1. I found it really cool that Windermere Secondary School's program provides food and herbs to the school cafeteria. I would way rather eat food fresh from the garden than the burgers and pizza they have at West Van.
2. Kids in Windermere's agriculture program bike around to the high school's different feeder schools and load up bike trailers, donated to them by Cargo Bike Co-op, and PEDAL, with materials to use in there compost. Not only does this benefit the agriculture program but it also is incorporated in to the kids P.E. classes.
3. Earth Tubs are industrial sized composters that are ideal for restaurants, schools, supermarkets etc. Reading about Earth Tubs, along with all the other Urban Agriculture readings, has got me thinking about how cool it would be to have a completely self sufficient restaurant/garden/farm. The crops from the garden would supply the restaurant with food, the restaurant's scraps could be put into an Earth Cup, making nutrient-rich soil for the plants. Animals, such as chickens and cows, could also be kept and fed vegetables/grain from the garden. Although the restaurant might not have a huge selection of dishes and wouldn't have a consistent menu, the novelty of the restaurant might attract enough customers if it was located in a tourist hot spot.
Windermere just planted a mini orchard with 3 fruit trees. Is there much maintenance involved with having fruit trees?
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