What happens on the farm on rainy days? Well, the first rain day (Friday) we still picked asparagus even though it was freezing cold. Because there wasn't a lot of asparagus we only had 6 people (2 machines) working in the field. We then had 1 crew and our shed crew busy in our commercial kitchen making asparagus soup and do a first run on a new product we are developing. The new product is an asparagus chip dip. We have spent the last while taste testing, and running to the grocery store for more ingredients.
Anyway back to the second rainy day Saturday. Randy was feeding cows for part of the day even though he has a 3 year and a 5 year old in tow. Keri and Elna and all their helpers are off to the Edmonton markets (bright and early at 4:00AM). The rest of the staff got a well deserved day off. Our Mexican workers got to sleep in, a first for a long time. They then asked me if they could go shopping in Red Deer. After fully stocking the farm store the 6 of us packed in the family car and off to R.D. First stop the Chinese all you can eat buffet (after all you shouldn't shop on an empty stomach). Then off to some assorted stores and lastly to the grocery store to stock up on food.
A great benefit of shopping in rural Alberta on a rainy day is you get to see lots of friends and neighbors. Pictured above is Mike and Kathlenna and their 2 daughters. Mike worked for us for several years and it is always great to keep in touch. Even Domingo, Valente, and Epiphanio were happy to visit with them as they haven't seen them since last year.
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