Now that I'm done with my self pitying rant, I'd love it if you'd sit a spell and allow me to fill you in on all the goings-on of the past while. First, I'm pretty sure that I mentioned something about some rock-solid apprenticeship at Habersham Farms (name soon to change.) It all started on a cold and windy night... middle of the day...
Habersham is this super-hip, nationally renowned, award winning new urbanism-designed community in the Burton area of Beaufort. They have a downtown, with some restaurants, shops, apartments/condos, and a full host of amenities. They also have, in their long-term design, a 9 acre organic farm, which has, until an upcoming date as yet to be determined, been called Habersham Farms.
Well, the neighborhood and the farmer had a falling out, and decided to break ties, and instead of an apprenticeship being on the docket, I have a farm. 9 acres. Farm. It's going to be mine, sometime... we still have to work all of that out. Needless to say, with a farm comes a great deal of responsibility. Not only do I have to be present virtually all of the time, I also have to produce produce. Did I mention that I'm going into it with nothing besides a well and some pipes in the ground? Yeah, it needs a bit of work... and I need a bit of equipment, or a bit of monetary windfall... anyone have $10 grand they'd like to give a brother? That'd buy a tractor with the appropriate implements, fencing, irrigation, and some hand tools. And, nothing else.
Long story short, and by long story I truly do mean long story, which I may write more about in the future, or maybe not... I just gave up on that sentence- it was running on. Long story short, I'll have a farm, and I'm in the market to re-market the farm under a different name. Any suggestions? I'm looking for something clever, distinguished, and hip.
I'm also looking for a tractor!! Come on people! You can't possibly need all that tractor in your life!
Next time I'll write about Georgia Organics, and how stinkin' awesome it was.
