Crate of Carrots

Blog day 3
Today was another excellent day filled with adventure and excitement... or atleast carrot picking. They had a row of carrots not much smaller than the row of beans, and it yielded 34kilos of carrots... over 70lbs. After that we had a great lunch and then i just relaxed and went for a bike ride. The ride was fun, despite a seat that was too low and not adjustable without tools, and getting lost. It's very rural here, and every road looks the same, and for some reason I find it harder to remember street names in a different language. I got turned around just enough to make the ride a proper workout rather than just me touring about the country.
So far I've really enjoyed my free time here, but I know that in the not too distant future I'm going to need to ask them for the odd afternoon job as well. It's nice to have free afternoons, but I've felt a little bit anxious about spending my time just lazing about. We'll see, maybe I'll just suck it up and do whatever I want.
I'm honestly incredibly impressed by the extent to which Peter and Julie have worked towards being sustainable and green. They put in time every day both preparing for the winter, (harvesting, canning etc) and they put in some time working towards improving their home and their farm. Peter is working on a stone retaining wall which will go around their porch. I've learned a lot about simple ways for people to bring themselves closer to nature and a simpler healthier way of living. With some education and modern technology, being close to self sustainable seems not only possible, but more fun and relaxing. It'd be interesting to see how pared down this whole process could be so that it practically run itself.
Tomorrow we're going to an Eco-Fair being held in a neighboring town. Should be fun.