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Everyone has that one big
project that just never seems to get done (don't lie, you know you have
one, too!) Well, one of the biggest here at the Farm was the
enormous brush pile near the picnic grove ... with lots of volunteers
clearing brush through the fall, the pile had grown to be a not-so
attractive way to welcome visitors to the Farm. |
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Once again, our volunteers
came to the rescue ... on a mild January day, a hearty group came to help
GHF staffers Sandra Murphy, Dave Lemen and Kathi Cook tackle the huge job
of chipping all of the brush into mulch. |
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It was
tough work .. the pile had grown without much organization, so many of the
branches had to be pulled out and carried over to the chipper one by one! |
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Thanks go to our
volunteers, including Dave Carmody, George Shapiro and Mei Pan.... |
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... and to
Andy Stark, Judy and Joe Herzog, and Bill Van Lokeren. |
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Assistant
Livestock Manager Kathi Cook lent her support to the project ...
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... and to Farm Manager
Dave Lemen! |
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So, how nice does this
space look now??? |
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The end result: a nice
pile of chips for other volunteers to spread in the gardens. Here,
Kathy Aerni and Joyce Weil fill their wheelbarrows. Nancy Ruchoft,
Nadine Radkey, Pat Maciag, Joyce Silvester and Dawn Vickers also worked on
this project, but we missed them in the photos ... thanks to all of our
volunteers - this was a big job, and we're very glad to have it done! |
| From time to time, we get special visitors to the
Farm. Charlie Meyer (pictured here with his wife Kathy, aunt Pat
Wheeler and cousin Kaye Funk) was a frequent visitor to the Farm as a
child - his mother Mary Jo Wheeler was a close friend of Dorothy's.
Charlie brought some photos with him that give us another view into the
history of Gorman Heritage Farm. |
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Here's Jimmy Gorman doing some surveying. This photo was
probably taken during the 1950's, but the exact date is not known. |
| Charlie as a boy eating cake and ice cream in the
Gorman kitchen - this photo was taken in October, 1951. |
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Charlie takes a ride on Jimmy's tractor in September,
1951. |
| It's fall, and time to cut the
cornfield! Farm Manager Dave Lemen and farmhand Henry Case get ready
to move the combine. |
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First, the
combine has to be checked over. Dave works with Rick Huneck to make
sure everything's right. |
| This is a big machine, so there's a lot
to look at! Hey - check out Dave's new beard! |
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The guys check over the other machinery
while they're at it. |
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It's a lot of work - break time for Rick! |
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Next, they move the combine out of the
barn - carefully! |
| Rick checks the settings
- the combine can be used on many crops, Rick has to make sure it's set
for corn. |
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Henry and Rick check the manufacturer's
specifications before taking the combine to the cornfield. |
| When everything is ready, Dave drives
out to the field ... |
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A few last-minute checks, and they're ready to go! |
| Dave heads into the cornfield. |
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This is a BIG machine, which can handle several rows of
corn at a time. If you think it looks big going away from you ...
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A word to the wise: never play around a combine! |
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Rick shows what an ear of field (or
feed) corn looks like. It is a dry corn that can be stored or ground into
feed. |
| Henry shows what the corn looks like
after it has gone through the combine |
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The corncobs are returned to the ground,
where they fertilize the ground for next year's crop. |
| Meanwhile, back on the farm ... Animal
Care Manager Emily Miller moves the sheep from one pasture to another ...
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A little food in a coffee can, and
they'll follow her anywhere! |
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Check this out ... sheep
can be pretty fast when they want to be! |
| All this is a little much for Emily, who gets in a
little quiet time with Shakes and Molly! |
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