Lettuce Bee Farm

It has been over a month since we arrived at Lettuce Bee Farm in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. Through www.organicvolunteers.com, Lettuce Bee was the only farm we had secured a date to come volunteer before we had left Philadelphia in April. We signed up to volunteer 2 weeks with the possibility of extending it another week or so, and here we are 3 weeks later planning to stay the rest of the growing season and straight through a very snowy Vermont winter! Did I mention we have been staying in a little rustic cabin in the woods?

Hillsville, VA

I’m sitting here in Athens, GA. Just yesterday we came from Asheville, and before that, Hillsville. Tomorrow we leave for our 10 day meditation course in Jessup, GA. Time is flying by.

Our good friend David let us stay with him in the small, hilly, town of Hillsville, VA. Good times and good food were had by all (of us). When we weren’t four wheeling for firewood, climbing Buffalo Mt., or waiting for the cows to come drink by the stream we were making lots of yummy food to share. Some of the menu items were: (red) lentil chili dal, Kale and rice with tahini dressing, vegan french toast, and the ever-so popular tempeh reuben…