Dad,
I just thought you would want to know, even if I don't ever get to stomp grapes, or strawberries or whatever, I have fulfilled that physical need.  Last Sunday I helped make bricks at the farm.  First you use a hoe to dig out the sand and clay basically tear down the wall of the mud pit.  then add water, always scoop dry dirt into water or  wet mud.  once it is mixed well add rice husks and mix more (dry in to wet of course).  We also had to be careful to mix the rice husks not step right on them or else they would just stick to the bottom.  then basically a great big stomping party mixing and turning the concoction until evenly mixed, or at least close.  I stomped to my little hearts content.  Then we filled the brick molds.  My part of the work included lifting a lot of buckets full of mud.  This was a most fulfilling days work when lately I have been questioning my purpose here.  Just thought you would like to know.  Peace
-Alice