What do people expect a farmer’s blog to be like? Today we covered garlic with leaves, or: yesterday we dug some potatoes for winter, or: tomorrow we will take some squash to a farmers’ market. How about: we discussed not to use PVC piping for our hoop house because of its danger for our health and the environment, or: we revised our future goals to make sure we are on the right track, or: where is the most sunlight in the spring, and which way does the wind blow?

The vision of a farmer or gardener is someone wearing overalls, a straw hat, carring a basket of carrots, or petting a calf. But there is a lot more to do in order to produce food. It takes planning and thinking of what is good for the farm and for other people, what is good for the environment; it is quite a responsible job, something big.

“Is there anything better in the world”, asked George Clooney as a captain of a swordboat in the movie: The Perfect Storm. Is there anything better than being a captain of a boat, he meant. I got mine too, it is not a huge ship, but a small boat, depends on nature’s good will and on my own knowledge of where to go to get my catch.

And as a post scriptum Grandma Jo told me that to her, combines harvesting at night look like ships, with their lights, like they’re searching for a catch in their webs.