An Epic Drama on the farm: November 10-November 26, 2009

Setting: Havelock North. Tauroa Trust Farm (http://tauroatrust.com), near Hastings

Sometimes on the farm, we would: Feijoa mulch, Thistle Grub, Move Cows, Garden, Move Hay Bales, Clean

Alternate settings: Ocean Beach, Te Mata Peak, Farmer’s Market, Havelock North, Hastings, Napier, Craggy Range Winery, Te Mata Cheese Factory, Chocolate Factory

Favorite Tauroa moments:

Beltaine Festival: Beltaine festivities meant the ladies made garlands, and the misters made a stag out of wood. Togas were donned, and generally all were beautified. We held a circle ceremony and ritualistically leapt over a fire. Cows and sheep were blessed, and then we ran around a maypole. Togas were trampled in the mayhem that ensued, and jokes were told and not laughed at. The almighty King and Queen were chosen amidst music making. A lamb was roasted and subsequently devoured, along with German potato cakes. We sang and ate and sang some more, late into the night, when we burned our garlands in a bonfire.

Watching NZ vs. Bahrain soccer game

Havelock North’s Farmer’s Market

Cast:

Heather: Free-spirited, farmer from Vermont.
Nick: Farm caretaker.
Toby: Wwoofer, and the King of Beltaine (German). Patronus: Dog.
Peter: Vivacious German Wwoofer. Patronus: Sid from Ice Age.
Emily: Twenty-four-year-old friend of Heather’s, from Austin, Texas.
Benny and Maria: A Wwoofing couple from Germany.
Jordan: Sensitive guitar cook Wwoofer from Oregon.
Steffi (Shteffi): Forthright Southern German Wwoofer. Patronus: Lion.

And Creatures:

Clark: Fast, ripped, magnificence.
Shakey Soxy: Sadly shaky.
Emma: Bigger, not shaky version of Soxy.
Puppies: precious x 1000000 and teensy.
Lamby the Sheep: Presumably, was once adorable. However, is now Darth Vader-like and morbidly obese. Lamby breathes heavily, has a stinky odor, and likes to eat bottle caps (or anything else likely to kill him.)