Dear CSA Members,
About 2 weeks ago we had an unscheduled visit to the farm by some very interesting folks from Tennessee. Actually, they did call ahead (that was only a few hours ahead) and it was as usual a very busy Friday.
Nevertheless, they arrived late that same afternoon and so my plan was to meet, greet, and send them out to the orchard to do their filming. Yes, “they” were a film crew creating a documentary about food in America; how it is grown, distributed, eaten, etc. Here’s the link to their Facebook page:
www.facebook.com/eatingyoualivefilm
I wound up staying with them until dark. They were such interesting people (4 of them) and doing such good work. But, the best thing about their filming was their drone. It was the first time I’d ever seen one. It was fascinating! It was about the size of a car steering wheel: 4 little propellers, a battery and a camera! It’s vertical range and horizontal ranges were about 3,000 feet. It was controlled by an iphone. I was amazed at how easily they used it to get video shots of all aspects of our orchards, gardens and buildings.
My kids loved it. I predict that within 2 years we’ll be using drones (probably operated by Maddie & Millie) to monitor many aspects of our orchards’ growth from water stress to fertility needs.
More next time…
