Mount Allison University Farm: Herb Garden!

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Herb Garden!

To our surprise, we discovered that the herb garden from last year is still going strong. Oregano, thyme, sage, and chives are all looking healthy. As perennials, these plants will come up every year as long as we are careful not to over-harvest them.

This is Erik's attempt at an artsy photo of the chives. More artsy photo attempts to come.

1 comment:

Jimmy EhrmanMay 31, 2012 at 3:38 AM
Very Artsy I would say!
Love this so much, it's way too exciting!
Hope to see it in August!
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Started in the summer of 2011, the Mount Allison Farm was established as a means of providing a local and fresh source of produce to Mount Allison's Dining Services. Located between King and York Street on the other side of Kirk Street, the farm produces a variety of vegetables each year including potatoes, onions, lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, herbs, corn, beans, and many others. The farm is managed by the Director of Administrative Services (Michelle Strain) with the assistance of local potato farmer John Killoran and two students, Sydney Bliss and Erik Fraser. The final destination for these vegetables is Jenning's Dining Hall were they are enjoyed by Mount Allison students in the fall semester.

The goals of the farm are to:

· to grow vegetables for the dining hall;

· to decrease MTA food costs;

· to increase food quality;

· to provide an outlet for campus compost;

· to employ students to work the land to produce the food we eat; and

· to create a connection between students and food in our increasingly urbanized world