Garden Work Week Routines (Summer)

GARDEN WORK WEEK (sample)

MONDAY Harvest herbs for Greens Restaurant Harvest City Center flowers Pick up leftovers from Farmers’ Market from Farm refrigerator Flower arrangements for private accounts

TUESDAY Garden pump water meter record keeping Make/turn compost Pick up #10 cans from kitchen (for cropping) Volunteers work in garden Clean pump filter and small standpipe filters (alternate weeks) Get cart ready for flower harvest during communal work Crew meeting or class

WEDNESDAY Crop flowers Collect and clean vases from Green Gulch’s altars Make new arrangements for altars Guest Students work in garden Garden Manager to senior staff meeting in pm

THURSDAY Harvest herbs for Greens Restaurant Fertilize nursery plants Get carts ready for flower harvest Sort apples (late summer/fall)

FRIDAY Harvest flowers, herbs, etc. for Farmers’ Market Garden soji Fill gopher holes in lawns Burn pile/brush and leaves runs Trash and recycling Fill vases with water (Cloud Hall/zendo and dining room)

SATURDAY SF Farmers’ Market (1 garden staff) Water glass house/nursery as needed

EVERY DAY Open and close glasshouse/water/record weather Fill out watering chart (and extra watering for babies) Sharpen clippers

EVERY WEEK/ONGOING Mow and weed-whack Edge and weed Dry and process herbs Pest control Clean out rain gauge