Day 5 May23
Today was by far the best day at the farm.
- Erika led an Insider's Tour at 11:00 which I attended
- I supervised the Farmer's market
- I had a long lunch with Isabelle (an intern from Dobbs Ferry)
- At 3:00 I did a mock livestock tour with Justin and Nick, I was very nervous but Justin said I did well
- Afterwards my brother and I went to the cafe with a bunch of other volunteers and staff and took home a ton of awesome food that would have otherwise been thrown out
- A baby lamb is being kept in Craig Haney's office (the livestock manager) and my brother and I bottle fed it. Its name is Lambs Armstrong.
Friday, May 23, 2008
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Day 4 May 22
- I updated the calendar online
- I searched for potential barbeque venders for the okra, beans, and leafy greens festival in July
- I sat in on a major meeting with the farm staff at 2:30 - I had to sit on a filing cabinet!
- Every thursday at 4:00 there is a "family dinner" where everyone working at Stone Barns and the Blue Hill is invited to the Blue Hill kitchen for dinner. Everyone grabs a plate and piles on food and then they push together all the restaurant tables (we sat outside today) into one huge table. It was nuts to be sitting next to the executive chef Dan Barber and to hear about everything that is going on in the restaurant and on the farm.
- I updated the calendar online
- I searched for potential barbeque venders for the okra, beans, and leafy greens festival in July
- I sat in on a major meeting with the farm staff at 2:30 - I had to sit on a filing cabinet!
- Every thursday at 4:00 there is a "family dinner" where everyone working at Stone Barns and the Blue Hill is invited to the Blue Hill kitchen for dinner. Everyone grabs a plate and piles on food and then they push together all the restaurant tables (we sat outside today) into one huge table. It was nuts to be sitting next to the executive chef Dan Barber and to hear about everything that is going on in the restaurant and on the farm.
Day 3 May 21
-Today I spent three hours searching for a "soul food" documentary that doesn't exist
-Then I spent another three hours outside (conveniently placed in the wind tunnel) sitting at the information desk. There were hardly any visitors but I met a girl named Paige who just started working there and we ended up having a lot of fun. I hope they send me to the information desk every time there is a Farmer's Market because being in the office can get awkward!
-Today I spent three hours searching for a "soul food" documentary that doesn't exist
-Then I spent another three hours outside (conveniently placed in the wind tunnel) sitting at the information desk. There were hardly any visitors but I met a girl named Paige who just started working there and we ended up having a lot of fun. I hope they send me to the information desk every time there is a Farmer's Market because being in the office can get awkward!
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Day 1 and 2
Friday May 16 (First Day)
Rain on a farm limits the numbers of activities to do..
- I read a 50 page packet all about Stone Barns
- I updated Stone Barns' book inventory and updated the online calendar on stonebarnscenter.org to include all of the dates of the Farmers Market
- I made several visits to the Blue Hill cafe with one of my supervisors (Erika) for tea and cookies
Saturday May 17
- I went on a three hour Insiders Tour of the farm
- I was informed that my job will be to give Vegetable Tours and Livestock Tours on the farm and I have one week to pack my brain with information before my first tour
Rain on a farm limits the numbers of activities to do..
- I read a 50 page packet all about Stone Barns
- I updated Stone Barns' book inventory and updated the online calendar on stonebarnscenter.org to include all of the dates of the Farmers Market
- I made several visits to the Blue Hill cafe with one of my supervisors (Erika) for tea and cookies
Saturday May 17
- I went on a three hour Insiders Tour of the farm
- I was informed that my job will be to give Vegetable Tours and Livestock Tours on the farm and I have one week to pack my brain with information before my first tour
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