Permaculture Update and A Wish List for Our Farm!

We are in the final week of our construction in the house that students gutted out and slept in this summer!

Also, this summer NY2NO and Youth Coalition Students composted in a pile next to the main field. A plant started growing out of it this summer and everyone thought it was a watermelon or a squash...

Turns out it was gourd plant that now stretches from tree to tree on either side.  We've been harvesting them, giving some away to our neighbors, and saving some to dry and  turn into drinking containers. We don't know how a gourd seed got into our compost this summer, but we're not complaining! 

David Burley visited us last week and got everyone excited about farm-to school lunch programs and soil-to plate service learning education (as well as adopting the OSBG compost project for up here with green waste from Wal-mart!) Check out this wish list to really get our farm going!

Farm

1)   Tiller to Fit Marshall’s Tractor (prob 5’)

2)   Seeds : Carrots, Lettuce, Green Onions, Kale (red Russian), Swiss Chard, Brussel Sprouts, Beets(Golden, Chioggia, Bull’s Blood), Broccoli Rabe (Rapini), Collards, Mustard Greens, Garlic, Spinach, Cilantro, Parsley, Kohlrabi, Mizuna, Bok Choy, Tatsoi, Cabbage, Broccoli (‘DiCicco’), Parsnips, Radicchio Radishes

3)   Harvest Equipment:

-Buckets

-Coolers

-Huge Fridge(Walk-in?)

-Scissors

-Bathtub or other large tub for washing produce

-Wax Boxes

-Biodegradeable plastic bags, Produce Scale

4) Drip Irrigation System(Using t-tape)

Garden

1)   Perennial Herb Starts

2)   Heavy Duty Hoes(10)

3)   D-Handled Spades(10)

4)   D-handled spading forks(10)

5)   Wood Chips

6)   Green House

7)   Pvc Pond Liner.

Orchard

1)   Fruit Trees

Goat/Chicken Enclosure

1)   800 feet of tall (8’) metal fencing material

2)   120 10’ Fence Posts (metal), w/ caps

3)   120 bags of concrete

4)   Chain-Link Gates (5’ wide or so)

5)   Metal Roofing-20 sheets

6)   Post-Hole Digger

7)   Treated 2 by 4s- 12 ‘  (20)

8)   Treated 2 x 6s (10)

Property Maintenance

1)   Riding Lawnmower

2)   Strubg Trimmer w/ Brush Cutter attachment

3)   Chainsaw (STIHL  or HUSQUEVARNA)

4)   Mattock

5)   Loppers- the beefy “3x force” ones

6)   Felco Trimmers (3)

Stage/Fence/ Bungalows/ Other Construction Projects

1)   Treated Plyboards (200)

2)   Treated two-by-fours ( 200)

3)   Treated four-by fours (200)