Fall 2012
What a fantastic group of young people to welcome to the Downtown Teaching Farm... the first thing I hear every day at school is "Are we going to the farm today?" I am so grateful that this is happening at Boise High! ~Ali Ward
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Our first task was bagging and dumpstering the drying goatheads that
had been pulled by volunteers earlier in the summer. |
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| Oliver and Kamal, measuring their tomato plant. |
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A lovely morning.
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| Alicia, working on those goatheads. |
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| Juma, heading to the dumpster back at school. |
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| Working, and socializing! |
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| Fall Peas |
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| Broom Corn, local seed from Earthly Delights Farm |
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| Sunflower Harvest |
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| Kyle really wanted to show everyone how huge the sunflower heads were. |
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| Jessica and her Carrots |
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| 5th Period - ELL Environmental Science |
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| Arbay, Elise, and Juma - and their beautiful Zinnias. |
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| Fall Bird Foraging areas were built out of Sunflower Stalks. |
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| Gross - A Large Population of Squash Beetles. Booooo. |
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| Our lovely Zinnias. |
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| Brussel Sprouts |
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| Potato Harvest |
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| Fresh Taters |
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| Saving Zinnia Seed |
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| Kale Galore |
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| Guthrie and his Marigolds |
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| Measurement Lab I |
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| Measurement Lab II |
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| Measurement Lab III |
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| Measurement Lab IV |
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| Oh NO! Hot Pepper Eating. |
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| Measurement Lab V |
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| Measurement Lab VI |
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| We forgot our Clipboards - this will work! |
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| Measurement lab VII |
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| Original Mantis |
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| Shirley, our attendance secretary, and a hilarious potato. |
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| Gustavo, on U-Pick Harvest Day. |
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| Heather, one of our new Boise High teachers, joining in the U-Pick fun. |
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Holy Armenian Cucumber!
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| U-pick day for BHS staff and families! |
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| Marten Vonk, telling us all about Bee Keeping - it was amazing! |
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| Honey Comb |
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| Casey O'Leary, giving her sexy flower talk. |
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| Here we have it, and eggplant ovary. |
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| Nick and Gabe, working it at the Tomato Independence Project taste testing station |
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| That's some 'mater. |
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| "Try this one, its the best!" |
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| Its a farm work day in Environmental Science. |
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| Sharif, harvesting some carrots. |
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| Megan, one of our official flower pickers. |
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| Fall Kale |
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| Blue Potatoes |
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| Green tomatoes to ripen off the vine. |
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| Harvesting Marigold Seeds |
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| Good Times |
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| Potato Bounty |
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| Harvesting Mint for Tea |
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| Beautiful Broom Corn |
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| Broccoli |
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| This garden is making kids happy. |
