C.S.A. Week 10

Every morning when Joni gets sick of being in the house, usually by 6:15 or so, we head out to do our morning rounds. The first stop is the animal barn where the horse usually, and enthusiastically, greets us as soon as he hears the screen door to the house slam. I have been sitting Joni down in the barn aisle on the rubber mats while I let the kittens out, put the fly mask on the horse, and send him along with the sheep out to pasture for the day. The kittens always burst out of the back room of the barn filled with energy after a night of confinement. By the time I return from letting the larger animals out, they are always in some combination of being on Joni’s lap and/or licking her fingers and toes. They appear to recognize some kind of kindred kitten-like spirit in her, and seem unbothered by her swatting at them or grabbing their tails. In turn she allows them to climb over her, sampling various body parts with their rough tongues. Homer hovers, ready to walk the field and check for geese in the gardens.

in the share:

• Heirloom tomatoes

• Boro Beets

• Cippolini Onions

• Red Russian Kale

• Carmen Sweet Peppers

• Azur Star Purple Kohlrabi