battery urban farm field action vanessa sepul-azcarraga
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- Battery Urban Farm FIELD ACTION Vanessa Sepul-Azcarraga
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- What is it? Small educational farm downtown Organic produce Learning/volunteer programs
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- How was it developed? 2010 8 students from Millennium high school Need for a green space Bamboo sticks as a barrier + ~350 cubic yards of organic soil
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- How is it run? Education farm farm is taken care of by students- run on a voluntary basis Various events ( school oriented + anyone can volunteer)
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- What are they doing? Grow from April-November ( due to weather) Organic/healthy food Compost Education through experience Mixing sciene/art with gardening
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- What did I do? Short introduction Demonstration of technique Pulling out weeds Fence/path management Questions
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- Education Volunteer programs Field trips/ outdoor classroom The effect of weather Volunteer Every Wed. from 4.00-6.00 Every 3 rd Sat. from 10.00-1.00
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- What is done with the food? Food grown from April-November Emphasis on educational farm- food is donated to cafeterias/food pantries Occasional sale of food suggested donation