Earlier in the week Rachael Adaire came down to the farm site to help transplant the cabbage. It is great to have her around because she is savvy and has worked by herself and with others to start two previous CSA projects. After joining us in February, she is the newest member of the team at Brookside Elementary working to develop the Willits Energy Farm. Rachael is participating in this project as part of a work study program from Mendocino College. During the course of this semester, she will develop an on-site mycelium habitat as well as source parts and help inform decisions on the irrigation system. At the end of her work she receives college credit, (and if we can), a positive recommendation.

Rachael is also working on another farm project in Willits that is intended to grow food for the soon to be built “green hospital”. I have talked with people from that developing project and they too are impressed by her hard work and positive attitude. Both developing farms in the community have been gifted with Rachael’s efforts and we are glad she is willing to share her time. Thank You for Demonstrating Community Cooperation, Rachael!

Side Note: For those who might be interested, Mendocino College has accepted the site at Brookside Elementary into the organic gardening curriculum. Organic gardening courses will be able to use parts of the site to ground the practices of their organic gardening courses. I think the site will be available to the college at the end of 2007.

Rachael and Friends