Hurray and Hallelujah, Harvest is here

Thanks to the dozens of workers spending hundreds of hours and providing essential resources provided including;
• Donation of land.
• “Round Upping”
• Ground preparation
• Developing and maintaining a blog
• Providing the use of sprinkler pipes, fence posts and panels for pole beans and cucumbers.
• Providing soil amendments, fertilizer and insecticides.
• Planting parties
• Regular roto tilling
• Tedious hand weeding between rows
• Managing irrigation
• Providing canning supplies
It is conservatively estimated that approaching seventy different individuals have contributed to the success of the garden in some way

Now we approach harvest including picking, processing and distribution. The first planting of corn at Lyman’s has ears with brown tassel and the second planting at Lyman’s and the first planting of corn at Chris Bailey’s is forming ears. The Bishop and Relief Society along with the garden site coordinators met and have suggested the following priority for distribution.
• Number one priority: to the families identified by the Bishop and ward council as having he most needs.
• Number two would be the produce the Relief Society would use in processing the harvested crop.
• Priority three availability for those who were workers or who provided resources. If you would like to share in the bounty now is your chance, get out there and weed!!!!!!
• Last priority after everyone who has needs and has contributed has taken what the need, The YW/YM will harvest the remaining and the Relief Society will provide hands on training with processing.

A reminder: the weeding, watering and insect control season is not over by a long shot. Word has it that morning glory a.k.a field bind weed is invading the tomatoes. Immediate delicate hand weeding pulling the weed away from the plant will ensure a full harvest. There is still between row weeding in some of the corn rows. We still need to hand pull weeds in the potato patch. Hand weeding is still needed for the onions and squash.

Sister Peck will keep you notified of scheduled processing parties. We will also notify you by e-mail and/or blog when produce is available for the workers.