Nate’s blog

 Today we woke up a little bit later than usual. We had to clean the house and then help Trask heard the cows. The cows didn’t want to leave their pen but with a little grain they left. It was pretty difficult to heard the cows to the other pen and it took close to a hour. The cows wanted to go everywhere but the other pen and so they would run all around the property and we had to gather them. After we finished we cleaned the rest of the house and left for campus. Dinner was good at the dinning hall. Hours today 2 Total 59.5

 Today we woke up a bit later than normal and had breakfast before heading to campus. We had plans to make a sign to put in our trail. We got to campus and talked to Annie Mac for a little while. We grabbed so wood from the woodshop and cut it into pieces. We planned them down and brought them to the library. Spencer wasn’t on campus today so we have to wait until tomorrow to laser cut the names into the wood. We played some lax and headed home. I grilled burgers for dinner.  Hours today 1.5 Total 56.5

 Today we woke up at 9 and got to work. Me and augie got to chopping down big trees in the clearing with the axe. It was a lot of fun and Augie got a couple blisters. After we cut down the trees I carved my name in one of the downed trees with the saw. We all watched some lacrosse on the tv and had pasta for dinner. The clearing looks really good and just needs some traffic to smooth it all out. There are lots of little stumps all over that we need to get rid of.  Hours 3 Total 56

 Today we got to work by 9. I had egos for breakfast and we got to work. I tightened the saw chain and filled it up with gas. Augie was pumped because Trask got augie a new axe after he broke the first one twice. We cleared a large amount of the clearing and made a huge brush pile by the rock wall. Trask came with his tractor and picked up the big piles and trees and piled them up. We went to campus with a puppy named ziggy and had Chick-fil-A with the team.  Hours today 8 Total hours 53

 Today we got to work at 9. We cleared clearing at the top of the hill hill more. We used the chainsaw and gathered the trees and branches and put them in a pile. We had to go to practice and clear out the locker room. We didn’t bring a dog today but we will tomorrow. Team dinner tomorrow at Chick-fil-A. 3 hours 25 total 

 Today we woke up and started work at 9. I had yogurt for breakfast because someone left the milk out of the fridge the night before. The pigs had gotten out again and had rooted out a bit of the yard. We took the tools down the trail that we had cleared the past couple days. Trask filled in the beginning of of the trail with sand because it was flooded and muddy. We cleared more of the clearing at the top of the hill. I had my last lacrosse game of the year and lost 6-9. 

 Today we woke up at 9 same as usual. We headed up the hill on the mule and got to clearing trail. We probably doubled the length of the trail that we had done the day before. We have gotten close to the top of the hill and will clear out a landing at the top. the chain came off of the saw a couple times but I figured out how to tighten it so that it wouldn't happen as much. We had leftovers from Taco Night the night before. then we went to practice and ate dinner at school. 

This week has flown by. I didn't even fully know what I was getting myself into when I first stepped foot onto the Fifel land. We were treated by puppies, pigs, cows, goats, and Nimbway the horse. Trask got us familiar with the estate and we got to work.  Day 1 we began by clearing a patch for dogs to run around in. It was a little overgrown and had fallen branches all over. We got it finished and started on our Christmas tree plot. We dug up about 100 saplings and put them in a bucket of water. We spent a lot of time measuring, digging holes, and planting the saplings. Next, we started to clear a trail to the sugar bush. We go in with hatchets and saws and clear all the trees and brush.  This week has been awesome. We have gotten to know the farm and the animals. I look forward to next week when we reach the sugar bush and can drive the mule all the way there. I don't know what the next project will be but I am excited. 

 Today we woke up and had egos for breakfast. We bought 48 so we had to eat them all. We took the mule over to the trail we were going to clear. The chainsaw wouldn’t start but it turned out it didn’t have any fuel in it. We cleared most of the trail by cutting down small trees and Trask went in with the tractor and cleared the underbrush. We had little brothers burgers for a late lunch.  I got the California brother burger.  Hours today 2 Hours total 26.5

 Today we woke up and finished up on the Christmas tree farm. We planted a total of around 100 trees we then took the mule as far as we could until the path was too overgrown. We then followed Trask as he led us up and around the sugarbush. We dropped some pins so that we could find the path we are gonna clear better. We had hotdogs and tater tots for lunch. We put the chain back on the chainsaw and went out to work a little longer on clearing the path. I had practice and hung out with the puppy we brought back to campus. Lily (the dog) slept on my lap on the way back home. Hours today 4 Total hours 24.5

 We started our day at 9am. I had egos for breakfast and we headed out the door. When we were driving to go plant we saw that the pigs had gotten loose. They had pushed the troff into the electric fence and climbed over. Augie grabbed a bag of food and they all followed him back until he threw the bag into the pen. They went nuts over this and tore the bag open. We then went to clear and plant and we planted 40 more saplings. We got to take a pup to practice even though it was cancelled as we were pulling in. I went to play golf for a bit and headed home. Hours today 9 Total hours 20.5

5/10/23 3 hours 11.5 total  Today we woke up same a usual and had cereal and eggos for breakfast. We drove up the driveway and hopped on the mule. We filled up our cans with water and grabbed our tools. We got to our field and started measuring out the distances for the trees. Augie and I measured and dug holes while Mia followed and planted, Charlie supervised. We planted maybe another 40 saplings and picked up to head over to Tilton for our game. We won.

 Today we woke up and got out of the door by 9. We pulled up clumps of tree saplings and separated them so that their roots wouldn’t tear. We put the them in water and took the mule down to the area we cleared yesterday. We measured and dug holes in the ground to plant the saplings 6 feet apart. Trask will then be able to mow in between the rows and there will be space once they grow. We planted 40 today and will continue to fill up the clearing tomorrow. Lunch was sandwiches and mac and cheese.

5/8/23 1:50pm 4.5 hours today  Today we woke up at 8:45, brushed our teeth and ate some captain crunch. We headed out the door and met with Trask to see what was on the agenda. We cleared out a fenced area of debris and used the chain saws to cut down dead branches hanging over the pen. We took the piles of brush and moved them down to a burn pile with the tractor. After a quick bathroom break we went to clear out an area for planting Christmas trees. We took the brush up the road and piled it onto a different burn pile.