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I use this blog to illustrate what I'm learning during my year-long apprenticeship at Keala'ola Farm on the Big Island of Hawaii.

Sunday, September 14, 2008

An old surfboard reborn...On the table are seedling trays: every week we plant 55 trays that hold 200 seeds each which means we plant over 10,000 lettuce plants cada semana.  Whew.
Here I am drinking water in the barren prairie landscape heading to Green Sand Beach on the south side of the island.  The sand really is greenish and the steep narrow cove there encourages powerful pounding surf.

We have lots of fun too.  Here's the crew heading to a masquerade ball.  We were definitely the best dressed.  That is my leg wearing the platform denim boots, which lasted approximately 3 minutes once the music started.
Molly y Manu a la playa.  
at 3:26 PM
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Learning from the Land

We are the mirror as well as the face in it.
We are tasting the taste this minute
of eternity. We are pain
and what cures pain, both. We are
the sweet cold water and the jar that pours.

~Rumi

Calendula Flower

Calendula Flower
I infused olive oil with calendula petals and yarrow for a few weeks. Then I grated beeswax (given to me by my yoga instructor, also a beekeeper). Finally, I slowly heated the oil, added the beeswax and a few drops of essential oil, creating a lovely healing salve. We also made bug repellent and anti-fungal salves, both necessary for this summer rainy season.

Harvesting dill seeds.

Harvesting dill seeds.
The Kona Seed Exchange was great! I just planted all sorts of new exciting seeds--Hawaiian Ipu gourds, palak durga chard, brazilian cherry tree...

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