【Autism Acceptance Month】
On Saturday, 4/15/2023, PLANET Boston community kick-off event at the Arlington Fox Library was a great success!

At this event, we introduced the following content:

  • What is ASD? What challenges do adults with ASD face and why?
  • How we started, our mission and vision, what we do
  • Our impact for last 3 years
  • Moving forward: our future big picture, our logic model
  • 2023 focus: Obtained 501c3 in 2022, BHS-PB partnership, main farming activities, fundraising, farm to table event etc.

Participants commented that they were happy to learn about ASD and they made new connections.

Thank you to everyone who attended today and see you at the farm soon! Stay tuned as we will soon be announcing our activities (Starts May) !

Please send any comments to: info@planetboston.org

 

We have been setting up a garden fence at Higashi High School field little by little every weekend since October 29th, and today was our fourth working day.

Since the days are getting shorter and the temperature is dropping considerably, the work hours will be limited, but we are hoping to continue making progress without pushing too hard.

We now have a nice looking shed on the farm that serves as a barn/workshop/rest area. It’s not completed yet, but today after work we had a little party to celebrate our progress and hard work in the newly built shed.

東スクールのフェンス設置作業4回目


 

10/29(土)からスタートした東スクールのフェンス設置作業ですが、毎週末少しずつ進めて、今日で4回目となりました。日が短くなり、かなり気温も下がってきていますので、作業時間も制約されますが、無理のない範囲で、徐々に進められればと思います。
また、畑サイトに納屋/作業場/休憩所の立派な小屋ができました!:まだ完成ではありませんが、今日は、作業後に小屋の中でお疲れ様会をしました。

We started setting up the fence in the Higashi High School field around 7:30 am this morning. We had a lot of trouble with wild animals during this season, but finally today, the first installation work started. Although the season is almost ending, we will be more prepared for next season.

The parents of graduates of Higashi High School kindly let us borrow two heavy machines, and a family of the Higashi staff volunteered to operate them.From early morning until the sun went down, 16 people in total, including Paul, the Higashi High School Chief Development Officer, staff, family members, and volunteers from the Boston Special Needs Association, worked hard. And now one side of the garden is over!

We will need more manpower until it is completed, so depending on the progress, we will announce the recruitment of volunteers nationwide.Thank you to everyone who participated.

東スクール畑のフェンス設置いよいよスタート


 

早朝7:30am 頃から東スクールの畑のフェンスの設置を始めました。今年のシーズン中は、獣害も多く苦労しましたが、シーズン終盤の今日、ようやく設置作業がスタートしました!

当日は、東スクールの卒業生の親御さんから重機2台をお借りし、東スタッフのご家族がボランティアで重機の運転(操縦?)をしてくださいました。早朝から、日が暮れるまで、東スクールChief Development OfficerのPaulさん初め、スタッフの方々やご家族、Boston Special Needsの会の皆さんなどボランティアさん、総勢16名の方々が時間の許す限り手伝ってくださり、フェンス一辺が終わりました!

今後も完成まで、人手が必要になるかと思いますので、進捗状況に寄って、広くボランティア募集のアナウンスをする事になるかと思います。

参加してくださった皆さん、お疲れ様でした。ありがとうございました!

 

We had a great turnout with a total of 22 volunteers participating in the sweet potato harvesting in perfect autumn weather.

The out-of-season flowers were in full bloom, girls spent time chasing butterflies, some did heavy lifting, others prepared the field for closing, and all were able to have a good time in a harmonious way. 

From now, we will focus for a while on harvesting leafy vegetables such as mizuna, garland chrysanthemum, cabbage, etc.

秋晴れのさつまいも掘り


 

秋晴れの絶好のさつまいも掘り日和りの中、総勢22名参加で、さつまいも掘りを行いました。

季節外れのお花も満開で、参加したガールズ達は、お芋掘りよりも蝶々を追いかける時間の方が長かったですが、和気藹々、楽しい時間を過ごす事ができました。芋掘りの他、畝崩しの力仕事を志願する方もいて、徐々に畑終いの準備も進んでいます。

これからはしばらく葉物(水菜、春菊、キャベツ…など)の収穫が中心になります。

 

 

The second open farm events have ended successfully. A total of 21 people participated, including two families who participated for the first time. After a tour of the fields, we experienced the harvesting of corn, beans, adzuki beans, cucumbers; forming ridges for daikon radish; and sowing seeds.

In the autumn, the volunteers are gradually returning to the fields. We would like to think about how to better connect the interest of the participants to the program.
After October, the hunting season begins, so the fields are closed on Saturdays.

第2回オープンファーム終了


 

第2回オープンファーム無事終了しました。初めて参加された2家族含め総勢21名が参加。畑の案内の後、コーンの撤去作業、ビーンズ、小豆、きゅうり….等の収穫、大根の畝作り+種まき体験をしました。

秋になりボランティアさん達も徐々に畑に戻り始めています。参加者の興味をうまくプログラムに繋げて行く方法を考えて行きたいと思います。

10月以降は、猟のシーズンが始まりますので、土曜日は、畑はお休みとなります。