Easy like Sunday...

Because our first full day on the farm was Sunday, there wasn’t much work to do. The Covilles had to take two of their boys to circus camp (Noah is a mean unicyclist) and Jonathan and April and little Miss Miel went to Burlington for the day. Amber and I decided to put a couple hours in weeding, mostly the rows of carrots, and explore Craftsbury.
We went to Heartbeet Farm, a group home up the road for adults with disabilities. Heartbeet sits on a steep hill and has a very well-maintained garden, happy residents, and happy animals. (pigs, goats, cows)

We chatted with O’Deal, a young lady who helps run one of the houses on the property, and took a walk around the place.
After Heartbeet, we went to Brown’s, a very popular local spot for picking blueberries. Ok I must pause here and give due and proper respect to the Browns: These blueberries are A-MA-ZING. Sweet as sugar and the size of grapes. Six or seven blueberries are quite literally, a handful. The Browns encourage you to graze as you pick on the rolling hill behind their house. So needless to say, we didn’t leave there hungry.


After returning home, we went for a run up this huge hill across the street from the farm. The view from the top was totally worth all the effort. Then, Kris and Jonathan took us for a swim in this awesome reservoir out in the woods. Beautiful, clear water surrounded by peaceful forests. It was a great last errand before dinner