Well..I made it!

Hello KYF! I have made it safely to Ireland, and I am enjoying my first full day on the farm. Currently, I am working in the OOOOBY store. That stands for Out of Our Own Back Yard. It reminds me a lot of the Bradford store because there is a big huge garden, greenhouses, a shop, and the owner, Suzie, teaches different classes on health and gardening. I won't usually have internet, but if I work in the shop any more while I am here, I'll update and share how life is going. So far, living without electricity or running water has been awesome. The other WWOOFers are all college students or kids just out of college who are also traveling solo. We cook together in the outdoor kitchen and usually eat outside. When it gets cold, which it does get a lot colder than I expected, we eat in the yurt. I'll upload pictures of the garden, the store, and the yurt when I get back.

So far, it has been a lot like my first few days interning for KYF. There is the adjustment period of settling in, getting to know everyone, and learning how things work but I already feel a little ahead of the game. I'm doing a lot of the same types of things I've done working with Aaron and Colleen at the incubator farm and the same work I've done on the Commons Garden.

One of the strongest similarities I see is that in the same way a lot of the KYF farmers look out for each other and barter, the farmers in Carraig Dulra (the farmland area I'm living on) also have strong ties. It's cool to hear how Suzie shares land and teaches classes at the store with other farmers. There is definitely a very strong community here.

I will upload pictures soon - they help explain it so much better! Hope you are all doing well!