Recently, our class had the opportunity to expand our horizons with some learning not just within out own farm, but at other farms as well. We took a trip down to the Indian Valley campus of Marin Community College to learn a variety of techniques and to have an experience with sustainability on a farm that wasn't our own. We were shown on this trip that a lot of the practices that we use on our farm isn't exclusive to just us, but are actually widely accepted and utilized practices.
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| Transplanting to 6-packs |
While on the trip, we had the opportunity to learn about and participate in a wide variety of different activities. We learned how to graft trees, we planted some kale (utilizing and reinforcing the triangulation methods that we use on our farm for proper spacing), and we transferred early starter plants from flats over in to 6-packs for sale.
Overall, the trip was viewed as a wide success. Everyone I talked to had positive things to say about it. I wish we could go again, and hope the next class has as good of a time as we did!
A huge thanks to the parents who volunteered to drive us both there and back, as well as everyone at the farm who came out to speak and work with us!
-Steen Lund
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| Grafted trees ready for sale |
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