Missing the big story -- Finding a host farm and my former physique -- Planting onions requires fast fingers and strong back -- Juggling many chores as a night-time milker -- Seeking a sweet reward : the hunt for cherries -- Picking berries is picky, prickly, hot, sweaty work -- Showing animals calls for attention to details -- Succeeding in the show ring -- Mixing it up with organic veggie variety -- Skipping the middle man : fresh food, straight to customers -- Cutting cabbage proves hardest harvest yet -- Scrambling to catch up in the cuke rows -- Learning from a public market pro : "don't be stingy" -- Picking plump pumpkins is no treat -- Eating humble pie in the orchard -- Joining the Jamaicans for a day of apple-picking excellence -- Hurrying to keep pace (and failing) with the Haitians -- Testing farm-built endurance on the marathon trail -- Seeing citizenship : dream for many, fulfillment for few -- "Paying a price".