Tomorrow's (10/31) Harvest Cancelled

from Julie Allen & Bob Lootens:

Unfortunately, the harvest for tomorrow, October 31 is cancelled. It is just too wet and sloppy and would be too much of a mess tomorrow, even if the sun does come out. Thank you very much if you were planning on attending, and please pass the word on that the harvest is cancelled.

Harvest Photos

The rain cleared away for our first harvest on October 3.  About 100 folks came out to help collect cord grass, culver's root, false sunflower, nodding wild onion, obedient plant, prairie sunflower, sweet black-eyed susan, round-headed bush clover, showy tick trefoil, spotted joe-pye weed, wild bergamot, wild quinine.

Junior Prairie Rangers group photo (above)

& seed collecting (below

Lunch under the oaks.

Gathering instructions before heading into the prairie

Collecting seed

Seed bins

In Case of Rain

We're looking forward to seeing folks at the harvests this October.  Trails are mowed and plants are marked for picking.  If it is raining -- or just too wet from lots of rain -- this Saturday's (October 3) harvest may be cancelled.  Please call the Fermilab switchboard at 630-840-3000 for a last minute check before heading out!

Looking for Volunteers

Thanks to all of the volunteers who've been helping with the summer harvests!  Summer may be coming to a close, but we're always looking for volunteers - particularly wtih the fall prairie harvests in October and lots still to do to help FNA get strong organizationally.  Send us an email to let us know what you may be willing to help with! 

Pictured:  Julie Allen at the Volunteer Fair, Batavia Public Library, September 19, 2009