On the farm this week, we planted some seedlings donated by the Indian Valley Campus Farm. Some of us visited the Indian Valley Farm last week, and volunteered on the farm. My group, in particular, transplanted seedlings into pots, so it was cool to see some of the seedlings that we transplanted come to our farm. The Indian Valley Farm is a certified organic farm, just like ours. They grow all sorts of crops from olive trees, to strawberries, and lettuce. The fact that the IVC farm gave us their extra seedlings is very sustainable because it minimizes waste and boosts the crop diversity on our farrm. It is also good that we are trading with the ICV farm because it is ideal to form strong realtionships with other organic farmers, in order to exchange information with each other on how to make the most out of sustainale farming. The IVC farm gave us a variety of crops: mixed letucces, eggplant, cucumber, roma, and kale. My group planted some mixed letucces in our bed because it is a calorie crop and we needed to balance our calorie to carbon ratio in our bed. I think it's cool how an organic seedling can be raised in one enviroment, and then flourish in another enviroment.
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