Each winter, the Agricultural Commission, which oversees the garden, has to go to their boss - the Conservation Commission - and ask to continue using the Flerra space for gardening.
We had that meeting tonight, and the ConsCom was happy to allow us to continue, so that's great news.
A few minor things were added along the way.
Someone is going to go and look at the well to see if it can't be sunk deeper or otherwise improved. It works, but as everyone knows, it's a lot of hard work to raise enough water to keep the plants happy.
We're going to get four old pallets and build a small composter where we've been dumping weeds and year-end waste all along. This, we hope, will let us use the stuff as soil amendments. We'll get that done as soon as weather allows.
We're going to make some improvements to the fence - hoping to keep the local ruminants at bay. This includes putting a wire trip line along the fence row. More details to follow, but we're hopeful we can keep them away.
So, that's it for right now. We're recruiting actively - if you know anyone interested in digging this summer, have them get in touch.
Thanks
Jesse and Michelle.
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