This week was the first week of second semester Sust Ag. We have started out by exploring food and planning the food we intend to plant for the winter. As we did so we also calculated the calorie and compost pounds we would potentially yield from that. Throughout the week we learned about the impact food has and how grow biointensive is improving food growth dramatically. Grow biointensive states that overall this method reduces water consumption by around 70%, calorie production by 300%, and an increase in income per unit of area by over 100%. The method we are learning about is both sustainable, more efficient at growing food, and much safer for the environment. Therefore this week we learned about how this grow biointensive method helps us save time, money, and the planet's well being.
Because this was our first time back on the farm in a couple of weeks, we came back to a bit of a messy farm. So we dedicated a great deal of time and effort to weeding and preparing the beds for our winter crops. We all addressed our one beds as well as each group was in charge of a class bed. The time we put in definitely showed but we do seem to have a little more work.
Overall this week was a great start to the new year filled with a lot of preparation and background information on what we will be doing later on and throughout the semester.
-Alyssa
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