I didn’t take too many photos during my last week at Damali, but here are a few: In no particular order, here are bullet points of my final week: Field duty highlights: Weeded the surroundings of fruit trees enclosed in fences in the sheep pen Transfer small lavender plants into bigger, standard-sized pots so they… More Final days on the Damali field
It was a good thing the weekend was fun because the first day on the fields was brutal. The rest of the week was spent harvesting lavender, and because of that we had to start the day at 8 a.m. We would all set our alarms at around 7 a.m., and then hit the snooze… More Life on a lavender farm
On the last weekend of the trip I got to visit Port Townshend, an island just a ferry ride away from the main state. Phil and I also hung out with Jeff, Avery (Danielle’s brother), Jeremy (the other WWOOFer), and the boys at a park to watch some paragliders. The highlight of my last day… More Final photos
Up until this point I haven’t written much about my host family, who taught me so much about organic agricultural practices, ensured I was fed, etc. Most of all, it was nice being around their company. The kids in particular were quite an energetic bunch (Teagan, Joe, Theo, Sam and Faith. Sadly, I wasn’t able to… More Meet some of my host family
After coming back from Vancouver we met a man (whose name I regretfully forgot) who sells raw unfiltered honey at the Seedro Woolley Farmer’s Market. Some of his honeycomb boxes were kept at Highwater. He showed us some of the bees in the boxes. He also explained that honey cannot be organic because it’s impossible… More Bees and rabbit meat
Throughout the next several days, Phil and I spent a lot of time weeding and harvesting crops. Since all labor performed on organic farm operations is done manually, organic produce costs more than commercial produce. People do the weeding of crops at organic farms, whereas commercial crops are sprayed with pesticides that ward off insects… More Organic produce preparation
Jeff picked us up in an old, family-sized van. Another WWOOFer (a term used to refer to volunteers through the WWOOF program) named Tamara was sitting shotgun with her baby. The back was spacious but there weren’t any seats, so Phil and I sat on the floor of the vehicle, which was a bit dusty.… More Awkward sleeping arrangements
About two years ago I decided it would be a cool experience to live on an organic farm. So I made it happen. In July of 2011, my friend Phil and I did some research and found Highwater Farm, located in Mount Vernon, Washington through an organization called World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF).… More 30 hours on a bus, two weeks on an organic farm
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