On Wednesday, May 29, the scholars of the Tindley Prep
Tiger Café took a field trip to Indy Urban Acres, a partnership between
Gleaner’s Food Bank and the Indianapolis Parks and Recreation Department. Indy
Urban Acres is an eight-acre urban farm and community garden on the east side
of Indianapolis. All of the produce cultivated on the land is donated to local
food banks and nutrition programs, and members of the neighborhood can grow
crops of their own in community plots.
Students learned about growing plants, composting,
beekeeping, raised beds, egglaying hens, and a variety of other facts about
where their food comes from. Many were so surprised to see what their food
looked like when it was growing out of the ground! They got to sample some
fresh spinach and other vegetables growing on the farm. Each scholar then got
to plant some bean sprouts in soil, which they could take home to start gardens
of their own.
See pictures in the link below.
