Our final harvest tally is 3886 pounds, which works out to a $7772 contribution to Interfaith Food Bank.
Some of our volunteers have still been busy. Dave has done a huge amount of work, adding 12 rotting round bales that the barns wanted rid of, then rototilling it all in along with spreading more used Cornell mix. The plan is to add urea tonight or tomorrow before the snow and then some leftover compost and/or manure from some experiments next week or the week after. Thanks for this effort.
Notes from the Food Bank:
"We were exceptionally pleased to benefit from your garden this year. Clients are eternally grateful for the selection of fresh, quality produce, and we very pleased with the variety of vegetables they could choose from.
The Tomato Plant Project was particularly great for our client base, as it not only educated our Young Chefs about the ability for individuals to produce their own food, but also provided a sustainable option to clients in working towards their own food security. We believe the Tomato Plant Project worked very well with our aim to offer our clients a hand up, and not just a hand out.
We found the amount and variety of the produce you chose to grow for us to be a huge benefit to the food bank and those we serve, and we are looking forward to a continued relationship with you and your group, especially as we progress past our current kitchen project, and begin working on our own garden in the future.
Thanks again to you and your team, you've done a fantastic job and we've really enjoyed working with you."
