DATE: 10/4/06 (in class) TIME SPENT: 0 ACTIVITIES: Discussed with group members, Karen and Alisa, about time to meet. We designated working on Monday around 2pm at our areas. LEARNING: Karen has just joined the group. Discussed possible plant and decor options. CUMULATIVE HOURS: 0 hours
DATE: 10/9/06 TIME SPENT: 2 hours ACTIVITIES: Met with Karen and went over the site description. Alisa was unable to make it, but called ahead of time. Karen made sketches of the areas, and we filled in the site description. We also discussed questions we had, and plans for the areas. LEARNING: We need to work on identifying plants. We found some wild strawberries under the grass in Area #2 (against the building).
CUMULATIVE HOURS: 2 hours
Community Garden Project
DATE: 10/10/06 TIME SPENT: .5 hours ACTIVITIES: Found and e-mailed places to volunteer. LEARNING: I have a couple options for places to volunteer. I have decided to volunteer at IslandWood
CUMULATIVE HOURS: 2.5 hours
WEEK THREE (October 11- October 17)
Long House Project
DATE: 10/15/06 TIME SPENT: 1.5 hours ACTIVITIES: Checked out Gardening with Native Plants, and read many parts of it. LEARNING: I found a lot of plants/shrubs that might work for our areas. I marked some pages to shpw my partners. There are a lot of native plants that are decorative.
CUMULATIVE HOURS: 4 hours
Community Garden Project
DATE: 10/17/06 TIME SPENT: 2 hours ACTIVITIES: Visited IslandWood's Garden and met with Rachael. She walked me around the garden, and answered questions. LEARNING: I learned how floating row covers work, and the purpose of them. I also figured out what I'll be doing at IslandWood. I'll be working on winterization, propagation, composting and other maintance related activities. I might also have the oppurtunity to work with children.
CUMULATIVE HOURS: 6 hours
WEEK FOUR (October 18- October 24)
Long House Project
DATE: 10/18/06 TIME SPENT: 1.5 hours ACTIVITIES: Discussed what I had learned from my reading with Alisa. LEARNING: We began a list of possible plants.
CUMULATIVE HOURS: 7.5 hours
DATE: 10/24/06 TIME SPENT: 1.5 hours ACTIVITIES: Tried to start pulling grass. Cleaned up the ferns around the sign, and pulled weeds. I also began tackling the weeds around the maple vine and trash can. Picked up sticks, and trash. Cut off the suckers on the tree in upper area. LEARNING: The grass is overwhelming!! It will definitely need to be done as a group.
CUMULATIVE HOURS: 9 hours
Community Garden Project
DATE: 10/19/06 TIME SPENT: 1.75 hours ACTIVITIES: Cleaned up part of a bed, covered with sterile soil. Planted spinach seeds, and covered with floating row cover. LEARNING: Learning about winterizing and growing veggies during the colder winter days.
CUMULATIVE HOURS: 10.75
DATE: 10/23/06 TIME SPENT: 3 hours ACTIVITIES: I cut back the raspberries. Pulled out the plants growing in the straw bales. Mulched the perenials with compost and straw (from bales). Put sage in the dehydrator. Made phone calls trying to find someone to bring manure to the garden. LEARNING: I learned to mulch around fruit tress and things using a donut. Otherwise shrews and mice make homes in the mulch and will begin eating the wood. So you don't mound the mulch up to the trunk.
CUMULATIVE HOURS: 13.75
WEEK FIVE (October 25- October 31)
Long House Project
DATE: 10/25/06 TIME SPENT: 1 hour
ACTIVITIES: General clean up around the building area.
LEARNING: Karen ID'd a lot of existing plants living (at least trying to) under the grass.
CUMULATIVE HOURS: 14.75
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Community Garden Project
DATE: 11/31/06
TIME SPENT: 2 hours
ACTIVITIES: Mulching in the native plant area in front of residence, planted radishes seeds
LEARNING: You can tell where the compost comes from based on how it has composted. Today's compost had a lot of trash and eggshells. It came from the dining hall.
CUMULATIVE HOURS: 16.75
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WEEK SIX (November 1- November 7)
Long House Project
DATE: 11/1/06 TIME SPENT: .75 hours
ACTIVITIES: I spent time getting to know my areas better. I have felt disconnected from the areas which I feel may be holding me back. So I'm trying to become more connected and feel at peace with them.
LEARNING: The area is not feeling as overwhelming as before. I'm thinking it's manageable now.
CUMULATIVE HOURS: 17.5 hours
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Community Garden Project
DATE: 11/6/06 TIME SPENT: 2 hours
ACTIVITIES: I filled to flats in the greenhouse and planted purple spinach, arugula, and snap peas. Also helped clean up the office area since there was a leak, and it was doing damage.
LEARNING: Things grow slower in the winter even when in the greenhouse.
CUMULATIVE HOURS:19.5
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WEEK SEVEN (November 8- November 14)
Long House Project
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Community Garden Project
DATE: 11/9/06
TIME SPENT: 2 hours
ACTIVITIES: Rachael and Scott led a winter gardening seminar, and showed volunteers how to do hardwood clippings for propagation
LEARNING: I learned about alder trees being natures cover crop. About why winter gardens growslower here, and how to propagate with hardwood clippings! So much fun!
CUMULATIVE HOURS: 21.5
DATE: 11/13/06
TIME SPENT: .5 hours
ACTIVITIES: I went to IslandWood to take pictures and check on things
LEARNING: I understand the 5-bin compost better, since I tooktime to read the signs.
CUMULATIVE HOURS: 22 hours
WEEK EIGHT (November 15- November 21)
Long House Project
TOO RAINY
Community Garden Project
DATE: 11/16/06 TIME SPENT: 3 hours?
ACTIVITIES: I pulled up a bunch tomatillo plants that had gone past their prime. Pulled up old strawberry plants, and planted 3 fruit plants. Also cleared around the asparagus plants.
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CUMULATIVE HOURS: 25 hours
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<>Date: 11/29/06 <>Time Spent: 2 hours <>Activities: Took pictures of LHG for presentation, and created bird feeders with Alisa <>Learning: The bird feeders will look really pretty in the otherwise dead looking winter.
<>Cumulative hours: 27 hours
OVERALL HOURS: 27 hours
I will finish the rest of my hours over winter break!
