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Extending the Growing Season: Benefits of Local Food Production and Seasonal Technologies

Discover the numerous benefits of growing food locally, including economic stability, health improvements, and sustainability. By reducing food mileage and utilizing seasonal extension technologies like cold frames and hoop houses, we can enjoy fresher produce year-round while minimizing environmental impact. This initiative promotes educational awareness and engages the community in sustainable practices. Learn how to modify your garden climate to extend the growing season and enjoy home-grown organic vegetables. Let's work together for a healthier planet!

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Extending the Growing Season: Benefits of Local Food Production and Seasonal Technologies

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  1. SEA$ONAL EXTENDERz food group Dan Frankhuizen, Jenn Randall, Liz Gardner Sam Stokes, Mike Moran, Allie Kwasnik

  2. Benefits of Growing Locally Economic, Health, Sustainability • Food must travel, on average, 1,518 miles before it reaches our dinner tables. • “Every time money changes hands within a community, it boosts the community’s overall income and level of economic activity, and fuels the creation of jobs” • DeWeerdt, researcher for worldwatch.org

  3. Benefits [cont’d…] • Traces of DDT found in the soil 16 years after it had been banned by EPA • “Chemicals are up to ten times more toxic in the developing bodies of infants and children than in adults” • Samuel Fromartz, author of Organic, Inc.

  4. Benefits [cont’d…] • The less miles it has to travel, the better for the planet (less CO2 emissions) • Less pesticides • Organic farmers use less energy, water, and rarely harshly modify their fields (through burning) so the soil stays rich with nutrients • Fresher!

  5. “give me spots on my apples, give me the birds and the bees”-- Joni Mitchell

  6. So, what can we do? • Promote educational awareness! • Spread the word around campus! • Intrigue students! • Create a block course! • We even asked the Dean of H&S for some help…

  7. IC Organic Garden

  8. Let’s have this food year-round! • The answer: seasonal-extension technologies • By extending the growing season into the winter we can have yummy vegetables all year-round. • So…what are season extending technologies?

  9. The COLD FRAME! • A cold frame is the simplest, most successful tool for modifying the garden climate. • It is basically a bottomless box that has the power to alter the internal temperature drastically • A single layer of glass on top of a cold frame can create a micro-climate which protects plants and vegetables from harsh climates.

  10. How does THE BOX work? • It protects the plants and vegetables from • Wind • Low Temp. • Excess Moisture

  11. Cold Frame Design • It’s Modular! • The bottom is made from wood • The top is covered by storm windows

  12. Dimensions Height- 8 inches Length- 12 feet Width- 5 feet The Cold Frame Design Window Supports are placed every 3 feet in order to maximize stability

  13. Now how about some HOOP HOUSES! Two forms of hoop houses= Low Tunnel and High Tunnel. Hoop Houses are a form of cold frame which act as a blanket or cover for a garden (row) or plant bed. Hoop Houses vs. Greenhouses? Hoop houses need no ventilation or heat supply while greenhouse do. High Tunnels vs. Low Tunnels only 2-3 ft off the ground • tall enough to fit tractors and people standing upright

  14. Low Tunnel Hoop Houses

  15. High Tunnel Hoop House

  16. Inexpensive and easy construction

  17. Eating organic is the way to goand there are so many possibilities.Try it out!Grow some veggiesand help your planet and yourself.Hope Ya’ll Enjoyed!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrH1BTVBWww

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