What a great week in the kitchen! Monday, Tuesday and Thursday the kitchen crew invited a few members of Chewonki’s staff into our workspace to prepare a lunch for the community. We try to give our Guest Chefs the full experience, from designing the menu, preparing the food (with the kitchen staff) and enjoying the […]
Reflections from Ellie Brown, Farm Apprentice It takes a lot to plan an orchard: a lot of dreaming, a lot of time, a lot of hands. It’s exiting to work on planning a project that will have such a long lifespan and influence in this place. I will be here to plant the trees, but
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As Chewonki’s fiscal year wraps up and the farm season slows down, I take a few moments (hours) each year to tally up the total number of food and firewood. The totals for this year (September 2012 – August 2013) are: 8615 pounds of vegetables (many of which were lightweight but high value, like basil)
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Sal and I are like beings: We are stubborn, built for durability, and antsy on rainy days. We both have a hard time leaving this peninsula: I am quietly content to putter around these 400 acres and Sal is too. Granted, I have more opportunities than she does to leave on a regular basis, but
