How We Grow
We grow all of our produce without the use of chemicals or synthetic inputs. We choose soil preparation and cultivation practices that maintain or improve the biological condition of the soil and minimize erosion. We encourage soil fertility through rotations, cover crops and the application of plant and animal materials.
We grow most of our transplants from seed, and endeavor to save seed from more and more of our favorite crops. Our crop selection is based on feedback from students and changes every year.
The Learning Garden uses drip irrigation as the primary mechanism for watering. Drip irrigation minimizes water consumption used in irrigation by reducing evaporation and is easier to maintain in small-scale setting. Students even found a way to upcycle spent tape into DIY woven baskets.
Due to increasing deer pressure we have elected to fence in our garden. The gates are intended to keep out deer, not humans!
New Garden Fence PSA
Check out this video to see why the garden installed a fence.
