Hey all you food lovers out there, this is Adam with the blog report for the first week of September.
Since the last post, a lot has been going on! For starters, the 'three sisters' garden has really started to take off. After cutting back some of the tightly grouped together corn and feeding the plants with some organic fertilizers, it is all starting to grow very large and healthy looking.
A large section of the area with Bermuda grass popping up has been meticulously hand-weeded due in large part to our new intern, Marley. That freshly de-grassed soil was mixed with a good amount of compost and made into a very nice, soft bed for sweet potatoes.
In the back, Ben and Paul have been working hard at getting our living roof for the shed set up. With the sides all built and some of the drainage materials in place, it is almost ready to be mounted.
The hillside up against the wall has been planted with some beans and thoroughly covered in mulch to keep the soil fertile for our fruit trees that may be coming soon. Keep posted to find out; we might be getting a large number of trees rather quickly.
With so much growth going on at the Farm, and so much activity, we have re-instituted our path and made a couple of off-shoot paths to make sure our young plants aren't getting trampled. It is looking more official every day!
The Fall semester is now in full swing, and things have really started to pick up at the Farm. We have been getting a lot of support from students and faculty who are both really excited about the new Farm that sprouted up this Summer. We have even gotten some volunteers as people walk by and want to help out.
Thanks to everyone that has been giving their support and don't be shy to come out and ask us questions, or just say hello!
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