Milling is fun
9 February 2010
Past interns, volunteers and just about anyone who has worked on the farm here at Spannocchia: rejoice!! The new mill is up and running. For those not in the know, it has long been the task of many an able farm worker to mill feed for the pigs, cows and sheep. This process was infamous; it took at least a few mornings a week, coated our dear staff head to toe in fine, white flour and may have resulted in some lapses in power on the property. But no more! Like a spaceship from heaven, the mill has landed, adding years to everyone’s lives. No more will ghostly volunteers show up at lunch after four hours of milling. No longer do the villa lights shut off as the power turns on at pig hill. This programmable new macchina mixes and mills on its own, shaving hours and hours off milling time and keeping everyone that much cleaner (if such a thing really exists in farming). Efficiency is our middle name…
A presto!
