By Alan Sechman “Asian pears, yellow pears, guava, loquats, apples, persimmons, peaches, nectarines, plums, cumquats, walnuts, almonds, grapes, cherries, black and raspberries. The list goes on” I told the prospective garden member as we walked through a path leading to the massive agave flowers that shoot into the air like fireworks. “Once you start a [...]
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Finding a way to establish a market-driven school farm
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bon Appetit, college garden, St. Olaf, STOGROW on September 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
How an internship, a college and food service mavericks helped a kid from the ‘burbs get passionate about a farm of her own. By Dayna Burtness After nearly two years, several grants, lots of days in the garden, too many meetings and thousands of pounds of organic produce sold on-campus and beyond, the St. Olaf [...]
