Day 2 of my milking efforts…
Tom is heading off to Jordan to teach a PDC! Great experience for both of us! For him to see permaculture in a desert environment, and to check out the dead sea and Petra (jealous!!) For me because I will be running the farm by myself (scary!!) So I have started to try my hand at milking the cows, as I will need to do it when Tom is not here. He has done it in the past and does it now, I have tried here and there but nothing concrete. Day one (yesterday) was an abysmal failure, I hardly got anything out. That which did come out I failed to spray in the bucket 9 out of 10 times, then the cow Anna, kicked the bucket over and I lost half of the small amount in the bucket…
Anna having a giggle at my expense I’m sure!
Today I went a little better, my aim was better and I got more into the bucket. Hands got sore pretty quick though! I will get there, a few more weeks to keep practising before Tom needs to leave… Anna (the cow) puts up with my clumsiness, but has a bit of a chuckle at my expense I am sure…
Here she is sticking her tongue out at me!
Photogenic she is! Here she is smiling for the camera!
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Author: Zaia Kendall
Zaia grew up in a family of musicians in Holland, and has a background in top sport (snow skiing) and web development and design. She co-founded the PRI Luganville and PRI Sunshine Coast Inc (now PermEco Inc.) with Tom, and runs the “invisible structures”, like finances, business administration, website design and maintenance, writes articles and records and edits videos. She assists Tom in running the Kendall Permaculture Farm and supervising other volunteers. She is an active member of several musical projects and bands, involved in community music and runs percussion and marimba workshops, is the percussion leader for the Woodford Folk Festival People’s Orchestra and composes as well as plays music. She is passionate about community music and loves seeing people discover that they can play!
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Jordan will indeed be an experience. Good luck with looking after the farm by yourself!