Announcements: From Week Three, 2/9/11

Announcements: From Week 3, 2/9/11

Muir Woods Redwood All Day Hike

Saturday 12^th of Feb, 10 to 4

Bring boots/water/food

Sunday, 13^th: Arbor Day Celebration at Green Gulch

Dharma talk at 10:00 AM

With Wendy and Chris Fridel

Mark has 100 dahlia starts available, just ask.

Farm update from Henry

Fruit trees are it! Need to do radial plantings, espalier some fruit trees and Asian pears and cherries and apricots and blackberries, pomegranates and figs.

Mulching with sheep mulch in a 6 foot diameter around the fruit trees needed.

76 trees planted

Many groups helped plant the orchard:

Conservation corps

Master gardeners

Our class

Conservation corps NorthBay

Kids from the recycling

NRC crew

Visit from the State parks special grant givers reviewing the request of the farm for additional resources to continue the development of the plan.

Row crops are transitioning through the seeding period. We will be doing some direct seeding in two or so rows.

All the seedlings planted during St. Bridget’s day have all come up.

From John: Water Catchment System is in place and ready to gather water from the sloped roof of the greenhouse. To be used in the nursery and greenhouse.