from the garden

Archive for December, 2006

Big vs. Small Farms: who wins?

For the last unit of the Food! class at June Jordan we compared the economics behind large industrial farms and small organic farms in the US. Our project may not be completely scientific, but it was extremely interesting. We compared USDA data for the average “large” US farm – definied as a farm with over [...]

December 12, 2006   Posted in: farm, organic  2 Comments

What’s Ready in the Garden

It’s that time . . . harvest time! We’ve been harvesting more than 6 kinds of greens like kale, collards, tatsoi, pac choi, mustard greens and chard. We’re making delicious stir fry at several schools. There’s excitement in the air! Students are harvesting greens at Ida B Wells High School. Squash is ready to eat [...]

December 6, 2006   Posted in: Uncategorized  8 Comments