This Bar None Produce gig is just what I’m meant for. #peasantlifestyle#impecunious
Starting at sun up, quitting at sundown. Long days punctuated with flurries of heightened activity. A marathon with surges. Spring into summer, the calendar becomes an ultra.
It’s likely not how you would describe a “rich” life but for this fella its priceless.
Think about this for a moment. Since 1987 I have worked 6 months at the Will Co. Health Department (Joliet, IL), a few Wednesday mornings in 2008 at Hill of Beans Coffee (Omaha), and a handful of days at Red Dirt Running Co. in 2013. Those endeavors I call Work. Hours of confinement, claustrophobic.
For thirty adult years no traditional employment. Twenty of those as a stay at home dad, the last ten under extreme circumstances. Trappings no guarantee of happiness. Shaped the man I used to be, the man I no longer am.
The last four years filled with my calling. Aching, laborious, chafing, sweaty, cutting, hauling, pruning, digging, building, breaking, blistering. Outdoors isn’t Work. Alongside my dear sweet Linda transcending to Bliss.
Jed always the first one ready to roll!
Thinning seedlings helps promote healthy growth for both plants and people! This micro green salad mix is $20 in town. Rustic and efficient use of resources here.
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