Pictures and Captions by Sarah Brady : June 2015 Practicum Student Grazing Cattle: Cattle grazing in the field between our sleeping and studying quarters and the grange crop/grazing field. Annual grasses (now dry having set seed already) include wild out (Avena fatua), ripgut brome (Bromus diandrus), hedgehog dogtail grass (Cynosurus echinatus), and some soft chess/brome (Bromus hordeaceus)….
Written by Elisha Allgood : June 2015 Practicum Student My name is Elisha. I want to make a difference. I want to be part of the solution to all the problems of conventional agriculture, such as the heavy use of chemical fertilizers, toxic water runoff, and overall unsustainable practices. But as someone new to farming,…
The incredible accumulation of energy inputted into the 12 acres of Grange Farm School programming and growth finally culminated in a LAUNCH on June 1, 2015! One very short month has zipped by since welcoming of the new class of students; and boy have we been busy! In the first week we covered Ecology,…
Tim Ward here, Farm School Co-director since this past December and current manager of the field crop production here at the Grange Farm School site. Planting time for the summer is almost here. The “last frost date” (average) for the Grange Farm School main fields, in a frost-prone valley bottom of the Northern California coast range,…
Meet George! “Hello, my name is George Kassabgi and I am an AmeriCorps NCCC member. I am from the suburbs of Boston, Massachusetts and I am currently 19 years old. I joined AmeriCorps after graduating high school and deciding to take action in a gap year before pursuing higher education. My plans for after the…
Meet Ryan! “Hey there, my name’s Ryan Torngren. I’m from the City of Trees, aka Sacramento, CA. This is actually my second year of AmeriCorps. I joined up again to gain more experience and to finalize my goals in life. My plan after AmeriCorps is to go back to school. I’ll be working towards a career in child development, as…
Meet Dre! “I’m Andre Cutchin from Newport News, Virginia. I joined AmeriCorps for a new experience and plan on going to a trade school later. My outlook on things has changed through time in volunteer work, and I have higher expectations for me and my goals. Working on an organic farm made me appreciate nature…
We’re switching it up a bit this week. Instead of featuring just one wonderful AmeriCorps member, we thought it would be nice to share a clip from this weekends talent show! Not only are they skilled on the field, but off the field as well. Next week, we will continue introducing the rest of the team!…
Meet Tony! “I am from Minneapolis, MN and pretty stoked to be living in California right now. I found AmeriCorps NCCC through various friends and workmates who had all related enjoyable experiences and great travel opportunities. I joined the program in order to volunteer in communities while appeasing a wanderlust and desire to see more…
Saturday night, these fabulous female farmers of Mendocino County entered the Sip Some Soup competition! Sip Some Soup is the major annual fundraiser for Willits Daily Bread, which offers a hot dinner Monday through Thursday at St. Anthony’s Parish Hall. What happens at this unique Willits fundraising event is that attendees sample each soup in the…
