the things to bring

Much of my stuff has made its way to the farm, and among it are items recommended by one of the farm managers. I believe a number of people compared this 'what to bring' list to the list one gets when going to camp and though I can see the similarity....this list is much, much cooler.

Recommended for the growing season:
1. Carharts or other sturdy working pants
2. Long underwear, it's cold here
3. High Rubber boots for mud season
4. Rain Gear - The classic sort of fisherman type of get-up. You'll need both a jacket and pants.
5. Sturdy shoes in general. You must wear closed toe shoes on the tractor.
6. Shorts and tee-shirts etc for when the sun shines.
7. Also good to have a small pocket knife
8. Work gloves, a watch and sometype of hat to keep the sun off.

so it begins

The work pants, rain gear, bedding and sun screen have all been hauled out to the farm. My mom and my darling helped me move in on Friday. Moving in involved dragging a bedroom's worth of stuff on an L.L. Bean toboggan from the car to the cabin, as the entire farm (and much of Maine) is still covered in snow.

I will officially move to the farm tomorrow and have spent today gathering last minute items: cookbooks, flashlight, dried beans and a plant or two. I will be spending my weekdays at the farm, living in a small, beautiful three-room cabin. The cabin will be a practice in low-impact living: the electricity is solar, the heat is a wood stove, the water is from the well and the toilet is a compost one (more info on composting toilets here.)

I am excited beyond words. I feel like I did right before moving to Maine, I know I will feel at home in the dirt and am looking forward to following the seasons and growing beautiful food.