Partner Spotlight: Greenheart Farms
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We currently have 16 school gardens throughout the school districts we serve. These gardens range from small (6 garden beds) to large (34 garden beds, 8 in-ground rows, and a fruit orchard). Greenheart Farms supplies all plant starts to swing our gardens into full production mode, at 10,000 starts (~100 flats per year). Greenheart Farms allows OCE to have a consistent seasonal stream of plants throughout the year. Our students love to direct seed in Spring time, but the soil temperature makes that impossible during the Winter in Paso Robles. Here is what they provide to our gardens:
Fall:
brassicas (broccoli, cauliflower, kale, cabbages), beets, radishes, snow peas
Winter:
onions, garlic, kale, leeks
Spring:
carrots, beets, radishes, sweet mini peppers, tomatoes, lettuces
Summer:
squash, melons, tomatoes, peppers, pumpkins
Fall:
brassicas (broccoli, cauliflower, kale, cabbages), beets, radishes, snow peas
Winter:
onions, garlic, kale, leeks
Spring:
carrots, beets, radishes, sweet mini peppers, tomatoes, lettuces
Summer:
squash, melons, tomatoes, peppers, pumpkins
