Farm Reflection Week 2

Reflection 2

May 21st, 2023

Charlie Maloney

Day 13

Our goals at the end of this second week are looking immaculate. We started off with the Christmas tree project and that was a great success. We ended clearing the land and made a perfect patch. We ended planting over 100 Christmas trees and left trask in a good position. 

Christmas trees was checked off and we moved on to clearing a new path off the backside of the platform. It is an old logging road that was overgrown by new trees and brush of all kinds. We eventually cleared the road all the up to a cliff that looks over a nice view. So we cleared that in all directions to make a nice big camp ground. 

We are going to make road signs for the new paths that go around the property using the laser engraver at school. This project has been great and this week was another really good time. We walked around tonight with Mel’s friend Sonny. He is a tree expert and we learned a lot about the trees that are in the woods. Along with lots of knowledge on what soil is the best for tree growth. 

Hours of Work Today: 2

Total Hours of Work: 57

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