Due to illness, Monday morning class with the Taste program was cancelled. It was unfortunate to miss out on a day of work, but with heavy rain pouring down, it might not have been the most fun day of work anyways. Take a breath and prepare for what’s next!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
First draft of an updated 2022 Herb Garden map<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
I used this downtime as an opportunity to draft a sketch of an updated 2022 Herb Garden map. I filled it in to the best of my ability and will finish it later this week after visiting the garden to confirm the last herbs I am unsure of. It is so exciting to see this map come to life, I have hopes of the final draft being down nicely in pen and with watercolor to roughly resemble the version from 2017. My digital art skills are very limited so hand drawing and painting are what I am deciding to stick to! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wednesday, 4\/20<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/li><\/ul>Newly created woodchip paths through the strawberry beds!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
This week’s volunteer hours consisted of almost two hours of shoveling and raking woodchips to fill in the muddy paths in the strawberry beds and to create a nicer trail from the entrance of the farm. It took many loads of woodchips and many mud-caked boots to get the entire task accomplished, but the end result made Beth exceptionally happy and will support the Practice of Organic Farming students as they begin to plant strawberries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This week also welcomed two new SCARF coordinators, fellow Food and Ag intern focused on reviving Demeter’s Garden, Maleah Upah, and Gabriel Vesenka, a loyal club member who will help our club with advertising and making connections with the campus. These are exciting times for SCARF as engagement and excitement is expanding every day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Friday, 4\/22<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Butch cuddled up in the farm office<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Today, I met with Beth to come up with work plans in the herb garden for Week 5. Some of our goals include weeding (of course), moving and containing plants to their specific areas, adding any farm-provided plants such as echinacea or germander that have died out, and laying woodchips over fully weeded quadrants to help with weed suppression. It was really nice to walk through the garden and have Beth help in identifying plants I was unsure about, we even found one plant that not even Beth was 100% sure about. I am very excited to see continued growth as the season progresses!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Feverfew<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
A stray oregano plant<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
Centaury?<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>Beth believes this plant to be centaury but we will keep our eyes on it as the season progresses!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
After meeting with Beth, I stayed for an hour to finish filling in my updated garden map and to prep the area where we will plant our new lavender friends. It was really exciting to have a finalized first draft of the map and to see which quadrants might have new plant opportunities available within them. It also felt nice to get my hands into the soil and do some weeding so that my peers on Monday get the joy of putting these new plants straight into the earth. Feeling very grateful after this drizzly morning of light work and inspiration. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/li><\/ul>Time for new lavender plants!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
My finalized first draft of the updated map!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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