Hello hello! It's been a few weeks since my last update. I took some time away from the farm to visit friends and family back home and didn't ever get around to an update while I was there.

I'm back on the farm now and have been for about a week. It took a few days to really get settled in and back into a good routine. I miss my family and my beautiful friends. Thank you to everyone who showed me hospitality, had a cup of coffee with me, laughed with me, fed me (you're incredible Abigail), or shared a wonderful conversation with me. As always, I'd love to keep in touch with anyone and everyone. If you'd like to be pen-pals let me know! Here is the address here if you'd like to start;

1324 Georgia Highway 49 South

Americus, GA 31719

As far as a farm update, I've taken some pictures of my first project. The kale has exploded and is at the point of needing a massive harvest. Nathan and I spent most of Wednesday working on this. We barely made a dent but I'm expecting to really knock it out this next week.

Here is the bed of kale we were working with.

After being cut back.

Out work station. Black tub for kale, blue bucket for sitting, and white bucket for scraps (or rabbit food rather!).

At this point we headed towards the kitchen.

Once we had finished harvesting we headed towards the kitchen to finish the project. We did a final rinse and then blanched the kale. (This is where you boil something for 1-2 minutes, then immediately place it in cold water to stop the cooking.) This helps preserve the nutrients in the vegetable and also makes defrosting easier if freezing.

Its incredible how much use we have had from these plants. Early on they produced lovely, sweet leaves that were great in a fresh salad. Now that the leaves are larger, tougher, and more bitter they can be cooked just a tad and still have a great flavor and are full of tons of great nutrients!

Well, thats all for now but be expecting more updates from the farm! Would love to hear from you. How are things in your life? Shoot me an email, leave me a comment here, or send me a letter. I promise I'll write you back.

Take care.

I can't believe it! It's already time to head back to Texas. My internship was officially over on the 1st but it has taken a few extra days to arrange my travels home. I will be sharing a ride with someone I found on Craigslist thru Rideshare. I'm excited to be able to save a little cash by splitting the gas and am looking forward to really utilizing the DART system and my bicycle for transportation once I get home.

I'm really glad to have spent the last three months here. It wasn't always easy but I'm thankful for that. I've learned so much. (Not only about farming and community life but also about myself.) I have a whole journey ahead of me and I'm looking forward to every aspect of it. For those of you who haven't heard, my plans are to return here to Koinonia after a few weeks in Dallas. I know there is more here for me and instead of running to the next place I want to come back to see what that is.

I've heard the heat here is ridiculously humid so I'm sure I'll be missing those dry Texas summers but I'm looking forward to seeing the farm throughout all the seasons. I'm heading home Tuesday and will be there until May 24th so feel free to contact me if you'd like to get coffee, share a meal or play outside!

Thanks for all your support. Its been real nice to have so much encouragement back home.

Here are a few more pictures of the place before I leave. I just know when I get back that everything will look so different. How fast things grow!