Pete

This picture shows me with Pete, the mule, who (I believe) belonged to old Tom down the road. This must have been in the spring. Leaves are on the trees and it was time to plow the garden. Growing veggies in the garden, which was at least 1/2 of an acre, was a highlight of my time at Farm Yonder. Thanks especially to Gary, I learned a lot about how to grow plants. We gave the garden a lot of thought, from ordering seeds from catalogs in the winter to learning how Pete could help us plow the garden, to keeping the garden weeded, to canning food, and much more. I recall that Pete was kind of reluctant to pull the plow but that once he got going, he did well. Especially if he was given time to rest between every row. Before Farm Yonder I had knew nothing about either plowing or disking, but through experience I learned about both and a lot more.