Thursday, May 24:
Today, we got right into the garden! We transplanted some of the peppers we received from the church yesterday. Here is the process we used: First, we pulled string from one end of the bed to the other, to make a line which would indicate where a row of peppers would go.  Second, we marked where each plant should go along that line.  We use baking flour to do this-it's easy to see and doesn't harm the beds. Thirdly, we dug holes where we had marked, filled with a little compost, and planted the peppers! Here's what the little cuties looked like:

When you transplant, you generally want to do it at night. This way, the plants can establish themselves without the heat of the day braeing on their little plant bodies.  It's hard enough that they were moved; we want to make their transition as smooth as possible.We don't know what these peppers will turn out to be, but I'm not that concerned.  I pretty much love any kind of pepper (excluding the particularly spicy varieties).

After doing some transplanting and planning for the next few days of planting, we went to the Welcome Table: as always, it was a really enjoyable experience. After lunch, we had a group to prepare for at the garden.  There was a group of Kellog Fellows coming in to do a tour of TLA and Hickory Nut Gap as part of a conference week focused on local agriculture and foods. We weren't really sure what to expect, but the group was so wonderful! Rose, one of the women there, had a daughter who was really interested in Warren Wilson.  She saw my WWC hoodie and we got to talking about it.  Hopefully I will be able to see her and her daughter Natalie when they come to visit at the end of the summer!

We stopped by Cameron and Walker's house right after work. It was Cameron's birthday today! She and Walker both have been so friendly and welcoming; I couldn't thank them enough for that. Cameron and Walker are leaving for the weekend, so we will have a potluck on Monday to celebrate Cameron's day of birth.  

The final portion of my evening was spent with Jay, one of my longest friends at Wilson. We went to Highland Brewing Company to say goodbye before they move back to Denver. It was quite an adventurous Thursday!