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 Jeff with Tulip
It’s a beautiful May day, the robins and song sparrows are singing, and I take a tour of “Just Another Weed Patch” farm with islander, Jeff Reitkerk.
We bomb around in his converted golf buggy, and take a deep dive into the gardening world of mulching, manuring, permaculture techniques and chicken care. If you're thinking about getting serious with the idea of becoming a grower/gardener/farmer, Jeff’s got some great insights here. He’s done a fair amount of deep thinking on it all: the life of an island farmer, and his place to care for the land, and the beautiful connection with the land and his family. And closing the episode, the lovely tune: “Rain on the Roof” by the Kerplunks. (Used with express permission.) Available on their CD Lullabies for Big Eyes. To download the CD or order it by mail: https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/thekerplunks5 Or download from iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/lullabies-for-big-eyes/1440997362 Also featured: -> Bernie, the “you’re too early” tree frog. ->Excerpt, “Kalua” by The Orchestral Movement of 1932. (Open licensed, Creative Commons @ Free Music Archive)
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1 Comment
3/30/2020 07:15:38 pm
If you know Jeff Reitkerk, you would know that he is really passionate in what he does. It is very obvious that he loves farming and everything about it because he made an effort to be familiar with it. They say that once you enjoy farming, you will never have a reason to resent it because you will love it. I haven’t read doing it despite the fact that my grandfather has his own farm. Perhaps, once I have the free time to do it, I will be able to do it! Leave a Reply. |
