farming

I spent most of Labor Day on a ladder, doing some painting. In the morning, Nathan Hewitt came by to do some work on the lines for sugaring next spring. He brought along his son who spent much of the day tooling around on the ATV they brought when he wasn't helping his father. Later in the day the Chambers'  came by to work on the tractor, and the fences. Sitting in the back seat was Dave's young daughter who's just a little bit older than Eliza. Three generations were present. There are a lot of challenges to farming in Vermont, but the ongoing, familial interaction is nice to see. It helps explain why farmers here are willing to work so hard in a vocation with little monetary pay back.