More rain this week! Yay! Starts have been planted for the new garden, Chard, Kale, and Brocceli seedlings are being nursed to life by our gardeners. The last of the sweet potatoes are being eaten, with some being saved for the next round of planting.

A few old and new faces made an appearance in the kitchen, with a guest named Jeremy blessing us with a Cuban dish, ropa vieja (literally translated to ‘old clothes’). Andria Mikoloski donated a load of food to our kitchen, and a group of cyclists made us some delicious fruit bread. And a guest from Asheville, Kristen Ray, gave us some wonderful fair trade coffee. Thanks all!

Lots of old family faces have made an appearance this week, throwing a lot of energy into the projects that are going on. And each day, they’ve been joined by passersby-s, willing to gift us with their help as well. In addition to their help, they brought with them some happy energy and fun music for the fireside at night. One project that has been completed is the relaying of the path by the showers, after the rotting wood underneath was unearthed and replaced by wonderful donated flagstones.

We’ve finalized some plans for this coming weekend, check out the events

May the Forest Be With You The Hostel Staff