Service Learning reflection 2

     Hello All! Yesterday I went to the Lord's Acre farm with some of my peers to help harvest some vegetables. We started out peeling the skin off of garlic cloves and put the cloves in the buckets. We also harvested sweet potatoes, which were gigantic, and we put them in bins. I was very surprised about the knowledge required to run a farm. I learned that there were several thousand ways to grow and harvest plants. I also learned that it takes a lot of work just to run a farm. The knowledge of this helps me create an interest in farming and agricultural work. I also learned that I enjoy helping others whether it be manual labor or some other type of work. I thought the experience was enjoyable and I would like to do more farm work in the future. I also thought it was interesting that the food farmed from Lord's acre was donated to other organizations such as the Green Opportunities Kitchen. I also learned that the community comes and helps harvest for free, and that there are only two paid workers for Lord's Acre. My goals pertaining to the future of service learning is working more for the farm and also helping out in the gardens and such. I also want to find more opportunities for service learning because I enjoy service learning.