Last monday we had farm report presentations due, where we got the opportunity to interview a farmer to learn more about their farming systems. The farmer my group decided to interview a teacher, Alex, at the Oxbow School who teaches students about the food industry and environmental impacts. What Alex teaches is a lot like what Mr. Stewart teaches our class, things like compost and how to be more sustainable. Like us, the students get to work on the farm by making compost and planting seedlings that will grow into beautiful plants that will feed the students at their school. Unlike our farm they have really cute chickens, bees and a lot of different places where they are able to plant, many beds on different locations, fruit trees over the campus, and a greenhouse.
It was really interesting visiting another farm that is run by students because we got to compare our experiences about what we learn in our classes. We have very similar systems set up in both of our farms. The drip system that we use in our farm, they have at oxbow. We both use compost cubes to produce our own compost (but we both do not produce enough so we must bring in compost from other places, grow our seedlings in a greenhouse and we all work together as a class to get the most out of their farm. The main difference between our two farms is that they have a lot more of their school time devoted to the farm and have to take care of the animals that live at the school as well.
"PS Alex is Dana's dad" - Dana
by Anna K.
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