A Narrative of the University of Oregon Urban Farm

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The Urban Farm as a Class

The Urban Farm hosts over 200 students each year over the course of three terms.  The primary focus of the class has to do with teaching students how to grow their own food.  Working in teams, student urban farmers become the stewards of the farm’s vegetable beds, orchards, greenhouses, compost systems and general spaces.  For […]

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Summertime

It’s summer time at the Urban Farm and the living is definitely easy. Our summer term class has been spending most of their time on the farm trying to keep on top of harvesting. Last year we planted way too many zucchini and crookneck squash plants. We adjusted things this year in the hopes that […]

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