John laid tarps out in the aisles and pinned them down. Livia gave specific directions to each team, then circled back to check their technique.
Ming was shooting a video and trying to stay out of the way.
Livia and John stood back to watch the students work.
“What I could do with these kids at the farm!” she said. “Look at them go!”
“Let’s hope they don’t overdo it,” John said.
“I marked the first cuts for them and asked them to mark the next five for my approval. They’ll get it.”
Lella was inside cutting fruit, preparing salad, and occasionally looking outside. Livia and John looked like they were in their element.
The steely gray of this cloudy day was offset by the bright red sweatshirts and hats the students wore as they moved through the gnarly grid of the orchard.
Rufus show
