Last week I arrived at The Lord's Acre not knowing left from right (that hasn't changed) but I couldn't tell you how potatoes grow or how to harvest radishes, either and now I can, in addition to kale, spinach, lettuce and peas. Thursday, we planted tomatoes and on Friday, it was eggplant and watermelon. In most cases, the beds were proactively prepared, but when it was time to plant to melons, I learned to hoe, measure, and seed the bed.
Today, I met three other interns. We will all be working side by side at the garden this summer, and all come from different walks of life: UNC... Agriculture... Asheville... Divinity... City planning... Chapel Hill... Environmental Studies... New Jersey... Florida...Wake Forest and WPCC. More on that later.
Most of the morning was spent weeding cover crop, picking peas, and folding the Agribon row cover. Later, we took a field trip to Flying Cloud Farm, picked up donated plants, met the interns, and made our way back up the road. The day ended with talk of expectations, plans, and any questions.
I'll get better at the reflection part as the summer continues, but for now, that is all.
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