Fourth Week

This week has been very interesting and exciting. It was exciting to see our hard work pay off as our plants grew and our lettuce became ready for harvest. Our tomatoes have been doing very well and our radishes will be ready in the next few days. Also, we visited the Cloisters in upper Manhattan which is a monastery built from original parts of medieval monasteries. It has gardens that have plants that have various functions from medicine to die-making. I found it interesting that medieval monks cultivated these plants not just for decoration but actually used them in their everyday work. The medieval tapestries and sculptures were interesting because of the amount of accuracy and dexterity required to create them. One tapestry in particular intrigued me because it told the story of a unicorn which was celebrated, hunted and killed. It was interesting because of the different meanings it held. There were undertones of a marriage between two families and also religious undertones where the unicorn represents Jesus. This week was exciting and I hope to see the rest of our crops come to harvest.

Joe's third week in the garden

Our third week in the project is going well. I could say all of our hard work is paying off. The seeds that we planted are starting to come up from the ground and every seedling that we had to plant in the ground is well planted. I am proud to see our progress in a matter of three weeks into the project. We really did not have to do much work but water the earth boxes. We got rained out so we did not have to water as much because the earth boxes were already filled with water. Aside from the garden we visited two farms. One farm was called Glenmalure farm which was a meat farm and the other farm was called the Well Sweep Herb Farm. Mr. Kelly at Glenmalure raises many animals on his 150 acre farm and he produces fresh meat. It was a huge farm filled with different animals. I had a fun experience and learned how much it takes and the different challenges you face raising a farm.

week 4

In Week 4 of the garden project we kept a close eye on the our plants. We visited the Cloisters which is a medieval castle that had many unique Tapestries telling a story about the legendary unicorn which was a strong power symbol  beliefs in medieval times. They also had a special garden that mirrored a garden from the medieval times show us what type of things they would plant to survive and the cool decorations they had. In all through the course of this month i have really become aware how to eat good food and it still be tasty.

THIRD WEEK 

During the third we week went  to trip on a herb farm. we learned about different plants that can be used as medicine. we also visited glenmura farm; we saw cattle,chicken and sheep.The cattle grase on the grass and the sheep also so the farm can sell cattle filled with grass

Corey's Third Week

The third week of gardening is complete! I'd have to say time is zooming by in the gardening project. We had a very fun filled with many new vegetables to be planted and our two field trips. First we went to the Glenmalure meat farm. With the little time we did have with Mr. Kelly we received and abundance of info on his farm from the past, present, and what he has planned for the future. He raised sheep, cows, donkeys, pee fowl, and pigs on his farm. All his animals were grass fed unlike companies who feed their animals nothing but processed mill. Due to the processed foods they are given they have a higher chance of catching diseases unlike grass fed animals. A fun fact we learned is that his meat started at $8 a pound because that meat would come from one animal. Unlike the grocery store would usually be $5 because it came from numerous ground up animals. Later on in the week we went to Well Sweep Herb Farm with Mrs. Tuorto and her cooking class. It was as more exciting than the meat farm since we actually had someone to tour us around and interact with us. We learned a lot about the different plants he collected all from around the world. He had carnivorous plants, plants with wool on them like a sheep, and plants with medicines in them used to this day. We tasted and smelled many of the plants and herbs at the farm. I feel we learned so much from him such as grafting trees, what plants can heal in the human body, and what plants can be used in foods. We also were able to meet many of the animals on his farm such as the rabbits, sheep, kittens, and his rooster with the 10ft tail. After such a fun filled day the next day we were back at it in our own garden at school. We didn't have much to do but to check on our newly sprouting plants and to turn up the soil in the flower bed. We made the soil in the flower bed soft enough not to suffocate the flower seeds to be planted in it the following week. Overall I felt as if the week was full of traveling, hard work, and fun adventures.

Third Week

During the third week we did a lot. We planted and went to the field trips. The radishes and collards seeds that were planted earlier in the week were sprouted. We went to the Glenmalure farm which was ran by only one man and he took care of it by himself. It was amazing how his two dogs, Border Collies, would walk around the farm to make sure everything is fine. He also had an Italian breed dog, which was with the sheep in the farm at all times especially at night to protect the sheep from the coyotes. Later in the week, we also went to the Well-Sweep Herb Farm which was full of plants and beautiful scent around. I was amazed how the owner took the branch off of one apple tree and grafted it onto the another apple tree which created a mixed fruit.

Week 3

This week was very successful because we planted all of our baby seedlings which include onions, peppers, broccoli, etc. We went to visit 2 incredible farms. The first was Glenmalure Farm run by Mr. Pat Kelly. Mr. Kelly raises cattle, chickens, pigs, ducks, etc. We saw many animals in his 150+ acre farm, even baby pups! We then visited Well-Sweep Herb Farm which is full of fresh grown herbs and vegetables. The farmer has a story of ever single plant there. He is also well known internationally because of his hybridizing of plants. He also grafted two apple tress and the final result was a hybrid apple. Back at our farm our plants had began to grow and we watered them.