tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post4916625509856806625..comments2024-01-03T20:47:19.350-05:00Comments on Longest Acres Blog: an odd photo-series of cats and beets and thoughts on the farmer/worker relationshipkatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18049595707161522917noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-29992089435409141742012-12-21T13:19:21.925-05:002012-12-21T13:19:21.925-05:00Would you share where ur shirt(s) are from? Would you share where ur shirt(s) are from? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-33692111378633242402012-12-20T23:13:06.586-05:002012-12-20T23:13:06.586-05:00That last photo is the sweetest. Thank you for sha...That last photo is the sweetest. Thank you for sharing your snippets of farm life with us. Your words are so real and genuinely interesting. I know you'll be great people to work for - kindhearted and understanding. Okay, my gushfest is over. I hope December has been treating you well.Abbeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14554152090141373923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-36472167383249704312012-12-20T19:53:52.132-05:002012-12-20T19:53:52.132-05:00Love the pictures!
Thank you for sharing this with...Love the pictures!<br />Thank you for sharing this with us<br />Good luck!!sweet harvest moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17694857926050552450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-45136186127213909522012-12-20T08:35:27.118-05:002012-12-20T08:35:27.118-05:00I am a new reader to your blog. An aspiring farmer...I am a new reader to your blog. An aspiring farmer who is still working on others farms to learn from their mistakes and save up money for my own land someday. I think your list covers most of my concerns I have run into while farming for others. The proper tools being a big one. I was once asked to lime a HUGE field using just a pickle bucket and an old coffee can...Also the nightly dinner check-in is a great idea. I have usually found that the farmers aren't around when I have questions and that would be a prime time to ask them. If dinner doesn't work, you could alternate fixing lunch and do lunch instead. You might find that everyone wants some alone time during dinner. <br /><br />I would also add: Share business decisions with the workers. Especially is they would like to own their own farm someday. A farm is a business and if you let them know why you stopped planting turnips (they didn't sell) or why you are planting a few extra rows of tomatoes (saving up to buy a seeder) they will begin to understand more fully how each seedling is more than just a seedling and how every business has certain decisions to be made based on financial reasons. <br /><br />I look forward to following your farming journey!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-30652986830206155732012-12-19T22:20:09.564-05:002012-12-19T22:20:09.564-05:00you guys really ought to look into becoming a wwoo...you guys really ought to look into becoming a wwoofer farm. there are so many perks to it, especially if you already have a yurt that people could stay in. I am wwoofing in hawaii and learning infinite amounts of knowledge! good luck, and it sounds like a swell list!hitherandthitherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17954590672060719141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-47662142312514664732012-12-19T17:42:59.157-05:002012-12-19T17:42:59.157-05:00Chapeau for you two!
I wish you a good start for 2...Chapeau for you two!<br />I wish you a good start for 2013 - greetings from germany<br />Birgit <br />Akaleiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06007369451749798097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-78205613225828850832012-12-19T15:09:11.558-05:002012-12-19T15:09:11.558-05:00I absolutely relate to this - as interns, Jesse an...I absolutely relate to this - as interns, Jesse and I were ALWAYS heading down to the house at night after a long day saying "when we have our own farm, we will never do THAT." OHHH how things change when it is your farm, your time, your money on the line. <br /><br />And I am so happy about you gaining some community! I like your desires/guidelines so far -they work well even for just two partners working together. Hope winter is not too heavy on you these days.Hannah.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17277625216521541980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-63567584097474044642012-12-19T14:41:54.195-05:002012-12-19T14:41:54.195-05:00Kate, I'm so happy that yall are going to have...Kate, I'm so happy that yall are going to have help next season. Wonderful growth! :)<br />Based on my own experience, the regular check-in to hear good & bad is necessary, productive, and empowering. I bet you'll learn so much more about the farm & yourselves through this process. love meg meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17158341471445980728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-8969940875050303032012-12-19T14:31:36.046-05:002012-12-19T14:31:36.046-05:00I found your blog a couple months ago and read thr...I found your blog a couple months ago and read through all the posts in a matter of hours. I check back obsessively for new posts and this one, as many others have, has made me want to come work for you and learn from you and soak in your wonderful and honest presence. Thank you :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-38535361586329517352012-12-19T13:46:10.281-05:002012-12-19T13:46:10.281-05:00my husband and I are starting out farming adventur...my husband and I are starting out farming adventure this year and reading posts like this give great insight and advice! Thanks for taking us along your journey. Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08588764583588125468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-85219281591188319092012-12-19T13:15:27.177-05:002012-12-19T13:15:27.177-05:00Those are great guidelines for any management posi...Those are great guidelines for any management position! I wish my bosses (in retail) had the same understanding about their workers as you do. I think you'll be a real pleasure to work for :)Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14297340149912100614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-80557629252928904232012-12-19T13:05:50.055-05:002012-12-19T13:05:50.055-05:00love those sweet photos, and i have the utmost res...love those sweet photos, and i have the utmost respect for the tireless jobs of farming you and your husband do day-in-day-out. its always so wonderful to read your writing and descriptions of your life as a farmer.mary @ millay vintagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07162637706820761819noreply@blogger.com