Saturday, July 30, 2016

An ideal Morning to Volunteer

Helpful volunteers from the Draper Utah Stake and the Salt Lake Cottonwood Heights Stake harvested zucchini, yellow squash, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes. The watermelons and pumpkins are growing well.  The tomatoes and peppers are beginning  to ripen.  

The cumulative vegetable harvest as of July  28 is 2,561 lbs.

We appreciate the many ways volunteers serve at the farm.

Thursday, July 28, 2016

The Few and the Brave Volunteers

Dedicated  volunteers from  the Draper Utah Crescent View Stake  braved 101 degree temperatures harvested  zucchini, yellow  squash and  cucumbers.
Faithful  missionaries and volunteers weeded in the field.

Tuesday, July 26, 2016

Production in Full Swing

Dedicated volunteers from the Salt Lake Brighton Stake harvested  carrots, cucumbers, zucchini, cabbge and yellow  squash.  Volunteers  and  missionaries  weeded in the  field.
The  Sandy  Vegetable Project has produced 2151 lbs of vegetables  so far  this season.
Many thanks to everyone who  has  been able  to  volunteer  this  year.

Saturday, July 16, 2016

An Ideal Morning to Volunteer

The enthusiastic volunteers from the Sandy Utah YSA and the Draper Utah YSA harvested zucchini,  cucumbers, carrots, cabbge, crookneck squash and zephyr  squash. Missionaries and volunteers planted additional corn and melons.  The missionaries  in the  greenhouse  planted  cantaloupe seeds ,  watermelon  seeds and a variety  of  melon seeds.

Thursday, July 14, 2016

Another day of Productive Work

Faithful volunteers from the Sandy Utah Cottonwood Creek Stake and the Sandy Utah West Stake assisted  missionaries with harvesting zephyr squash,  zucchini and cucumbers.  The volunteers assisted with securing  weed cloth in the field.  Missionaries in the greenhouse planted cantaloupe seeds.  The  leak managers took care of the leaky irrigation pipes.

Tuesday, July 12, 2016

Hip Hip Hooray, We Are Here Again!

Reliable and hardworking volunteers from the Sandy Utah Willow  Creek Stake and the Sandy Utah Granite South Stake assisted  missionaries with harvesting cabbage, cucumbers, yellow squash, and zucchini.  Missionaries and volunteers planted in the field the following: cabbge, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots and tomatoes.  The  service missionaries working in the greenhouse planted broccoli, cauliflower and lettuce.

Saturday, July 9, 2016

Summer Harvest

Reliable volunteers from the Sandy Utah Hillcrest Stake and Sandy   Utah Mount Jordan Stake harvested three types of lettuce, zucchini, cabbge, summer squash and cucumbers. Missionaries and volunteers secured weed cloth, and weeded in the field.

Thursday, July 7, 2016

It's How We Roll

Reliable and trustworthy volunteers from the Sandy Utah Central Stake and the  Draper Utah Eastridge Stake assisted missionaries with planting  pumpkins from seed. Missionaries and volunteers harvested cabbage, cucumbers, zucchini, and three types of squash. Volunteers also weeded between the grow boxes.
Accumulating vegetable total for the Sandy Vegetable Project to date  is 776 lbs.

Saturday, July 2, 2016

Independence Day Weekend

Hardworking volunteers from  the South Jordan River Ridge Stake  and the Crescent South Stake came to the Sandy Vegetable Project in the  middle of the three day weekend with perfect weather to assist with  harvesting the lettuce, cabbge and summer squash. The missionaries  and volunteers planted pumpkins. Missionaries and volunteers also weeded between the grow boxes.