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It just so happens that I have some scattered pictures from winter term available to share with you!

Jan 24 (Saturday Session):

We went over to River Bend Farm/Orchard to learn and help them prune their pear tree’s!

Before (not our handy work):

After:

February 3:

I transplanted an m-9 honey crisp apple that Keegan (a team leader) taught me (and many other interested students) how to graft at the Sustainability Fair!  My friend Anna named the tree Isaac :]

February 16:

It was a beautiful sunny day at the farm and we were able to harvest so much we had some leftover’s!  The winter classes are smaller than the fall/spring group sizes.

I spy: giant red mustard, cilantro, collard greens…

February 23:

This day our group elected to work in the greenhouse for planting seeds!  We planted a nice mix, such as beets, tomatoes, kale, cabbage, and more.  We worked with flats/trays, cells.. and talked about the benefits of using one over the other for each plant.  Seeds are donated to the Urban Farm through various community organizations/resources.  Previously in the term we went through the collection of seeds and set aside ‘old’ seed (prior to 3-4 years) and organized the lot.  The germination rate goes down with each consecutive year past the packaging date.

Inside the greenhouse! What plants do you see developing?

March 2:

Some lovely purple sprouting broccoli:

Beets from the Urban Farm, in the front doorway of my house:

March 9:

The last day of winter classes for me at the Urban Farm!  We got to transplant an entire bed of Walla-Walla Onions, “So good they had to name them twice!”  These are fresh onions, not storage onions, these will be ready in the summer time.

Keegan’s group came over to help once they were done with their projects:

Dan looking accomplished!

I hope you have an enjoyed a brief and quick insight into what kind of tasks can be done at the Urban Farm during winter term.  As always, feel free to follow us on Instagram and Facebook! @UrbanFarmFriend

Later Days

-Kat B!