Our week has been a little topsy-turvy and it’s been hard to get the blog submissions on the ‘proper days’, but I don’t want to deprive you of all the news. We had a big corporate order of bagels which went swimmingly and today we have a few extra ‘surprise’ bagels, mmmmm, sourdough bagels. I spent my late teen/early adult years in NJ so bagels are important to me (ha!) and I love J’s bagels.
Today we are hosting the first Homeschool Newspaper Club (2-4pm)to brainstorm and organize. I think homeschoolers have a lot of great contacts and things they are interested in learning more about that would make great articles for the community. And I was the editor of my very ‘analog’ school newspaper back in the day (way way back) so I have some skills. Tomorrow night is Artwalk Gardiner and we will be here with Late Nite Art and ‘Scouts’ (mini baguettes in Classic and Charlie the Chocolate Bread) to try and buy until 8:30pm.
We’re updating the website so check us out there for new and exciting articulations of what, how, and why we do what we do.
The homestead, our starting point and hub, is flush with apples. We’ll be pressing apples soon, picking blackberries, and hopefully drying the last batches of herbs for Winter teas. We’ll be getting the Seed Swap drawers back up at the store by the Autumnal Equinox (and hopefully getting to the Common Ground Fair), and the seed catalogs out for drooling and dreaming.
I’m just going to enjoy my few but lovely flowers peeking out on the sunny days.
Rock Bottom Homestead 