Planting season!

It's planting season, so we have been busy sowing seeds from carrots to corn, planting lettuce and eggplant, and Itilling in cover crops. Our Crimson Clover looks awesome - it's in full bloom and we'll probably disc it in next week. We finished planting our onions first and they look out over a lovely view of the Quabbin Reservoir. you can see the cows in the pasture just beyond the field.

We work with the student farmers about 5 half-day sessions a week. Nate and I break the group up sometimes so they get time on the tractor discing and chisel plowing and also time with their hands in the soil helping to transplant and weed and seed in the greenhouse. We go on a field walk once a week to check out how all the crops are doing and to make a list of what to do next. I've been learning tons on the tractor - from basketweeding on the cubs to bed shaping on the john deere.

The rest of the week, student farmers work with Olivier, the livestock manager, to care for the pigs, chickens, horses and sheep. They take classes on business planning (actually - a condensed version of what I took over the winter), visit other farms, and work on their home garden.