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Monthly Summary – October 2009

January 8th, 2011 | Posted by steven in Monthly Summary - (Comments Off on Monthly Summary – October 2009)

Monthly Summary – October 2009 Steven Tomlinson; Logs and records reviewed, and summary prepared 12/10 General Observations: October started off with a cool 55 degree day.  The crew was productive with their time which reflects in the myriad of tasks completed. Fires were lit in the bunkhouse to warm the hands of the harvesters.  Kale, … Read more

Monthly Summary – September 2009

January 8th, 2011 | Posted by miker in Monthly Summary - (Comments Off on Monthly Summary – September 2009)

Monthly Summary, September 2009 Robin prepared 1/2011 As I review September notes from our previous season (2009) I am reminded of nightmares of tomato blight, my first visit to NSF and of course the satisfying feeling of starting to see an end to the season.  Now, instead of continuously plowing ahead September is a time … Read more

Monthly Summary – August 2009

January 8th, 2011 | Posted by steven in Monthly Summary - (Comments Off on Monthly Summary – August 2009)

Monthly Summary – August 2009 Steven Tomlinson; Logs and records reviewed, and summary prepared 12/10 General Observations: August is filled to the brim with energy. The daily chores and ebb and flow of harvesting, washing, marketing, and replanting hit its stride with the workers. This is time that people start to feel the totality of … Read more

Monthly Summary – July 2009

January 8th, 2011 | Posted by Robin in Monthly Summary - (Comments Off on Monthly Summary – July 2009)

Monthly Summary – July 2009 RCM; Logs and records reviewed, and summary prepared 11/10 General Observations: We start off this month remembering that we are in the full swing of summer, with a 100+ degree day, I thought it would be a good time to sit in the air-conditioning to do the monthly summary for … Read more

Monthly Summary – June 2009

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Monthly Summary – June 2009 Samuel Joseph; Logs and records reviewed, and summary prepared 6/18/10 General Observations: So my official one year anniversary has come and so I decided to take on the June Summary to remind myself of my first month at North Slope.  Reading the log for this monthly summary was completely different … Read more

Monthly Summary – May 2009

January 8th, 2011 | Posted by miker in Monthly Summary - (Comments Off on Monthly Summary – May 2009)

Monthly Summary – May 2009 MikeR; Logs and records reviewed, and summary prepared 1/5/11 General Observations:Ah, May, a month filled with activity, spurred on by the awakening power of the Living Earth!  Heavy rain noted thru first half of month, drying by end. Greenhouse activity is winding up by end of the month, so major … Read more

Monthly Summary – April 2009

January 8th, 2011 | Posted by steven in Monthly Summary - (Comments Off on Monthly Summary – April 2009)

Monthly Summary – April 2009 Steven Tomlinson; Logs and records reviewed, and summary prepared 4/28/10 General Observations: April is an exciting time of year. Spring is showing signs of potential growth and the weather is unpredictable, from cold snaps to heat waves. Seeding and following the crop plan worked out months before become the most … Read more

Monthly Summary – March 2009

January 8th, 2011 | Posted by miker in Monthly Summary - (Comments Off on Monthly Summary – March 2009)

Monthly Summary – March 2009 MikeR; Logs and records reviewed, and summary prepared 12/10 General Observations: Crew included MR, CH, HK and BK for a total of 250 worker hours, or “about part time.”  Income from winter markets $825 – cost of goods sold.  Farm Manager (FmMngr) needs to be setting good example for Third … Read more

Monthly Summary – January and Febuary 2009

January 8th, 2011 | Posted by miker in Monthly Summary - (Comments Off on Monthly Summary – January and Febuary 2009)

Monthly Summary – January and February, 2009 MikeR; Logs and records reviewed, and summary prepared 12/3/10 General Observations: In order to remember the feeling of this time period I delved backwards into the Farm Log from December ’08.  2008 was the season which culminated in the graduation of North Slope Farm’s first “’JourneyWoman’ Steward”.  She … Read more

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