Where we now have beans, beets, and melons growing once stood a barn. The original barn build in the 1800s stood just to the West of the house. Apparently the ‘driveway’ used to follow the wetland to the south too, and, what is now our ‘back’ door was the ‘front.’ I learned this from Kenny and Elden Kratzke who grew up here and remember well shoveling the driveway by hand so the milk truck could pick up – these guys were much tougher than I!
Anyway, history does present itself when I’m out in what I call the back field. When out cultivating or hoeing, I’ve found all kinds of trinkets. Lots of pot shards like pieces of crocks or pottery, but also cool pieces of blue glass and iron buckles, old tools, and other metal curiosities that I can’t place.
For me, this little findings remind me that I’m just a temporary steward of this place. Any place on this earth that has been inhabited has had many people come and go, each making their mark whether for good or bad. I’d like to hope that I can make a positive impact on this little place and maybe one day someone else will find one of the many veggie tools I’ve misplaced.
In the box:
- ‘Farao’ Green Cabbage
- Salad mix
- Green Beans
- Pint of Cherry Tomatoes: Variety is farmers choice.
- Sweet Onion
- A couple cucumbers
- A couple zucchini
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