Friday afternoons are one of the most exciting times to visit the garden. Warren Wilson students come in numbers to work at the garden, especially in the Spring, when Seniors are in need of volunteer hours to graduate. The transformation 10 to 15 hardworking folks can make in two hours is always inspiring.

Yesterday they placed the remaining posts to trellis the blackberry vines properly. Thanks again to the guidance of new Black Mountain local Brandon Blissett for his guidance on how to run the wires.

Two students cleared the rest of the compost from our old bins into the new. This morning, Charis, another Wilson volunteer, landscaped and mulched around the bins. They look really great. This week I'll ask the Town to start turning them with a front loader. I'll be curious to see how well mechanical turning does the job. I plan to grow compost crops this year to provide a source of carbon. If folks from the community increase their donations to the system, I envision we will have enough compost to provide for the entire garden's needs.

Students also began preparing the beds in the Plant a Row portion of the garden, also known as the D beds. After two years of cover crops the soil is beginning to be rich and friable.