I worked on September 10, 2013. I noticed that before I worked there were weeds  all around the garden specifically by the step stones, and that the soil was dry and rough. Individually I pulled weeds and took the weeds to the trash after many of them were pulled. Over the 30 minute period my group and Ms. Delima's group had successfully pulled weeds by the step stones, but there were still plenty of weeds that needed to be pulled afterwards. The next group should definitely finish pulling the weeds and making the garden look "nice" for the plants we will soon plant. I'm not to sure what we should do with the eggplant rather than we could make eggplant sandwiches.

Mindy M's blog post

Date I worked: September 3, 2013 The observations that I had made was that there was many weeds spread all over the garden especially near the sugar cane. I was told to work our way from the bottom to the top, so I had individually loosened the weeds spread along the bottom edges of the garden, along with picking up the weeds then placing them in the wheelbarrow, and then taking the wheelbarrow and dumping the weeds into the dumpster. Out of my garden group I was the only one that had attended, but I had worked with Ms. Delima's garden group and accomplished pulling out most of the weeds from the bottom half of the garden along with the dead, dried out parts of the crops growing. I hadn't really noticed any of the harvest other than the pumpkins. I think we should use the harvest to carve out designs, and use the seeds and insides for pumpkin pie and salted pumpkin seeds.

Laura D.'s post

Date I worked: September 17th, 2013 Before I began to work, I noticed that there were a lot of bright green weeds near the stepping stones. They were about eight or nine inches tall. There were also a lot of scattered smaller weeds in open areas. I noticed some dry, dead vines laying on the ground, too. Individually in the garden, I pulled up weeds around the stepping stones. I also raked up leaves after they were pulled up. As a group, we used shovels to loosen the dirt and pulled up the weeds using our hands in gloves. We also cleaned up some of the dead foliage by the plants. After we had finished gardening, we raked up all of the weeds we pulled and the other dead or dry leaves. The next group should be able to clean up the garden more as well. It might take two groups, but the area should be pretty clear soon. With the vegetables in the garden, we should make eggplant spaghetti. We have most of the ingredients.

Date I worked: May 10th, 2013

Before I started working i noticed that the weeds were growing over the vegetables. There was also weeds along the sidewalk and everywhere in the garden. There wasn't much weeds. Individually in the garden I pulled weeds and helped water the areas where the weeds were to make it easier for the group to pull them. Together as a group we got a lot done. We pulled a lot of weeds. The next group should finish all of the weeding. Theres not much weeds left to weed. With the harvest we should make salsoa and chips.

Garden Group Make-up

Wednesday May 15, 2013

Pre-work Observations: The weeds have began to grow back in the garden and there appear only to be small ones so far. The only plants that was ready for harvest were the basil and tomatoes.

Individual work: I spent most of my time weeding out the weeds growing in the watermelon patch. I also threw out all of the waste after we finished gardening.

Group Work: The majority of the group's effort was spent weeding the garden to ensure that our plants didn't need to compete for nutrients. We also watered all of the garden and harvested the tomatoes.

What should be done next time: The next group should continue to weed out the unwanted plants and water the garden. The worm should also be fed.

What should be done with the harvest: The harvest should go to the faculty and students.