Monday, March 30, 2015

Beyond the realm of Redwood farm

On March 10, 2015 the student's of sustainable agriculture got to experience and learn a different aspect of science and mother's nature power. At 8:00 in the morning we all took a trip to the Indian Valley Organic Farm to learn how we can use the basis of science to create the best breed of fruit we enjoy on the daily basis.

John, one of the speakers we had while touring this beautiful farm, showed us how to graft trees, pot them, and plant them. In grafting trees you place the branch align with your diaphragm and shave both sides thin to allow it to fit in the slit you made in another branch of your choice. Once the two branches are together they will get sealed with a tape and planted to allow fusion of both types of trees. When the fusion is successful we harvest it, put it in a seaweed liquid, and potted it in a black bucket.

Along with grafting trees and potting them we also transplanted peppers and learned about the germination process and structures of certain leaves and seeds.

This experience was so great and fun. I wish we could go every month.                                

Signed: Imani Askari 5th period

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