Today we harvested for the Thursday share. I now believe that lettuce is probably one of my least favorite things to harvest. The lettuce is bunched together and has to be carefully examined to find leaves that are not damaged due to insects or rotting. I will have to adjust to this type of patient work because I am used to moving around the classroom at a quick pace.
Another aspect of the job that I have had to adjust to is the schedule. During the school year, the kids arrive, switch classes and leave at the same time. This schedule is something I can depend on and find quite comforting. On the farm it does not work that way. We are very weather and task dependant. If there is a storm or vegetables, which need to be harvested, we work around that schedule and not on one that is set ahead of time. So far I have not worked a day where we end on the predetermined time. This is defiantly part of the job I will have to learn to adjust.
Although the schedule may be different, I do enjoy leaving my work on the farm. When teaching, I am always bringing work home. I am not able to leave school at school, whether it is work to grade, plans to make, or students to ponder. When I leave the farm, I am done, and that is pretty nice.
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