One Bed Projects

Starting at the end of last week, us Sustainable Agriculture kids have been back to crunching numbers and analyzing data for our one beds. Although it's not the most exciting aspect of our one-bed project, it really allows us to view the development of our beds whether they are negative or positive. We calculated how much we harvested, calorie crops and compost crops, and compared those numbers to our predictions from the beginning of the year. We also calculated how much of each amendment we had used during the semester along with how much water as well as planned for the next growing season. Particularly in my bed after all of our data analysis, A10, we found out that we weren't quite tending to our bed in the most sustainable manner. We were using 2 gallons over the sustainable goal of 6 gallons each day. We also really needed to use our bed space more efficiently as well as plant more nitrogen-fixing plants to help replenish our soil naturally. In the next season, or semester, we plan to plant mostly light feeder vegetables, many more nitrogen-fixing plants, and more compost crops. We plan on specifically planting crops such as rye grass, beets, beans, and alfalfa, though according to Mr. Stewart, alfalfa has not done well on the farm. Still, we are going to give that crop a try. We also plan on reducing water usage next season. (here are some photos of our bed as of December 5th) -Sarah