We are sprucing up the joint! Yes, it’s the week before the Farmyard Jam. We are catching up on our laundry and some trim painting on our sheds. We are giving it our best effort to impress all who come to be part of this fun community event. For those of you unfamiliar with our ... Click to read more.
What’s all the buzz about? What would you think the volunteers are most excited about on the farm so far this growing season? Could it be that we have already donated almost 400 heads of delicious organic lettuce? Or maybe it was Bob dropping off an early Christmas gift that made the interns smile? Everyone ... Click to read more.
Using the power of the sun and the power of our volunteers! June is always a busy time for us at G2G: Getting the last of our early-season seedlings in the ground, directly seeding more carrots, amaranth and greens, getting the kinks out of our irrigation system, and trying to keep up with all that ... Click to read more.
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A lot to share this week! As the school year comes to a close, Martha, our Education Coordinator, has calculated that we have hosted over 230 volunteers from our local schools–from the 1st and 2nd graders from Brightfield School to our latest visit from the gap year students attending Seguinland Institute! Let me tell you ... Click to read more.
Is it always this busy? We had several new volunteers this week to witness how active it can be at the farm. I call it “controlled chaos”. Lucky for us, we have seasoned volunteers and our great team who keep everything moving along smoothly. Let me give you a few examples from this past week. ... Click to read more.
Help from so many directions. I want to focus this week's farm report on the tremendous support we get at G2G. We had three folks from Blue Marble Geographics here for their annual employee volunteer day who, despite the gray skies, cold breeze, and the oncoming drizzle, braved working outdoors. Thanks, Abby, Eli, and Scott, for ... Click to read more.
Color has arrived at the farm! It is in the form of daffodils, and they fill that craving we have for something bright and cheerful. Daffodils never disappoint. Genevieve picked some for her grandmother’s birthday. Carrie and Sara picked some to enjoy. Do you know someone who would enjoy a bright bouquet of sunshine? We ... Click to read more.
Happy New Year! We have a few things we wanted to share and an exciting update. This year will be our 3rd year hosting the Farm Skills Training program. We wanted to get the word out in case anyone out there in our G2G community knows of someone who might benefit from this hands-on experience. The ... Click to read more.
Farm Report 12/23/23 - It’s almost a wrap! Just when I thought we were finished for the season, the weather shifted, and we were able to continue with projects and more harvesting! So here is what we have been up to: Our new storage shed kit arrived on a giant pallet. It took seven of ... Click to read more.
