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October Update

Since it’s a third of the way through the October break, it seems time for an update.

The first few days were spent working on D’Oliva Olive Oil projects. Obviously the big accomplishment was getting 125 new trees planted on October 2nd. But there were “behind the scenes” projects that D’Aun had me working on before that.

On Sunday the 3rd I was so tired from the tree planting that I slept in late. That evening D’Aun, Jedd and I joined friends and went to a great dinner at the Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture in San Francisco. …

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D’Oliva Planting Day

Yesterday was the D’Oliva Planting day. Another 125 trees were added to the orchard by twenty-seven volunteers who came out to support D’Aun’s new venture. It was a fun day of hard, dusty work on a beautiful Fall day. After all the trees were planted, watered, staked and mulched, we celebrated with a wonderful dinner in the D’Oliva shed. It was the kind of day with kids, mud, sore backs, dogs, friends, laughter, dirt, “oh dang the water line broke” moments, blisters, sunscreen, “shoot, I forgot my gloves/shoes/hat” realizations upon arrival, wind, impromptu whiffle ball games, great food, wonderful …