Changes at Rolling Acres Farm
February 11, 2011
Denise and Larry
To All of Our Friends,
I am using this post to announce that there are big changes at our farm for 2011. I have accepted a position with the United States Department of Agriculture to serve for one year as an agriculture adviser in Afghanistan. Since I turned sixty a year ago I have wanted to try an experience outside my area of comfort – our farm.
Larry will stay on the farm and take care of raising chickens and turkeys for our customers, plant his own garden, seed down much of the three acres that we usually plant and work on projects that suit his fancy. I will have several R & Rs during the year so will be returning to check on things.
I will be working in Nangarhar Province in the Eastern Region of Afghanistan and living on Forward Operating Base Finley Shields. I will be leaving Iowa on February 23rd for a month of training in the Washington D.C. area. March 27th is the date I will deploy to Afghanistan. I will keep in touch, probably through this blog if you are interested in experiencing a slice of my life as an ag adviser.
Larry and I are passing the CSA on to Dale and Gina Raasch. They sold their vegetables next to me at the Farmer’s Market in Atlantic this past year. From the looks of their produce, they know how to grow great crops. Their contact information is:
Gina Raasch – 515-689-6320
Dale Raasch – 641-745-5638
gkbodenhamer@gmail.com
I have thoroughly enjoyed being your farmer for the past several years. There have been challenges but none that couldn’t be met.
Looking forward to keeping in touch with you from another part of the world.
Denise
