Time Out
First day off since Monday. Woke up at 10am, had a nice breakfast and walked with Taft to Lyme Regis, a seaside town 6.5 miles from the farm. Supposedly it takes competent people 1 1/2 hours to walk there, and it took us 3 1/2. But it was beautiful and full of hills and scenic footpaths. And we took a bus back, which took 20 min. Irritating.
At a little natural, local foods cafe called The Good Food Store we ate Dorset apple cake with clotted cream, a roast veg, goat cheese and pesto panini and a traditional pastie with crisps and a salad.
So far, have had many atmospheric dinners and lunches here. All organic fruit and veg from the farm (no meat that isn’t from the farm or down the road) supplemented with all organic grains, butter, milk and yogurt from the market. It seems like organic vegetables and organic food in general costs less at the market and grocery stores in England than it does in the U.S. Dan (the farm manager) says the growing season has been really good this year, so the market is a little flooded, and people have to sell their goods a little cheaper this year.
Had such fun toiling away on the hay on Friday. Taft was such a trooper. At the end of the few hours we were totally covered in dust, hay and sweat. I think we thoroughly earned our weekend. The hard farm work strikes a pretty significant contrast with the completely idyllic setting and incredible meals and warm people at Trill. I think we have been extraordinarily lucky to have found this place and to have been welcomed so fully.
