Friday 6/5 AM

its raining but we will meet at Station 8:30 for class

Our Class at Duncan Street

Friday 6/5 POISON IVY

There is some poison ivy at the farm we'll be visiting tomorrow , Roy asks that everyone wear long pants and closed toe shoes. If you're very allergic there's work to do elsewhere.

Remember: tick repellent and sunscreen, lunch

This salad is entirely local/ entirely from baltimore:

1. The basic greens are lettuce from Participation Park, not harvested during our time there, but bought at the waverly farmers market.

2. The onions are spring onions from our garden by the Buddha.

3. The cilantro is also from the Buddha.

4. Some of the other greens are weeds from Hampstead Hill Elementary School, one of Baltimore City's "Educational Spaces" gardens. (Can anyone remind me what the round leafed one we took today was called? I know its not lambs quarter...) You can read more about the school system's involvement with food in this week's city paper or their website.

5. And finally, the purple flecks are edible garlic flowers.

(I guess its obvious that that lime isn't local. I used it to make a  salad dressing from apple cider vinegar, olive oil, and lime.)

i also posted this on the MICA garden site. 

The Old Farmers Almanac

Just thought that I would share a resource that I visit often when looking for weather forcasts, planting and harvisting advice or pretty much anything garden/farming related.
www.almanac.com

weds 6/3

we will meet at the Station Building this Weds at 8:30, BeOnTime as we will leave for our first of several farm visits at 8:45

remember: gloves, lunch, handsanitizer, sunscreen and anything else you have felt like youve needed