My second visit was to the Berkeley Community Garden, conveniently located in the South End of Boston, and completely open to the public. This easy access is what prompted me to choose this organization to learn more about– I found that a lot of the places I was interested in were a little harder to […]
The first of two places that I learned about was the Food Project, an organization that uses youth and volunteers on several farms throughout Massachusetts, including urban farms in Boston. Self described as promoting “social and personal change” for young people, with a hallmark of a “focus on identifying and transforming a new generation of […]
During a recent trip to Boston, I was able to learn a little more about food systems in cities, or urban agriculture. Learning about food systems in Vermont is a very interesting experience because I can see the power of local farms and produce, which is relatively readily available due to the large amounts of […]
At the farm this week, we’re following through on an idea we had from much earlier in the summer: engaging the community through an event on the knoll. Tomorrow, while I’m in class, some of my fellow farm interns will begin to prep (by setting up some speakers/generator, last minute pizza prep, etc.), and later […]
The summer has started to fall into a rhythm. FoodWorks’ start date was June 4th and the end date is August 4th– it’s crazy to think that we’re half-way done! Two of the program’s three field trips were in the first few weeks of meeting. Most recently (this past weekend) we headed over to the […]
Just as I’ve started to settle in at the farm, I’ve taken on a new project. While I still have to figure out my schedule, it looks like I’ll be splitting my time (how much tbd) between physically working on the farm, and a type of research project inspired by Jay, the farm manager. We […]
Week 1 at the farm is complete! I was welcomed with a tough 94 degree day, but the week’s ending with some nice rain. Adding those two together, we’re looking at a nice opportunity for some vegetable growth– I’m hoping to see some beans soon (the first thing I planted myself)! I’ve already been trying to […]
