduced myself to the man vending the produce. Westhaven Farm is located at Ecovillage, and is part of Groundswell's New Farmer Training Program (http://groundswellcenter.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=77&Itemid=132 ) which I am participating in. It starts next Wednesday 04.20.11, and I can't wait! It should be a very valuable learning experience, and worth every penny of the tuition (Compare this to Cornell's nearly $1000 per credit hour. In my time here at Cornell, not a single class that I have taken has been worth $1000 per credit hour. Not one. This farmer course is a 100-hour program from April-November for $600. Not bad if you ask me.)
This weekend is for studying (I have an exam on Monday morning), studying, studying. After Monday, I will be slightly less stressed, but will still have to work on papers, projects, and art installations for two different events. These last four weeks of school are going to be crazy, busy, and hectic... can't wait to be done (and for spring to come!).
