We are actively responding to climate change at White Rose Farm. We hold beauty, bounty and balance as touchstones, and engage our intelligence, heart and will in responding to the Earth, with the intention to heal and balance the Earth.

There are so many levels on which to work! One very practical aspect is that as the weather gets more extreme, we need to respond more urgently and often with more effort. My farm has red clay soil: working it when it is too wet or too dry damages the long-term structure of the soil. As we get drenching rains, then strong winds, then drying sun, the window of time in which to work is narrowing.

We want to involve and engage others in helping in the garden and in healing the Earth. Here are some options:

    Be part of our gardening team: come once a season, or participate all year—on an occasional or regular basis.
    Take on a particular crop. (We now have a volunteer who is tending the rhubarb: another tends the tomatoes; another is focused on herbs. )
    Take on a particular task—tending chickens or hogs or fertilizing the garden.
    Bring a group to the farm for a morning or evening of work, and then enjoy your own picnic on the farm.
    Help us connect to others—by blogging or helping in our office.
    Come for at least 6 weeks and be part of the gardening team. We need people to:
o    Work in the garden
o    Prepare and sell vegetables for our members and at our farm stand.
o    Help with seasonal events, public and educational programs.
o    Tend the animals (chickens, Guinea hens, turkeys, and ducks.)
o    Prepare and spray biodynamic preparations
o    Communicate our work and our vision to the wider world.
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The farm has a collegial, communty atmosphere in which we work together and learn from each other. I teach about biodynamics and gardening as we work—introducing plants and gardening practices that share what I know. I also hope to learn from others.

Hope to see you soon! Come to the farm and find what feeds you!

Sally