50 Thoughts I’ve had while Working on the Farm

Mariah Zambuto
Jul 23, 2017 · 3 min read

Keipos Internship//Entry 9

It’s now week eleven, I’m almost done with my time on the farm, and I just wanted to share 50 thoughts I’ve had this summer while working. I hope you enjoy my crazy mind!

  1. Alright it’s 8 o’clock and it’s already 80 degrees…this day is not going to go well.
  2. I am SO HUNGRY, I’ve been working so hard! I bet it’s close to lunchtime…WAIT it’s only 8:30???
  3. I don’t think I’ve ever been this sweaty in my life. There’s sweat everywhere. I could water the plants right now. I could create a well. I could refill the Nebraskan aquifer. Seriously so much sweat…
  4. *I’ll Make a Man Out of You playing in my head like elevator music*
  5. Oh cool, the pepper plants are fruiting…I wonder if this is a hot pepper or sweet pepper…HOT HOT IT’S DEFINITELY HOT!
  6. You know I bet if I died out here the chickens would just come by and eat me away…
  7. Go away bug…Go away…I SAID LEAVE BUG
  8. I’m so glad the other interns are out here helping me weed…*looks up* wait, where did everyone go?
  9. *While working in the corn field:* Does anyone know I’m in here? Can they see me? Do they think I’m lost? Do they care?
  10. Wait…is the goat supposed to be in the neighbor’s yard?
  11. *While herding sheep and carrying food* Please don’t charge me please don’t charge me please don’t charge me please don’t charge me please —
  12. Oooh a raspberry…Oooh another one…Oooh mmm another one…No i will not share.
  13. *While weeding:* I will get this dandelion out by the root! — Shoot. Maybe this one! — Dang it. This one for sure — Nope…
  14. *Dropping every tool in my hand, sprinting away* I see a FROG, I gotta GO CATCH IT.
  15. What is that smell. Where the — what — where is it coming from…Is it me?
  16. Jeez I bet I’ve been out here for hours, it could be time for a break…Oh it’s been five minutes.
  17. Is that duck laughing at me or is that just how ducks quack?
  18. I can lift it I can lift it I CAN LIFT IT — ARGHHHHHH — HOLY CRAP I’M LIFTING IT!
  19. You know if I run everywhere on the farm, the breeze I will feel will hit my sweat, making me feel cooler…
  20. Wait why is there a chicken next to the house…That’s not where…chickens…go…
  21. Piglet, please let me love you. :(
  22. I shouldn’t have worn shorts today why do I do these things.
  23. Should I be wearing safety equipment right now?…Nahhh…I’ll be fine.
  24. *cleaning out the duck house* Poop on the ground, poop on my shoes, poop on my pitchfork, poop in tHE AIR, POOP ON MY ARMS, POOP IN MY HAIR, POOP EVERYWHERE —
  25. Holy crap I just fell…did anyone see that?
  26. Is that mud on my hand in my cut or is my cut in the mud on my hand?
  27. *Using the scythe* Slicy slicy samurai!
  28. I’ll just go barefoot! — This was a bad idea.
  29. *Climbing over a fence like:* Spider Riah Spider Riah does whatever a Spider Riah does!
  30. *Upon finding a dead squash plant: looking up to the sky, holding a rotting zucchini* SQUAAASSSHHH BUGGGGGSSSS!
  31. *While cleaning spinach* Oh that one’s not good, I’ll eat it. And that one, and that one…also this one —
  32. There’s rhubarb bread?? *sprints*
  33. Am I hungry, or tired, or dehydrated…or…all of them?
  34. *Counting bunches of kale for CSA members boxes* 1, 2, 3, 4…19, 20. Perfect. *Putting the bunches into boxes* Why do I have an extra…WHO DOESN’T HAVE KALE?
  35. Does my knee hurt? No..yes.. no yes…no…wait…yes it does. Eh, keep working.
  36. What if I…ate…a japanese beetle…you know to show my dominance.
  37. It’s so beautiful out here.
  38. I can’t believe this is my job.
  39. I literally just weeded this bed yesterday, how are the weeds back already??
  40. *When the chickens flock to you in the morning* Awh maybe the chickens love me! ….Nah it’s probably because I have food.
  41. *While gathering eggs:* Ohp, that one’s REALLY warm…
  42. *Using the outhouse* Nice, a wet seat.
  43. *Using the outhouse* Is that a mushroom on the door? …Oh my gosh it is.
  44. *Using the outhouse and looking out over the door* Howdy neighbor!
  45. *Walking into air conditioning for the first time that day* Oh my…bless this incredible invention…
  46. Wait, it’s week 11?! NO!
  47. I can’t believe how fast this summer has gone by, I’ve learned so much here.
  48. I will miss this place so much, I need to visit ASAP.
  49. I need to have a farm of my own someday. Need to. It’s not negotiable.
  50. I love my job.
Mariah Zambuto

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Writer, Farmer, Cook, Artist, & Designer. Nebraska native residing in Ohio. Industrial Design Major at CCAD minoring in Social Practice.

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