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GREEN GARDENING :
Sarah Tracy-Wanck '10 hoes the ground between rows of chard, lettuce and
summer squash at Wesleyan's Long Lane
Farm July 25. The farm originated in 2004 as a place students could
learn about food security issues and grow their own produce. No chemical
fertilizers are used on the farm, which is located at the corner of Long
Lane and Wadsworth Street. |
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Nicole Sugarman '07 spends her evening weeding a row
of cucumbers. Cucumbers are one of about 80 vegetables grown in the
organic garden, which has expanded to more than an acre. |
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A vibrant black-eyed Susan flower patch
glows in the green garden.
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Nat Lichten '09 lifts the leaves of a summer
squash looking for young growth. Wesleyan students plant, till, weed, prune, water, do other
growing activities, and explore ideas around food and farming with
students
from local schools. |
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Lichten and Sugarman work on the garden. Corn is
growing in the foreground and tomatoes are on the left.
The Long Lane Farm is funded by the
Environmental Studies Department, the Rockfall Foundation, the Mellon
Foundation and End Hunger Connecticut. Additional income is provided by
the farm's Community Supported Agriculture members, vegetable sales to
the public, local restaurants Wesleyan's food service Bon Appetite and
private donations. For more information on the farm, e-mail
longlanefarm@gmail.com.
(Photos by Olivia Bartlett) |
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