Our Archive: Watch as Farmers Grow

  • Monthly Summary April 2010

    Monthly Summary – April, 2010 Rita: Logs and records reviewed, and summary prepared 3/25/11  General Observations: As a new trainee at North Slope Farm, I learned that last April was filled with all sorts of excitement. The weather was interesting as the month started with a sunny heat wave followed by a thunderstorm that led…

  • Administration Introduction

    Administration – Introduction Office Orientation:                           Workspaces: Systems Management Desk Computer and Projects Desk Farm Managers Desk Filing Drawers and System Postings, Messages and Chalk Board Time Tracking:  (See Time Sheet by Element)  Record hours by element, (form on Systems Desk).  HalfDay; is any day where you work 4 hours or less.  FullDay; if you work…

  • Winter Production – 2010 Summary

    Winter Production – 2010 Summary Prepared by ST and RCM on 3/3/11 Winter production had its challenges and triumphs. We constructed low tunnels out of rebar and manually vented them if the outside temperature reached above 60 degrees or the inside tempeture rose above 80 degrees. Wind above 30mph tended to blow the plastic loose. Our…

  • Monthly Summary – March 2010

    Monthly Summary – March 2010 Prepared 3/4/11 RCM General Observations: Spring is coming.  Looking back on last year’s log reminds me of the somewhat chilly start we had: snow on the grown, freezing nights and some windy wet days.  But soon the weather began changing and warm temperatures by the afternoon kept our spirits up…

  • Frost Seeding in March

    Frost Seeding – Medium Red Clover into recovering fields Seeded March 2, 2011, by MR Using manual seed spinner, seeding at an approx. rate of 10 pounds (#) per acre.  Utilized opening at reccomended (on spinner) setting; aprox 1/8th inch. To provide even spread of the seed, at 10#/acre, I had to run.  I was…

  • Monthly Summary – January and February 2010

    Monthly Summary – January and February, 2010 MikeR; Logs and records reviewed, and summary prepared 3/2/11  General Observations: The farm is in its coldest and quietest months.  RCM had the “helm” with MR and CH returning early January from their travels, only to be gone again in February for the Big Snow Storm.  Late January…

  • Girl’s Night at North Slope

    An open invitation to women interested in food…farmers, chiefs, friends and anyone who is curious is welcome to join us on February 4th at 6pm for a potluck dinner.  This casual gathering is a chance to meet and reunite with other women in the general area.  Since it is a potluck, bring your favorite dish,…

  • Harvest and Planting Summary – 2009

  • Element Hours – 2009

  • Profit and Loss Statement – 2009

  • Monthly Summary – December 2009

    Monthly Summary – December 2009 MikeR; Logs and records reviewed, and summary prepared 1/6/11 General Observations: RC held down the farm through the winter this year, as MR and CH packed up and headed out.  Reading the log (after the next December), it strikes me how similar the winters were.  Chicken care and monitoring greenhouses…

  • Monthly Summary – November 2009

    Monthly Summary – November 2009 RCM; Logs and records reviewed, and summary prepared 12/10 General Observations: As we rehash last November, I am reminded of my own arrival at North Slope.  My beginning marked the end of two other interns who we sadly said farewell too as they ventured westward.  Last year we were winding…