Ash Street Field Nature Exploration - January 2010
Amaranth and Sunflower Harvest - Fall 2009
What can you plant at B Street Farm in the fall? -2008
FAVA BEANS! As the leaves were changing colors students used rakes and aeratation tools to prepare a fall bed in the garden. The fava beans, as well as their mulch, will help protect the soil from erosion and compaction over the wet winter season. Because it is a legume, it will also provide nitrogen to the soil. Students found many miniature farmers, worms, as they gently burried the large fava seeds. A garter snake even came by to say hello as the students were planting this fall afternoon.
Chickens at B Street Permaculture Farm - Fall 2008
The chickens at this farm have a large space with diverse plants, insects, and seeds to eat and explore. By supporting farmers who have heirloom breeds of chickens we are able to preserve genetic diversity of 'livestock'. Here a student holds an egg that is so fresh, it is still warm!
The goats of B street farm -2008
We learned that not only do goats make loving companions, they can also provide milk for different varieties of cheeses. Goats are also a gardener's best friend when it comes to eating away brambles and brush, as well as spreading their own natural fertilizer!
Where does our food come from? Let's go to a farm and see! -2008
At Peachy Pig farm students saw first hand how hazelnuts, plums and pumpkins grow. They also had a chance to care for chicks and kittens in the barn. Opportunities to connect children with animals is a gift that will follow them into adulthood!