Autumn farmwork

With an end to wedding season and the onset of autumn rains, we have set to work on the farm.

In the vineyards we have been disking and we preparing land for new vineyard planting. In the olive grove we have been weeding and planting, so that we now have a total of 900 olive trees.

In the vegetable garden, Jacob’s hard work has paid off and brought all sorts of delicious veggies to the table, and with the arrival of Swiss WWOOFERS Sven and Gerry, we have done some concerted gardening in the sunny and still autumn days. 

 

On the building front, with the move of the winery down to the old cellar, lots of new building has been set in motion.

Firstly, we were able to move our office from the pokey little closet in the farmhouse, to the now vacated building next to the cottage. This gives us a spacious work room with a beautiful view.

Secondly, the storage space required by the new winery has prompted us to build the much discussed utilities facility behind the workshop, for storage of all our tractors, implements and refuse.

And of course, apart from making new spaces, we are also busy maintaining current spaces, including mending fences, repairing roads and fixing roofs.