March and April Workdays Recap
Frozen ground ripens, Creating room for new life. Sow seeds and live well. "Every Year" Our first workday this year was a warm welcome to the growing season. We met up and sewed our first seeds for the greenhouse. Collards, broccoli, cabbage seeds, and more were given a nice bed of our potting soil mix. With a new year, some new faces also emerged and we were able to share stories about how Roanoke became our homes and how we were attracted to working in the collective. Over the next few weeks, we laid tarps for occultation. Occultation is weeding with tarps, where the ground is covered blocking out all light. This is used for weed management in no-till systems. We also have installed fences and planted six 22' x 5' garden beds where we are now watching seedlings emerge. Soon we will have radishes, kale, carrots, potatoes, onions, mustard, potatoes, beets, beans, cabbage, broccoli, and tea herbs. We hope to see you at our next workday. You can learn about becoming a