Week 10 (8/1/22 – 8/5/22): Moving On
This week we have continued to clean up the property in preparation for the upcoming dedication ceremony. The whole team learned how to edge and mulch to make plant beds look clean and pretty. ...
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Week 10 (8/1/22 – 8/5/22): Moving On
Week 9 (7/25/22 – 7/29/22): Beautifying the Grounds
This week we planned a dedication ceremony for the South Lawn Project which will happen two weeks from this Wednesday. In preparation for this event, we have been working hard at fixing up the ...
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Week 8 (7/18/22 – 7/22/22): Starting the Harvest
We have resolved quite a few of the pest issues from last week by continuing to apply Diatomaceous Earth and Neem Oil. We expect to get traps soon to deal with the cucumber beetles. ...
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Week 7 (7/11/22 – 7/15/22): Pest Management
This week was quite tiring but fun for me. We welcomed a new GROWS team member because one of our members moved on from the program. This means that this weak I was managing ...
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Week 6 (7/5/22 – 7/8/22): Switching Gears
This week was exciting because we completely finished planting all the beds. This means that we are switching gears more towards maintenance of the plants, and soon towards harvest. We had another member join ...
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Week 5 (6/27/22 – 7/1/22): Building Community
This week has been incredibly challenging but I’m really happy with the progress we’ve made. I think, as a group, the GROWS program is starting to build a sense of community. It’s really cool ...
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Week 4 (6/21/22 – 6/24/22): New Growth
Another eventful week at the farm! This week, my supervisor Marci was on vacation, so I was left to manage the farm and program by myself. It was very difficult to have so much ...
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Week 3 (6/13/22 – 6/17/22): Professional Development Begins
This was a whirlwind of a week! We got our grant last week and so we started hiring young adults from the community to be a part of the professional development program this week. ...
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Week 2 (6/6/22 – 6/11/22): Three Sisters and Groundhogs
This week we continued preparing beds and planting. We started by inter-planting the tomatoes that we had grown last week with basil and marigolds and putting in some trellising for when the tomatoes get ...
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Week 1 (5/31/22 – 6/4/22): Breaking Ground
This week was incredibly productive and I got thrown right into the action! On Day 1 we used a sod stripper to form our planting rows. Throughout the week we went to the county ...
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