February Market

This past week in Sustainable Agriculture we had a market during 7th and after school on friday the 7th, changed management jobs, and turned in our food reports along with a socratic seminar. The first half of the market I was unable to sell anything, however when I went to the drama room I managed to persuade two students into buying some quality lavender, swiss chard, and a lemon. As the bell I sold three potatoes to a student, so I am quite happy with how much I sold. Previously my bed group was working on maintenance, building paths and making sure the shed was organised and that every tool was accounted for. Now we have switched to companions, in which we will survey the farm for wildlife that visit and record it and pull invasive plants. The biggest assignment of the year, the food report was due this week. Lots of well researched and written reports of how some food products are made. Focusing on how the ingredients are grown, the impacts of that, how far the ingredients travel, how it is processed into its final form, how it is packaged, and more sustainable local alternatives. This culminated in a discussion about the impact of consumers and the individual, what we should do to improve in the future, and more. As you can tell it was a busy week, but it resulted in some great work being done! --Hobie