Behind the Curtains

Well it's the end of an era... we'll all be missing Hannah's blog. And to avoid any comparisons, I thought I'd take a different tack altogether with my postings and write about some of the behind the scenes goings on.

The Christmas day last weekend reminded me of how far things have come since I moved here in August last year. The entire mandala is now in operation, and while the beds have a long way to go, there are distinct improvements, not the least that the blackberries are mostly absent! But more importantly it was good to reflect on the tremendous support that I've had in making Imago Forest a success.

I want to thank the organic farmers that have mentored me, my students that have provided me with income while developing the farm, past customers who supported me in the early days and current customers who support me right now!

At times the farm has felt extremely challenging, however when thinking of the number of people that have backed me, I regain the momentum to provide an alternative to the supermarkets and where people can have a direct connection with how their food is produced.

THANK YOU

Bumper Harvest to Farewell Hannah

By Hannah Parson

Well, my last week on the farm and my last blog. I can hardly believe how quickly the last three months have gone…it doesn’t seem like five minutes ago Julian and I had just met at Morisset train station and we were on the mammoth drive up to Imago Forest…and now it’s my very last day. It’s sad that I’m leaving but I depart with lots of fantastic memories and, of course, an online blog to look back on!

This week has been a busy one, trying to tie up a few ends before I go. For weeks we had been discussing doing road signs and a mandala map and as you know from my last blog I’ve been spending a lot of time on completing these projects. The signs are finished and ready to be put up, hopefully in time for Julian’s Christmas party on Sunday, so everyone can find their way around! And the mandala map is outside, in view from the window I sit at, just waiting to have the pencil lines rubbed out…and then that’s finished too. I feel very pleased with how they have turned out…I hope lots of you will see them in use on the farm in the future!

One of the things about this week that really sticks in my mind was the harvest on Wednesday morning. We got up at 6:30am before the heat and harvested the most lettuce, kale, silverbeet, tatsoi and bok choy I’ve seen since I’ve been at Imago. It was so good to be involved with such a great harvest on my last week, and also to be involved in the packing of each individual box and their delivery to you at home. Delivery day is usually quite a long one, but it’s the day all our hard work on the farm comes together and we can show it off a bit! We hope you are enjoying what you received…

So, it looks like it’s goodbye from me and my blog. It’s been a pleasure helping Julian in the process of getting his food to you at home and meeting some of you along the way. It was great to hear that a few of you followed and enjoyed my blog…who knows, maybe I’ll come back to Imago Forest one day and add another excerpt! Watch this space :o)