Hello Katama Friends,

Here is a quick rap of what is now going down on the farm...

Oh baby baby don’t you know,
Seeds are ordered so the Friendship Garden can grow,

Plants for our new production garden are beginning to sprout,
You’ll be fed this summer, have no doubt!

A plan for a new irrigation system is underway,
This year the corn maze will be taller then the hay!

Finally the snow and ice have begun to melt,
Our new fiber center is where kids learn to spin, weave and felt!

Say Yee-Haw, Katama Farm,
The animals will never loose their charm!

Surprise lambs, baby chicks and ducks,
More stalls will now have to be mucked!

Being on the farm in 2007,
Is gonna feel a lot like Ag. Heaven!

Peace and happy growing yall!

*If you can put the time in
It could be your Turnip at rhyming

Send your farm raps and rhymes to Rob and we can put them up on our website!

Then join us for the first season at the Katama Community Garden! [PDF]

Spring into the next crop of after-school programs at The FARM Institute [PDF]. This spring we will be providing transportation to Katama Farm Monday through Friday.

If you haven’t heard that alumni FARM Institute farmer Robyn Rose Hosey is back on the farm your missing out on exciting news. Robyn is running our new WISP program for kids 11 and up this summer. Click here for details [PDF].

Speaking of hearing, hear this. Follow this link to an interview about the FARM Institute and Katama Farm with Matthew and Rob Goldfarb on the radio program Inquiry with Host Mark Lynch on WCIN Public Radio 90.5FM. Just scroll down the page to the Inquiry section and look for Matthew and Rob Goldfarb - The FARM Institute.

Lastly, we still have space available for all of our amazing summer programs for children ages 2 and up. Please visit http:// www.farminstitute.org/programs/ progsummcamp.html for more details.

I hope to see you and your family down on the farm for rewarding journeys.

Warm regards,