more dirt!

In preparation for farm day Dragonetti Brothers brought over some more dirt!!

 

 

And here are some volunteers from Grow to Learn and Green Guerillas!

compost time!

After we got our raised beds filled with dirt and planted with plants it was time to focus on being able to make more dirt. Or compost to be exact.

Compost is important because it reduces the amount of waste we send to landfills. Also, adding compost to soil makes it richer and more delicious to the plants. So, of course, the Bushwick Campus Farm needs compost bins.

AUP students were on the job to help get us started!

 

Here they are sifting the compost!

Here they are harvesting vermicompost - 

or worm poop.

(eww!)

plants!

The beds are made and filled with dirt.

Now all we really need to be a real farm are some plants!

 

We needed to add some more dirt to our beds...

Now let's put those plants in the ground!!

Look at how big our broccoli is getting!!

Everyone needs some water!!

 

Look at our awesome compost sifter!

dirt day 2011!!

Look at all of those beautiful beds!

Let's fill them with some dirt!

THANKS FOR THE DIRT DRAGONETTI BROTHERS!!

Look at that crew ready to work!!

Let's get shoveling!

      







 


































 



 

What great team work!!

Look at that gorgeous lettuce!

 

 

 "Are we done yet?"