May
2010
Workparty
HI everyone. This sunday we are going to have a workparty and all CSA members are invited (begged 
) to attend. We hope to arrive at the farm at around 10am and work as long as we can manage. Kev and I plan on bringing some foodstuffs and everyone who attends is welcome to take home some spinach, lettuce, and mizuna.
We have 2-3 freshly tilled acres which need some attention. We plan on digging out some pathways to carve out raised beds. Each bed will be roughly 6 foot by 60 foot and we will be digging a rougly 2 foot path between them to a depth of just under a foot. Raised beds are significantly more productive and help with weed control. We will have the seeder out and be seeding peas, spinach, arugula, spinach, and maybe some carrots as well. With all the new beds and planting will come mulching. We have plenty of semi composted leaves to use for mulch. Also, one of the greenhouses is overdue to be planted with hot weather plants such as tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers.
With as many people planning on attending as we currently have it will be more effective to split into groups. We will have a group digging and preparing raised beds, another will plant seeds and transplants and mulch, still another will work in the greenhouses to plant hot weather varieties.
Here is looking forward to a productive sunday folks, hope to see you all there!