Raising the roof @ the winter work party 2010!

During this winter's wind storms our already decrepit greenhouse was ripped to shreds. So, in early February the students came out and finished it off. They loved demolition (of course, what kid doesn't?) and left absolutely covered in mud. Fun day.



This is Jacquie with the kids. Jacquie is the founder and director of the school. She goes non-stop and never seems to run out of energy. It's pretty darn amazing.








It was a beautiful, warm spring day. I really liked the look of the uncovered greenhouse. It's almost too bad we couldn't leave it like that.



Next day. Saturday. Work party with teachers and parents from the the school. We finished dismantling the hardware from the old cover and rolled out the new platic. Now, I have been stressing about this new greenhouse for months. Making sure I ordered the right kind, triple checking all the measurements, etc. Now the moment was here and there was the shiny new plastic. All $700 of it. While we are standing around admiring it's sheen, a parent took it upon himself to whip out his pocketknife and slice the tape that held the roll together. It was slow-motion. I didn't react fast enough. And then it was over. The tape came loose and left behind 9 clean slices through the new greenhouse plastic. I thought I might have a heart attack. Walk away. Cool down. Breathe.

In the end, it worked out. Bob and others were able to pull one side tight enough so that all the ripped plastic was under the frame. Whew!








Pulling it over. Many hands made this a piece of cake!










The most tedious part. This is Tom. He is a former teacher turned chef, who comes out every Friday to help with the students and whatever farm work needs doing. He's the best!





Another Tom. There are many Toms and even more Bobs involved with the farm. This is Tom Bray. He works at the school and also happens to be mighty handy at all things mechinized. He's getting the old Case tractor going so that we can begin plowing new fields.



Oh, but first he moved the little intern cabin to a new location. That tractor made it look so easy!





Tom giving me all the info for my first spin on the old Case. Love it! Except for one small problem. It requires a pull start with the John Deere. Which is a sight to see.