Student Organic Farm

latourli — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:36:39 +0000

With snow still on the ground last week, I decided to head out to the Student Organic Farm to visit the Yakeley Hoophouse, affectionately known as "Salad Palace."

The Yakeley Hoophouse supplies organic mixed greens to the salad bar at Yakeley Hall, and also provides greens for specialty salads at The Gallery.

With the use of hoophouses, the farm is able to grow fresh produce year-round, grown for students by students.

Kale is one of the primary crops at the hoophouse. It was a really cool experience for me as a chef to be able to pick a leaf and taste the produce right there on the spot. They were also growing spinach and cilantro, as well as a few other varieties of greens.

The view from the interior of the hoophouse is pretty impressive, with the organic greens contrasting with the snow outside.

If you are interested in knowing more about the Student Organic Farm and what they do, you can follow them on Twitter.

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Student Organic Farm