Battery Urban Farm FIELD ACTION Vanessa Sepul-Azcarraga
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What is it? Small educational farm downtown Organic produce
Learning/volunteer programs
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How was it developed? 2010 8 students from Millennium high
school Need for a green space Bamboo sticks as a barrier + ~350
cubic yards of organic soil
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How is it run? Education farm farm is taken care of by
students- run on a voluntary basis Various events ( school oriented
+ anyone can volunteer)
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What are they doing? Grow from April-November ( due to weather)
Organic/healthy food Compost Education through experience Mixing
sciene/art with gardening
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What did I do? Short introduction Demonstration of technique
Pulling out weeds Fence/path management Questions
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Education Volunteer programs Field trips/ outdoor classroom The
effect of weather Volunteer Every Wed. from 4.00-6.00 Every 3 rd
Sat. from 10.00-1.00
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What is done with the food? Food grown from April-November
Emphasis on educational farm- food is donated to cafeterias/food
pantries Occasional sale of food suggested donation