Farming with Cool-Weather Crops
The weather may be growing cooler, but students at Boys Home are hanging on to the growing season a little bit longer. As part of a unit on plants and
The Life Cycle of a Boys Home Spud
When you’re feeding almost 50 growing young men, what’s one crop you can be reasonably certain everyone will enjoy? Potatoes, of course! After hard work, and a warm, dry
The Boys Home Vegetable Contest!
It’s no secret that vegetables are good for you. Vegetables are a great source of vitamins, nutrients, and fiber, and they are low in cholesterol, fat, and caloric density.
It’s All About Food!
After all this talk of gardening techniques, seeds, and soil, we can’t forget the original purpose of a garden – to grow food! On Monday, July 15th, Derek Nottingham
Gardening Inspires Gardeners
What to do with an old tennis court that’s not being used? Transform it into garden space, of course! The old tennis court at Boys Home, affectionately nicknamed
Learning and Growing on the Farm
After what seemed like one big rainstorm throughout the month of April, May (and almost June!) are finally upon us with sunshine and warm weather. For those
The first to bloom is hope
The first to bloom is hope. Then the peas. Then the lettuce. Like the peas or the potatoes, every person needs the right conditions to grow and thrive. Unfortunately,
Coming together to build the greenhouse
It arrived in boxes. No, not Christmas – the Boys Home greenhouse! On a rare sunny day in February, all the pieces for assembly of a 20’ x 28’
