Day 4 and 5 of the Margheims visit…
Day 4 (which was Wed.), we had a nice relaxing day at home. Steve had to go up to the observatory for the night so we stayed in and hung out with him until he had to go. Day 5 was more active. Terry and I got up early and went off to the farm for the morning. To get to the farm you drive past the airport and into the valley a little ways. It was his first time seeing the valley, and he really enjoyed it. The valley is beautiful, with farms along the road. One of the farm areas that we drove through had tons of artichoke plants, which I can’t wait to eat! At the farm, Terry met Ruben (the farm worker) and we got to work. We picked cherry tomatoes, regular and heirloom tomatoes, basil, and we tried to pick some carrots that were very pathetic looking, about the size of our pinkie toes. Ruben picked swiss chard, zucchinis, shallots and parsley. Our friend Rikki came to help as well. We then separated all the produce into shares and were done. We got home, I made tomato basil and mozzarella salad, picked up Mary Jane and the pup and went for a hike. While we were at the farm, Mary Jane had a nice relaxing morning reading and cuddling with Leyna. Steve got back from the mountain around 4. For dinner, the Margheims got to experience their fist choripans (chilean sausage and bread) and papas duquesas (fried mashed potato balls). We also had awesome tandoori chicken that Steve grilled up for us.
Farm near the organic farm
Road to the organic farm
Us at the farm
Cerro Grande
Choripans, yum
