How fall is falling

Fall is falling! The campground is closed for the season. We’ve wrapped up the garden harvest (still enjoying eating fresh tomatoes and peppers). We’ve made our (very) long to-do list for fall. This list includes things like mowing and tucking in the yard, tilling, amending and spreading compost in the garden, prepping the orchard for planting in the spring, winterizing the chicken coop, winterizing pet kennels, winterizing the compost bathhouse, winterizing the cabin, winterizing vehicles including tractors, clearing the shops and cleaning and organizing (always) to make winter projects easier, and maybe the most exciting of all fall tasks is prepping for the renovation of our north shop!

We’ve put our programming on hold for the season and plan to “take this winter off” while we build out and renovate the north shop into a classroom space for The Specialty Crop Collaborative. This is a very exciting project and is possible thanks to many generous donations from friends of the farm. We have about $7,000 to get us started with the basics including electrical work, insulation and base finishing. We will be running additional fundraisers and seeking more donations for the completion of our project. We are so looking forward to sharing and bringing you all along on the journey as we lay a great foundation to expand our programming, reach, and capabilities in serving people with developmental and intellectual disabilities in our area.

With the cooler weather, less time working outside and singularly focused winter projects, I am hoping to get into the habit of more regular and in depth blogging and sharing what we are up to on the farm. Thank you for reading along and watching our dreams take root.