July at the Sylvia Center

Lately, we have been occupied with multiple farm-to-table education programs for kids, the weekly harvest, and the farmer's market.  Here at the Sylvia Center at Katchkie Farm, we call this phenomenon 'July.' It is easy to get overwhelmed by looking at the July chalkboard calendar on the office wall (nearly every day has some sort of color-coded chalk note), but the good humor and 'we're-all-in-this-together' attitude of my co-workers keep spirits high and operations in motion. 

This week we spent a good amount of time planning and prepping in the kitchen and the garden for the busy weeks ahead of us. Farmer Bob helped us out with some 'big machine' projects in the garden, and volunteers, including Robb Garceau the head chef at Great Performances, took on several hand-weeding projects. A mid-week break for the Fourth of July meant harvest day and the farmer's market were upon us before we knew it. While Julie and I went to the market in Beacon on Sunday (where we made over one thousand dollars and many new friends!), Jenn ran a successful Family Farm Day. She told us how much the family enjoyed harvesting pizza toppings from the Children's Garden for their individual wood-fired pizzas.