Preston Massey-Blake
This recent period of time on the Redwood sustainable farm has been a preparative moment for Spring. We have planted many seeding trays in advance for the upcoming season. Some of the main vegetables have been cucumbers, squash, leeks, and bell beans. These seedlings will be nice and strong in the next month and will be ready to be planted in our beds. The rain additionally has made the whole garden grow quite a bit and everything is fluorescent green from the broccoli to the grass.
Sustainable Businesses:
A local business that Redwood gets its ice cream from called "Three Twins" is quite the sustainable business. Originally founded in 2005 based out of San Rafael it was founded to be the first mix in the United States of a ice cream company mixing quality ice cream with sustainable practices. They manufacture their ice cream at a factory in Petaluma and get most of their ingredients from organic farms located nearby. This is a more sustainable approach and getting ingredients locally for a product greatly reduces food miles. Food miles are the distance a food or ingredient has to travel from farm to where it is going. By limiting this you are saving fuel and preventing pollution. "Three Twins" does a good job of this and that is why I think they are such a model business. So next time you're at Redwood get some sustainable ice cream from the cafeteria. 
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