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"And our hope is that what comes out the back are some excited high school kids that want to do this as a summer job where they can make a lot more money growing vegetables in a high tunnel than they can flipping burgers say at a restaurant or something and working half as much" -- Bryce Henry for KBJR News in Duluth

Fall Crops:

In our climate, Fall plantings should be in by the Autumnal Equinox, September 21st, to ensure enough heat and light for a bountiful crop!

These crops can be harvested in late November and early December.

Here's a list of seed varieties to plant in your High Tunnel this fall. (Click on each variety to go to its ordering page)


Root Crops
Easter Egg Radishes 
Hakurei Turnips
Purple Top White Globe Turnips

Romaine Lettuces
Winter Density
Skyphos
Rouge d'hiver

Salad Mix
Five Star

Great Additions to Salad Mix
Astro Arugula
Claytonia
Mache (Vit)
Sorrel
Cress 
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Spinach
Emperor
Tyee

Asian Greens
Bak Choy
Toy Choy


Other Hardy Greens
Kale
Chard 

About the High Tunnel Greenhouse Project

In 2013, our local region was awarded a USDA grant to continue to improve upon our local food system. The project funded was entitled: "Meeting the Challenge of Winter: Using High Tunnels to Expand Farm-to-School in Northern Wisconsin."

This multi-faceted grant included funding to:
  • Build 5 High Tunnel Greenhouses in the 5 local School Districts of Ashland, Bayfield, Washburn, South Shore and Drummond
  • Create demand for locally produced foods, through education and outreach and the creation of a cookbook featuring local, culturally relevant foods.
  • Develop a curriculum to support teachers as they incorporate High Tunnels into their classrooms

This grant was a collaboration of multiple Chequamegon Bay entities, including:
  • Chequamegon Bay Farm to School Programs
  • The School Districts of Ashland, Bayfield, Washburn, South Shore and Drummond
  • The Ashland and Bayfield County UW-Extenstion Programs
  • Bayfield Food Producers Cooperative

With High Tunnels in each of our local schools, opportunities for year-round education projects abound.  In the past, because of our short growing season, teachers have had a very difficult challenge in incorporating experiential, outdoor, plant-based projects into the curriculum.  At most, students were able to start seeds and plant into school gardens, and then after a long summer vacation, perhaps harvest in the fall when they returned for the following school year. This lack of continuity is no longer an issue as we employ the technology of High Tunnel Greenhouses for classroom use.

With High Tunnel Greenhouses, students and teachers are able to enjoy 2 full planting/harvesting cycles, within the confines of the school year!

As we manage the High Tunnels for educational purposes, we plant on the following schedule:

By the Fall Equinox, September 21st, cold hardy crops are planted, including (but not limited to):
  • spinach and other hardy greens (arugula, mache, claytonia, bak choi)
  • short season root veggies (radishes, turnips)

These crops can be harvested in late November and December!

Around the Spring Equinox, cold hardy spring crops are planted, including (but not limited to):
  • spinach and other hardy greens (arugula, mache, claytonia, bak choi)
  • short season root veggies (radishes, turnips)
  • peas

These crops can be harvested in mid-May before students leave on summer vacation!

For the summer season, while school is out of session, the growing power of the High Tunnels is harnessed by the
Agripreneur Program, an innovative program that provides students a summer job opportunity while they learn more about small-scale sustainable farming, marketing and high tunnel growing techniques!

Spring Crops:

In our climate, Spring planting can be done when the ground thaws - usually around the Spring Equinox (March 20, 2016).

These crops can be harvested in mid-May, before students leave for summer vacation.

You can plant all of the above crops, along with the following:
  • Sugar Snap Peas
  • spinach and other hardy greens (arugula, mache, claytonia, bak choi)
  • short season root veggies (radishes, turnips)
Possible transplant/seeding timelines for a high tunnel in this climate (USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 4a/4b):
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  • Home
    • Contact
    • In the News
    • What We're Reading
    • Volunteer Opportunities
  • Food Sovereignty
    • Bad River Tribal Food Sovereignty
    • Community Gardens
    • Local Resources & Partnering Organizations
  • Education
    • Winter Spinach High Tunnel Research Project
    • Farm to School >
      • Harvest of the Month
      • School Gardens
      • Farm-to-School Contacts
      • Internships
      • Local Food Requests
      • Events
    • High Tunnel Greenhouse Project >
      • Resources for Educators
      • School High Tunnels
  • Access to Food
    • Local Food Retailers
    • Farmer's Markets
    • CSAs
    • Farm-to-Table Restaurants
    • Food Pantries & Community Resources
  • Sustainable Farming
    • Listing of Local Farms
    • Resources For Established and Aspiring Farmers
  • Traditions
    • Ojibwe Food Traditions
    • FEAST Community Cookbook & Recipes
    • Farm to School Local Foods Recipes
  • Donate