Today we finished planting the milpa section of Parr Field with the 5th graders. When it was all done, we figured we planted with over 500 students and gave out 486 seed packets. Now all the seeds are nestled in … Continued
Today we continued our planting activities at Parr Field with second through fourth grade students. We almost got through our maize rows. We were also joined by the students from Chrysalis Alternative School who were on a walking field trip … Continued
Today is our first day of planting at Parr Field which also happens to be Día de San Isidro, a patron Saint of agriculture. Today we planted with kindergarten and first grade students from Enos Garcia and Ranchos Elementary. This … Continued
Now we are ready to plant with the students! All the compost has been distributed and incorporated into the soil and our rows have been remade. This year we have 12 rows and will hope to be able to have … Continued
We purchased two yards of high-quality compost to amend the soil at Parr Field. We have already tilled and made rows with the plans of “planting” compost in the much of the same way we plant crops. This method was … Continued
Today we met at Parr Field to get ready for our first planting a little over a week away. We had two yards of compost delivered, removed the piles of debris from clearing the field, and cleared out some weeds … Continued
Field preparation is like preparing a canvas for a painting. The Earth is our canvas and the crops are our paints and colors. The nuts and bolts of clearing land is basically removing much of the vegetation and raking it … Continued