hi friends,

summer is in full swing. We have been working very hard out on the farm!
every week we are harvesting more vegetables to share with so many people. This year, with the pandemic, it's been harder to schedule volunteers, and the weeds are taking advantage of our labor shortage.

would you like to help us weed?
weeding is easy to learn and so satisfying!

young Compass plants!

prairie plants are ready for sale!

Here's the new hand-out that Matt Mitchell made for us for our harvest mornings and workshares.
Our pandemic committee has been hard at work trying to figure out how to safely work on the farm with our interns and workshares and we have been practicing these new guidelines for the past month and slowly working up to full harvest crews.

Dear friends,

Hello friends,
Like everyone, we are trying to make plans in this pandemic, figuring out what is essential and what is not. Both Nate and Alice work at a grocery store and are continuing to go to work while our health is good and taking our best sanitation precautions.
It's springtime and there's a very large amount of work to be done to start the growing season, and we do think growing food is an essential service, but I'm confused about if we should have visitors on the farm to help us.

We would like to invite you to an evening of
Community Singing!!!!
Saturday March 7, 5-8pm.

Experience Harmony, Joy, Beauty, Cooperation, and Community through Music!!
Our friends Brenna Cussen, Rachel Schmidt-Boeke, and Mary Kay McDermott will be visiting from Dubuque to teach us and lead us in an evening of singing. The songs will be easy to learn but beautiful and meaningful. Feel free to bring songs of your own to teach to the group.

Potluck at 5pm, followed by singing until 8pm.

Location: 307 8th St, Ames, IA, 50014

It's almost here!

Mustard Seed Community Farm's
Annual Fun-Raiser
Saturday, February 22
5:00 - 7:30 pm
Harvest Vineyard Church
320 S. 17th St., Ames, IA

Guaranteed: Fun and Food for Everyone!
- Enjoy a soup supper with salads and sides, storytelling and activities for the kids, and a delightful evening with fellow friends of Mustard Seed Community Farm.
- A craft table will offer pottery, rugs, and other artful and creative items for sale from the Farm and friends.

SAVE THE DATES!We have an exciting series of events coming up!  All events, while hosted by the Mustard Seed Farm team, will be in the town of Ames, because it's too cold to hang out on the farm in winter.


SAT JAN 25 - YARN SPINNING WORKSHOP+, followed by potluck and discussion   
     2-5PM, spinning workshop, 5-6, potluck, 6-7pm discussion: more details below

hello everyone,
I hope you are all staying warm and cozy, and that holiday cheer is cheering you and not overwhelming you!

in this email: 1. winter volunteer needs
+ misc things:   2. hunger collaboration meeting minutes attached                       
3. a link to a video on farming and climate change that alice was in https://twitter.com/nowthisnews/status/1189638855546171392