Yesterday, before the thunderstorms but in the middle of mosquitoes, Sara Barsotti and Bonnie Acker prepared flower bouquets for the NOFA Senior Shares. 

Each bouquet was made up of seven or eight kinds of flowers, half wild ones (Joe Pie Weed and Queen's Anne Lace) and half from our PYO flowers (a lot of gorgeous zinnias amongst them!)  Joe Pie Weed was the foundation in every bouquet; they are the beautiful pink blooms on the very high plants west of our pole barn.

What are the NOFA Senior Shares? Each year NOFA coordinates tiny vegetable shares for residents in Senior Housing. This year ICF is serving 149 seniors in 10 locations in Burlington, South Burlington, Williston, and Winooski.  Representatives from the housing facilities pick up bulk vegetables on Tuesdays from the farm. Will Pearl is the coordinator for ICF this year. The shares are then distributed to the seniors at the housing site. The shares are for 10 weeks and may consist of a tomato, a cucumber, carrots, onions, and squash, quantities suitable for probably one person who doesn’t cook much. The flower bouquets are an added treat and provide just a little more color!

Many thanks to Sara and Bonnie for their hard work!