The Learning Garden
The February Floods are here! Despite the seemingly ever-rising tide that is inundating everything, the garden team is still hard at work in the field, seeding, planting, harvesting & hustling to keep the food flowing. In the previous storm about fourteen of the fiberglass roof panels were blown off the Shade House roof; luckily with…
We are accepting applications for the WINTER Internship! FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE PROGRAM HERE Quick info: Upon completion of 80 hours of work, interns will receive a $400 stipend. Hours for the after-school internship are: Tuesday 3:30-5:30pm Wednesday 1:15-3:15pm **Rotating schedule, every other Wednesday 1:15-5:15pm Farmers Market Thursday 3:30-5:30pm Every day is different and…
BUILD YOUR OWN COMPOST SIFTER Receive detailed construction plans and see a live demo. See one at the Learning Garden at Fort Bragg High School Contact with questions 707-357-7680
by Matthew Richards I had the good fortune to attend a recent talk given by Linda Leitner the venerable head gardener at the Redwood Coast Senior Center; the topic of the talk being a remarkable perennial gourd thought to originate from Mesoamerica. It is known by many names throughout the world but “Chayote” (Sechium edule)…
Summer is a busy time in any garden, but especially in the Learning Garden where high school students participating in Noyo Food Forest’s Summer Youth Internship Program learn the ins and outs of running a small farm through hands-on experience. There are two groups of six interns during the summer season, each working for four…