This week we all came back to the farm after a much needed mid winter break. Previously we had begun to plant seedlings in preparation for the spring, which unfortunately had difficulties growing as a result of the cold weather and lack of attention. Fortunately over the break, certain individuals tended to the farm, making sure each area was properly watered and that they were properly maintained. We returned to the garden and immediately began working on our new management jobs, however this job rotation we are working with new people outside of our one bed groups, giving us the opportunity to work better with the other farmers in the class. My new group worked very hard to repair the damages done to the watering systems, the compost group began sifting the compost prepared in october and the maintenance group laid down some more paths around the beds.
After spending a sufficient amount of time on our management jobs, we worked on our group one beds, allowing us time to revive the plants that struggled over the break. We were able to come up with a concrete plan on what we are going to plant for the spring with the extra space we have in the bed. We were delighted to harvest a massive reddish that grew in our bed.
After a very stormy Thursday night, we returned to a very soggy farm. In effort to preserve the soil and seedlings. We worked mainly on our one beds, weeding and making sure each plant was surviving the weather conditions. We harvested some of the lettuce growing in the class beds, which made a delicious salad! We also found a few strawberries that were absolutely delicious.
Our classwork surrounding sustainable design has already began to help us in planning for the spring. We are all very excited to experience the Indian Valley College of Marin campus and their sustainable farm design. Overall this has been a productive week on the farm and I am excited for all the growth the farm is about to have.
Olivia Carrel😊
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