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It’s the year of the tomato for five school districts

9/11/2015

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"At 11 a.m., September 2 it was already 92 degrees inside the new high tunnel at Washburn High School. Big Beefs, Jet Stars and Sun Sugars glistened in the morning sunlight. A thick heat poured through the plastic walls.

'It's hard to believe a year ago this entire area was a tennis court,' said Levens with a sweeping arc of her arm pointing both inside and outside the tunnel. 'Now it's a rain garden, a high tunnel and a pollinator garden.'"
By: Hope McLeod, for the Bayfield County Journal. Read the full article here.
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    • 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
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    • Farmer's Markets
    • CSAs
    • Farm-to-Table Restaurants
    • Food Pantries & Community Resources
  • Sustainable Farming
    • Listing of Local Farms
    • Resources For Established and Aspiring Farmers
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    • Ojibwe Food Traditions
    • FEAST Community Cookbook & Recipes
    • Farm to School Local Foods Recipes
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