At first, I was hesitant about volunteering at Potrero Nuevo. I was uneducated on growing crops and farming and did not know what was in store for me. However, I decided to take this opportunity because I enjoy being outdoors and this opportunity would have ensured this. Getting to the destination was difficult because the sign was somewhat covered by trees so it was easy to pass. The GPS was not very useful because if you were to put the name into the GPS it would take you somewhere completely different. Once we arrived I was pleased to see the open land, the friendly faces who greeted and welcomed us and the adorable fluffy dog called Bear (which was a very fitting name for him). I instantly had a great feeling about volunteering. The managers Jay and Suzie gave us a tour of the farm, educated us on what they did for the community and made us feel comfortable by telling us they were excited to have us. They wanted to know more about us and asked questions; it seemed like they really cared. I had no idea what was in store for me but I became excited rather than hesitant once I witnessed the beauty of the farm. The first activity we partook in was weeding; totally easy. Some may see this as tedious but after learning how dangerous it is to the health and growth of a plant I had no problem with weeding. They told us a little bit about their compost tea and asked which one of us wanted to do that while the rest of us weeded. Ahmed volunteered. Conversing while weeding made the task much easier. Time went by so quick.
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