Coffee and Septic Tanks
It’s December, and many city folks are on vacation, not those who live in the countryside.
We are on our second harvest this coffee season. I have learned that the first big harvest of coffee is in November, and the second is in December. Everyone is working.
Today, we had a woman picking coffee on the farm, and tomorrow, she will return. I am working with a neighbor to help me with this season, and it will be my last coffee season of a big harvest.
After she is finished, we will cut the trees and keep the good ones. I plan on keeping enough coffee to keep here on the farm, not to sell. Organizing all of this is driving my partner crazy.
I say that because he has been dealing with everything that requires a Colombian-to-Colombian interaction; it’s easier that way. He knows the customs and ways, and I will always be a foreigner with more questions than they want to answer.
My life tends to be all or nothing.
A few weeks ago, I had time to write, schedule my videos and posts, and have a chill day. However, on those chill days, we were still waiting for things to happen around the farm, but we had to wait.
We purchased a wood stove a month ago, and a professional assembly was required. They…
