Memphis Democrat August 23, 2000

Population on the farm remains low, with lots of members gone. But we've had lots of interesting visitors including Brad and Julie from San Francisco. They are old friends who may come out for a season next year to help us out in construction. Brad is an architect and is looking forward to experiencing the physical side of his job. We also enjoyed a visit on Saturday from Chris, Karri and Abi Feeney.

Almost every day has had some exciting event happening. On Wednesday interns Alexis and Tamar and I traveled to a remnant prairie near Unionville owned by the Morris'. On Thursday night, Sandhill hosted a going away party for their intern Kathleen. She requested a contra dance party. The music was supplied by Don on the guitar, Cecil on the trombone, Tamar on the fiddle and Jeffrey on the hammer dulcimer. Becca from Sandhill called steps for the first time and did a fabulous job. On Friday a crowd of folks headed down to Saint Louis for the protest at Mansanto's headquarters regarding genetically modified organisms, in defense of organic and family farms.

On a sad note, Tony had to fly to Houston, TX for a funeral. His sister Michele had a baby girl who was born with a malformed heart. We all send our condolences.

The garden is just bursting with tomatoes and green beans. A crew spent all day canning and ended up with over 100 quart jars. We also are harvesting my favorite summer vegetable, edible soybeans (also known around here as butterbeans or edamame).

Our visitor Susan was accepted as a resident for the fall. She is living here for awhile to see whether she'd like to move here full time. We hope she will.

We welcome folks to come by for a tour Saturdays at 1pm, but please call first at 883-5511.

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