Our Farm Adventure

Today, we visited the Stein Family Farm. The Steins were a German family who moved to San Diego in the late 1800s. They built a beautiful farm about twelve miles from our current home, although it is much smaller now than it once was, as it is situated in the middle of a suburban city. The farm is open to visitors on Saturdays. It is a historic site, with a caretaker living in the original house, and working with volunteers to plant and grow fruits and vegetables. We were invited to pick or take any produce that was to our liking. Talk about heaven! We picked apricots and plums right off the trees (all organic). We picked several large zucchinis that were going to go untouched otherwise. The caretaker also requested that we pull up all his remaining elephant garlic. We brought three large bulbs home. If you have any great recipes for zucchini or garlic, please send them our way! They don't have a license to sell the produce, so it's free for the taking. Alan helped move compost in a wheelbarrow to "earn" our fare. We're going back next week, when the apricots are completely ripe, and plan to do a cleanup job. Fun fun fun! The girls were fascinated by the worm farm, the potbelly big who eats apricots, the chickens, and the goose. No pictures of this adventure, though. Maybe next time.