I’m trying to finish my dissertation at UNC at Chapel Hill, so am also scrambling make ends meet. But I’m one of those ridiculously lucky people who just falls into fabulous jobs. I’ve got a few going right now, and I love my life: I’m growing Rue for the company that makes biteblocker, I teach yoga, and I’m working for the Ag Extension and Deborah Eagle on a Biodiversity project. The project is now on an Industrial site at Piedmont Biofuels, but next is a farmscape site at Roberson Farm. And as the world turns, the Robersons just donated 75 talapia to next week’s Farmers market benefit dinner (444-9300 for tickets).

The fish are ready this weekend, the dinner is next weekend: fish cleaners needed. Rachel Burton calls, people answer, and so this vegetarian treked off to join the volunteer crew she garnered in 24 hours time. Once again, I love my life, and I really love my community.

Pictures tell a thousand words–and I’ve got a few thousand words to write elsewhere . . .

fish tankswiming stillmary and screechfish netted

jeff n knivesscalingpart of the linefish fillet

these are highlights–not nearly the whole crew–but I was wrapping the final fillets (killing things is not really in my skill set) so most of these photos are thanks to Rachel.

Crew (I’m missing somebody. Who? I’ll fix it–let me know.): Andy, Jeff, Mary, Rachel, Sandi, Scott, Screech, Todd, and Tracy. To Vicky & Bobby, especially, thanks!!

todd w/ basil and vicky w/ dog

Todd Dumke, of ECO and savory chef for coming dinner, and Vicky Roberson of Roberson Farm, donator of the talapia! And the smallest of the three farm dogs . . .