The threat of thunderstorms and additional tornadoes arrives late tomorrow morning, therefore out of an abundance of caution, we are canceling tomorrow mornings gathering. We will see you May 4 to begin planting in our garden.

On Thu, Apr 25, 2024 at 3:28 PM Molly Phemister mphemister2@unl.edu wrote:

Hello, everybody! At this moment, the Saturday morning forecast looks clear, but I expect the field will be MUDDY. Please wear shoes and pants that can get muddy, really muddy, and please dress warmly. It will feel colder than you expect in the field this weekend.

Good news: we're planting! We will begin in the garden pinning down the irrigation tubing and giving each clan time to make a starter plan for their plantings, then we'll walk over to the greenhouse and select our plants to take to the field, pause briefly to take care of a few other tasks, and then walk back over to the garden to do the actual planting. We'll finish up with a "mini-field trip" down the hill to visit some plant relatives that voted themselves onto campus and learn a bit about their important role in many of the indigenous cultures of the great plains (elders are welcome for the whole day, but may be particularly interested in this portion.)

Then lunch and communing together: community building matters.

Molly

PS- yes, if the morning becomes rainy, we may make a collective decision to retreat to the greenhouse and work in there instead. Gardens do not like to be walked on in the rain.