Students in Midland 102 have had exposure to the garden and the success of their vegetables has been phenomenal.
Freshman Garden Plots
Ranch Manager Ben Munger '79 said, "There is something to say for adding a little more compost and double-digging: excellent broccoli, leeks, celery, and strawberries. The ancient wheat varieties we planted developed a bad rust, but we will save seed and plant again in the summer season with the two varieties that did well. There was direct correlation with the care they gave their plots and the students' attitudes towards academics and overall motivation. We also learned much about the effects of shade, water, and weeds. One crop of each student's plot was a cover-crop which completely outperformed the cover-crops I planted. The rust from the wheat spread to the Tritricale I had as a grain component of the 5 acres of cover-crop I planted."