4.2018

Zion Nat'l Park, Columbine

(sub) Urban greenhouse farming

Our neighborhood farmer’s group met last week for a work-hour in the greenhouse. Remember, I am sharing this experience with 6 – 11 year olds…

Here are a few young (sub)urban greenhouse farmers introducing themselves:

Intros

 

A highlight of our time together was the harvest and eating of our first radish! I chopped up the greens and sliced the radish, poured a drop of home-made dressing and we dug in…

 

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After our shared harvest, Ayva got busy with the splitting of some kale seedlings to be transplanted into a growing sack:

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My buddy Kai and I have been eager to plant carrot seeds; we’re experimenting by placing seeds into the growing pellets and some directly into the soil in a growing sack. We’ll see what differences arise as the seeds sprout and grow…

 

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This neighborhood greenhouse project brings me great joy…

 

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