Although I completed my contract with the Clean Energy Resource Teams last month and am no longer working for them, recently the CERTs crew came to the farm for their annual summer staff gathering.
It was wonderful to see my old colleagues. I gave them the obligatory farm tour (including solar panels on the barn, of course) and they fed cow cookies to the bovines.
The rain held off while we made 10 delicious wood-fired pizzas. We made Rog’s sourdough crust, sauce (from farm tomatoes, garlic and herbs) and mozzarella (from farm milk) and everyone else brought their favorite pizza toppings—traditional to exotic.
We shared exciting news and little-known background info about ourselves.
For instance, Sarah Steinman, above on the right, rides a motorcycle.
Lissa (left) was a rugby player and team captain—and she has the battle scars to prove it!
I also got to meet the interns and new staff, Ryan, Andrew, Eliza (right), and Matt!
It is Julia’s last week with CERTs (on the left). She will be studying at the Humphrey Institute this fall!
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| Dan just got married (see the ring) and has a twin! | Diana just got solar panels installed on her house! |
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| Joel moonlights as a screenplay and short story writer and was in a feature film! | Jeff is not only the WC CERT Coordinator but also a singer and songwriter! He played us some music. |
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| Maggie served in the Peace Corps in West Africa and studied in Ecuador! (Note Diana’s fabulous raspberry cake) | Here are the solar panels—the icing on the cake for everyone’s visit! You can see more photos here. |
I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to work with such dedicated, talented people in a wonderful, effective organization for the past 6 years. Thank you!
You can see the original post on my blog, Squash Blossom Farm, where I write about our wonderful life on the farm!
