Today we visited Shutter Island. Sort of. It's an island, at least, and it looked kind of creepy in the unending rain. On this island, located in Boston Harbor, there operates a homeless shelter slash farm slash work-skills development center. During the winter, people are welcome to stay on the island all the time -- the building provides much-needed shelter from cold, wind, and rain -- but during the spring and summer months, the residents are required to vacate the island during the day. Despite the rain, today was the first day they were all gone this year.
Most of our time was spent cleaning the cafeteria, folding laundry, and replacing lightbulbs in a miniature greenhouse. I know, it doesn't sound like Urban Agriculture, but I'm sure tomorrow, when the sun is out, we'll get our hands dirty. Besides, this place is taking a serious bite out of industrial food in Boston; healthy and sustainably grown food is expensive. If they need us to fold laundry, we can fold laundry.
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