Day 1

Morning: Wetlands

After we woke up and made our way to the Ecovillage, we met Brenda and went over general farm rules and safety precautions.

Then we went out and weeded the wetlands, a engineered area used to clean grey and black water.

Then we brought some of last years dried bull rushes around a patch of raspberry bushes and used them to keep the weeds back and keep the moisture in. Essentially what mulch does. Then we put straw in and around the bushes.
After that we raked straw off a strawberry patch that was started last year. And added straw to the pathways between the rows to keep the weeds down. We weeded and mulched a patch of black currents, then took a break for lunch.

Afternoon: Strawberry Patch

After our break we went to go find Shane for a job. We found him behind the barn using the tractor to transport part of a well. He showed us where a pipe had broken that supplied water to the solar showers and outdoor toilets. We then had to dig a 3x3 foot hole in the ground, about 3-4
feet down. When we found the leak we realized that it wasn't a joint leak but that the pipe had cracked. We dug some more to allow Shane to get better access to the pipe and went on our way to help Brenda.
We found Brenda and she finally found us some Citronella which we gladly covered our faces and heads in. -at last! no more darn black flies- We continued to take two 'wheel carts' to the other strawberry patch beside the farmhouse where we worked until 5:00pm. Then we came in for a harty dinner of sausages, assorted vegies and chocolate cake.