Annual Schedule

Activities begin with the first signs of Spring in early February as planning for the year's gardens begins, but participation can begin any time during the year. After-school activities for public schoolers, or partial or full-day activities for home-schoolers can be scheduled for Tuesdays, Thursdays or Saturdays.

February

Feb.2 Tuesday -- Groundhog Day and Japanese Setsubun presentation and celebration (Out with the bad habits, and in with the good!) As kids in Japan do, we will make, decorate, and wear our own Oni (ogre) masks to drive away our bad habits. We will also discuss the sorting and selection of seeds, building better soil (including soil testing), and pruning vines and fruit trees.

Feb.4 Thursday: Garden planning overview and plowing with a Kubota tractor and a "chicken tractor." Winter nature walk, birding, and trail building.

Feb. 6 Saturday: Garden planning and preparation, spreading manure

Second Week:

Feb.9 Tuesday: Building a portable chicken tractor from discarded deck materials.

Feb.11 Thursday Planting potatoes, onions and peas

Feb. 13 Saturday River sampling (depending on the weather);

March --

April --

May --