Another successful market! With summer coming around the corner the farm is firing at all cylinders. We had great yields of tasty strawberries, kale, and onions which sold like wildfire. Overall the sustainable agriculture class netted $260 which we plan to use for improving structures on the farm, getting more tools, and much much more. A crucial part of our success was the many signs and announcements posted to the students so they could find the market.To prep for the market the sustag class harvested, washed, and packaged all the produce prior to setting it up for the market .Although a majority of sales came from teachers, another main contributor was parents picking up students. This may lead to another location for a market, in the back lot, where parents gather to pick up their children after school. An important part of our class is to encourage sustainable practices and in selling seedlings and starts to the community we are growing the community's sustainability.
Tom Mason
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