Friday, October 30, 2009

Brookside Volunteer Day

21 volunteers from Willits High School showed up on Tuesday October 27th to volunteer over 52.5 hours of labor! We had a lot of fun with an inspiring gardener pledge, dirt clod throwing, garlic planting, manure spreading, cover crop planting, frost killed crop removal and roto tilling. We had snacks of local organic apples, organic peanut butter, and high spirits. I want to give a special thanks to Antonia Partridge the farm manager for her excellent leadership in directing the students in the best ways to garden. I would also like to thank David Stephens a counselor from the High School for his innovative grading program that gives points for community service. We are looking to create a weekly high school volunteer day on Tuesday's. Please call Mason Giem if you are interested in volunteering.

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