Today we gathered at Parr Field to do some transplanting of some lettuce (above). We hope this lettuce will be ready for harvest after the students come back to school and hopefully as part of our chicos making workshop coming … Continued
As we were pulling weeds yesterday, we noticed some squash bugs (above) and some squash bug eggs (below) on our calabasa plants. This was an important observation that was made when we made it. Time is of the essence! If … Continued
Today we assembled a work team to complete much needed weeding at Parr Field. In the morning we received a visit from the interns at the TCEDC garden who are being mentored under Shirley Trujillo. We visited Sol Feliz Farm, … Continued
Today we met with Max, the owner of Hawk Mechanical. He generously offered his company’s service to examine our irrigation system at Parr Field and install us with a pressure regulator and perhaps even a solar powered timer. We believe … Continued
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