Field Day

July 9th was the big Polyface event of the year. About seventeen hundred people came to the farm for an all-day opportunity to hear Joel, Daniel, and a few others talk about the farm, get a tour and enjoy an incredible lunch.

We started chores at five in the morning in order to be done and ready before the guest came in full force. Cars started rolling in at 5:30am and kept coming till around ten.

Many former Polyface interns and apprentices came to help out with this big event. It was fun to meet them and hear about their time on the farm and what they are doing now. My former roommate from Florida, Ethan, was able to come in to help. Since leaving Polyface, he has been working on a ranch in Idaho and is enjoying the cowboy lifestyle.

All in all it was a fun day and I enjoyed talking to many people who have the same farming desire as myself.

Below are a few pictures from the day.  Enjoy!

Stephen, getting the truck ready for the "big day".

The book tent for Acres magazine. Acres handles all the registration and payment for Field Day.

Hungry? we cooked 800 halves of chicken, two hogs, and one whole beef (cow) for the big lunch that was served. There where over sixteen hundred attendees for the event.

This kind of grilling takes a lot of charcoal !

My first roommate, Ethan and I.

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"Forget the pastry brush and bring out the floor mop, we've got a lot of chicken to cover !"
Don't worry, it was a new mop. But that IS what we used to put on the marinade.

Sarah Joy and mom getting ready to serve lunch to the multitude. Serving with a smile!

We enjoyed a fun Sunday morning breakfast and fellowship after chores were done. Eggs, pancakes, and sausage...YUM!

Sunday evening some of us got together and did some music and hymn singing.