RE: [CH] Open Fields questions

Alex Silbajoris (asilbajo@hotmail.com)
Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:07:48 +0000 

We will be in an orchard, on grass that's tall and thick enough that you can lose things in it.  A tabletop or some other flat surface where you can set things down is valuable.  We've had temperatures everywhere from 30F to 90F so try to bring a variety of warm-weather and cold-weather clothing that you can combine in different ways.  Rain is always a risk; we've had at least one dying hurricane spill its guts on us and we've even pulled tornado debris out of the orchard.  The event goes on into the night so you'll probably want a flashlight, lantern, etc.


If you plan on harvesting much, bring some sort of containers.  Basic camp kitchen gear works well here, and you can locally get staples like ice, water, paper towels, foil, etc., so you don't have to haul that kind of stuff from far away.  We have a fire but in the evenings it's usually a big pyrotechnic display that isn't much suited to cooking.  However, in the morning and during the day there's usually a good bed of embers so you can cook various ways with that.  If there isn't a stream running through the fire site, per the paragraph above.

Everyone shares and a lot of people bring their own pods to pass around.  People bring seasonings and sauces they've devised, or maybe found in stores, and pass them around.  They bring or prepare favorite recipes to show off.  You can wander from one camp kitchen to another, there's so much that no one can try it all.

Expect yellowjacket wasps.

The orchard itself it look-but-don't-touch.  The work crews have right of way so they can keep us out of any part where they need to work, and stay out of their way when they're driving around.  The family who owns the orchard runs a farm store a few miles away so you can buy stuff there (and thank them).  But you can look around and check out gardens of giant pumpkins, ornamental squash, melons, jimson weed, etc.



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