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Work Day 2010
Last Saturday we held our third annual Spring Work Day here at the farm.
Sixty volunteers braved the rain and the cold to lend a hand. Over 375 hours
of work were accomplished in one day! We are sincerely grateful to each
person who helped out. What a blessing and encouragement to the ministry
and our staff to see so many projects move forward or be crossed off the list
completely. Hopefully these pictures can give a glimpse of the accomplish-
ments and the fellowship. God provided above and beyond - again.
Almost the whole group.
Building a shed roof on the front of the new maintenance building.
Digging holes in the rain didn’t work so a friend of the ministry lent us a power
auger.
The project manager.
The project apprentice.
At the end of the day...!
The “Miscelaneous Crew” had a list that would have taken me a week. They
finished by 3 PM.
Seed Starters.
Girl Crew picking fleeces in the dry garage.
Amanda painted the wall in the dining room in less than an hour with no drips.
Amazing.
The Chicago Crew worked on firewood and installed new lights in the barn loft.
Dan the electrician.
The Garden Shed builders got a great start.
Food Service! (basil and jello??)
Future crew leaders at the end of the day…
LTD from CFS
This week we hosted the 2010 LTD class from Camp Forest Springs. They
came to rest, work and tour. We had the opportunity to share how God brought
the philosophy of ministry for Harvest Home Farm to life. We wrote the founda-
tion of this ministry in the context of the LTD program six years ago. It was
exciting to tell them all that God did with those pages of paper and to challenge
them to never underestimate His plans for their lives as they step out in faith.
The whole group raking.
Abby and Michelle bringing in lambs after a delivery.
Bad picture but a GREAT first Wrangler’s Breakfast of the season.
More Help
Aaron and Rashelle also spent a day with us last week cutting and hauling
firewood. They brought their delightful daughter, Allie, who loves the farm and
playing with Booey. We are so grateful for the people who work along side us
and invest in the ministry of Harvest Home Farm. The fellowship is sweet and
the work never seems as hard.
Allie feeding Allie.
HELP
Harvest Home Farm is rapidly expanding beyond our ability to manage all the
aspects of the farm and ministry. We have been asking God for help and He
really provided. Last week Kevin and Anna spent the week volunteering over
their spring break. They brought their beautiful daughter, Evelyn, who charmed
us all. Kevin and I reconfigured gates, repaired fence boards, cut and hauled
firewood and took boards off a friend’s barn that is coming down. We plan to
use the boards to build a garden shed this spring. Anna helped Becky pick
fleeces and pulled nails out of the barn boards. Thank you, Kevin and Anna for
your ministry to our family and Harvest Home Farm!
Everyone loved Evelyn!
Kevin and Anna were married here in 2008. We took the opportunity to update
their wedding pictures - now with their daughter AND the daughter of the lamb they
held on the day they got married.
Short and Sweet
The maple syrup season came and went as fast as the weather changed to
spring this year. The trees are already budding and the weatherman doesn’t
predict temperatures below freezing in the extended forecast so the sap just
isn’t flowing. Here are some pictures of the collection process and the new
evaporator in action.
