This week our was focused on cleaning up the farm by doing things such as weeding beds and walkways as well as improving walkways by placing down cardboard then adding wood chips. Students were organized into groups and assigned management jobs which include Compost, water, maintenance, and companion groups. I was put into the water group and our focus was to maintain irrigation by testing if the irrigation worked and also looking for leaks in the pipeline. If there is a leak we are tasked with repairing it leaks can cause the water to not go all they way to the end of the pipe. To repair the leak once it is found you cut the pipeline around the leak and then take a cup link and reattach the pipeline. If you accidentally cut a pipeline you should mark the cut with a pink flag so the watering crew can locate the leak and fix it. 
The water crew is also supposed to make sure everything is watered properly, that the hoses are coiled after work days, and to monitor the weather and share weather reports with the class. This weeks work to clean the farm has really changed the farm and it is looking a lot more clean and well managed thanks to the help of the students and the guidance from the teachers.
Chris Harlan
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