Many hands make light work



Thursday we had a superb crew of 40 volunteers from Whole Foods helping out in the fields. Not only did they plant 6 beds of potatoes and 3 beds of leeks, but they also completed one of the most dreaded tasks of the season: mulching the pathways for all 18 beds of our onions and shallots with straw! I know the apprentices are particularly grateful not to have to slog through all that mulching with only our small crew of seven.

We've also had some help from the Appleton Farmhands this week. Under the guidance of our fearless Farm Educator Becky, these students spent their April vacation lending a hand all over the farm and helping us to plant both potatoes and leeks. I don't know about you, but I'm getting hungry just thinking about this fall's soup-making possibilities!

Last, but certainly not least, our Monday greenhouse volunteers continue to keep us on track with our greenhouse seeding. This week they seeded our entire spring broccoli planting. We had to start transplanting leeks this week just to make room in the greenhouse for all the trays they seeded.

It's really hard to imagine how we would get a lot of things done without the help of volunteers. We have a fabulous, hard-working crew of apprentices, but there are only so many hours in the day! Thank you to everyone who has contributed this week!