Final presentation: Jessica Herrera SOS-ComAlt 2017 Final PPT
Category: Project Weekly
5.31.17 Began the morning in the best way – hand-weeding the geraniums… roughing up the ground with my bare hands, releasing the geranium fragrance into the cool morning air. Liza…
Peonies This morning the green fists of the peonies are getting ready to break my heart as the sun rises, as the sun strokes them with his old, buttery fingers…
The many facets of being a farmer-florist Things to think about: -land: location, resources available, types of infrastructure possible, community.. etc. -partner/s / co-owner -employees/interns – what do we grow?…
Monday 5.8.17 All day greenhouse work! Started the day with some greenhouse cleaning/organizing. Swept floor and organized trays, flats, pots etc. Seeded sunflowers, asters, The ravens have been attacking and…
May 1 In the greenhouse all day. Sometimes this feels luxurious… to be sheltered from the weather, have a table to set my coffee cup on and a boom-box…
This week included: flower harvest weeding of the perennial bed, with focus on getting the dock, dandelions and buttercup out of the lilies and **need to ask what the other…
We planted the roses! This had kept getting delayed because of the rain. The rose garden is located near the other perennial crops on August Farm proper (all annuals are…
April 10th I only worked on the farm one day this week due in part to weather and in part to scheduling. Shooting for three full days next week. We…
I have worked on farms before. When I was in high school, I would sometimes wander over to my friend’s farm in Corrales, New Mexico to help with weeding, planting,…