Senior Project
5/16/19
Today we finally dropped our lobster traps. We left the house in the morning to catch the high tide and scope out where we would drop our traps. We decided to space ourselves around Sheep’s Island near Hingham Harbor. We made sure to not be close to any commercial fisherman as in Tommy’s experience, they will cut your lines if you get too close. Totally understandable since it is their livelihood but still a bummer.
The next part of our day took us back to land where we toured Turkey Hill Farm. Here livestock and produce are all kept with a ton of land tucked away close to Cohasset. Unfortunately we were not able to get an interview here but we were able to observe the processes that happen here. During the summer, the farm is much more lively with camps and programs happening. When we returned home, we decided that we couldn’t keep cows so we instead began gardening vegetables. We overturned the gardens with new soil and began throwing plants into the ground. Pretty wholesome...
Our last piece was interviewing Lexi Smith from Natured, a fresh food delivery service. She specializes in delivering fresh and local foods to people in the Boston area. Her company so far has been finding success but there are of course some challenges. One of the hardest especially at this time is advertising accurately, the stock of food that can be delivered since the seasons are changing and some foods are becoming more abundant, and some going out of season. However her business has been great at connecting local farmers to the rest of the community.
Hours for the Day: 7.5 Hours
Lobster Situation: 3 Hours
Farm Tour: 1 Hour
Gardening: 2 Hours
Checking Bee Hives: .5 Hours
Lexi Interview: 1 Hour
Total Hours: 83.75 Hours
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