For give me for it has been nearly a month since my last entry. What a wild weather month it has been! At the farm the spring bulbs are all up, the beds are cleaned up and cool weather crops are in the ground - peas and radish for now. The greens are bolting and we have started to harvest over-wintered onions. Strawberries are in bloom, bushes are leafing out, and perennials are starting to show themselves. Chicken poop and leaf-gro has been added to the farm beds and over-wintered carrots and lettuce are taking off.
Whew!
Our 5th graders are getting ready to start a soil study unit and from there will begin to plan the garden they will leave for next year's 5th graders. Crop rotation and companion planting will be the lens through which we plan. 5th graders are also preparing for their own Farmer's Market and hope to have some produce from the farm available.
Don't worry, entries will start happening regularly now that we are in the swing of things again.
Hope to see y'all at the Green Gala this Friday! http://greengala.wordpress.com
Happy Earth Day!!!
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