Today we went to Sankanac. We pulled weeds out of a compost pile and we took buckets and put the compost dirt into the buckets. The compost had been there for three years - it started as cow manure. When we pulled the weeds, we had to shake the dirt into the compost pile and throw the weeds up against the fence. We did that because the soil was, "black gold," because it's rich and helps the plants grow. We rode on the back of a tractor in a wagon with Sebastian to get to the compost pile. "Seven of us walked back to Sankanac after we finished working while the others waited for Sebastian to pick them up. It was a little more than a mile walk. Good thing there was shade! When we went up on the tractor, I really didn't get to notice all of our surroundings. But on our walk back, I really got to see all the farm land and all the animals and all the hard work that was put into their farm." (Eliana) "We feel good about ourselves because it's the last workday. We've proven to our families that we could do it and feel satisfied." (Matt)
Today Zairre and Mr Mason stayed at the school garden and pruned the trees around the benches. We pruned them so there was a more open area to sit around the trees. Tamara planted flowers around the chairs and put mulch on the grass. She also put flowers in pots and clipped mint leaves.
This afternoon we split into two groups made zucchini brownies and mixed berry bread. It was easy to make the brownies because we had done it before. We put raspberries and blackberries on top of the berry bread/cake. The cake was made of eggs, baking powder, flour, corn meal, sugar, buttermilk, melted butter, and salt. We made the desserts for tomorrow's trip to Fellowship Farm. Parents are coming to eat dinner so we need a lot of food.
Written by Jaryn, Zairre, Matt and Alyssa
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