Raven 4 enjoyed a preview of sorts as we experienced a few days at Kayam Farm, located in Reicesterstown, VA. Located at the Pearlstone Conference and Retreat Center, it serves as a place for community members to gather, grow crops, and also get involved with many educational opportunities as people learn about the different aspects of organic farming.
Our first spike would start later, so this served as our mini-spike, or "baby spike" as some people have come to call it. In any case, we definitely had a great week, finally having a chance to get working as a team. We worked alongside another team at the farm, Wolf 3. It was great to get to know and work with some other Corps members, having another team on site. Fellow Team Leader and friend, Sadie and I worked as co-supervisors and essentially combined our teams, Raven 4 and Wolf 3, to form the unofficial yet ultimate composite team, Ralf 7!
Responsibilities varied throughout the week, as we divided up the teams into smaller groups; Tasks included working in the greenhouse, setting up berry trellises, removing invasive plant species, feeding the goats, shoveling and general maintenance of the soil. It was a lot of work, and quite a change, especially for the Corps members who had been solely in training for almost a month. At the end of the day, dinner was always a big event, as the cooking was being done for 23 people. But we got it done, and certainly enjoyed staying in the four cabins that provided us.
Our final day was great. There was a bonfire and the team was given seeds to plant on their own. The sad part was taking a Ralf 7 picture and dispanding to head back to the Point for our final week of training/transition. The teams meshed and worked really well together, and we're hoping perhaps we can do it again at some point this year. Until then, we had said our goodbyes (for the moment, as we'd see one another two hours later at our base).
For now, Raven 4 is off to gear up for the experience ahead. But Ralf 7 will always be a part of us, no matter where we are.
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