Last week, I was fortunate enough to see GCG’s two garden education specialists in action. On an early Wednesday morning, Adrienne and Leilani (who let me tag along) made the drive up to Beverly, MA for their weekly garden education program.
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As a Green City Growers business development intern, my primary focus has been spent cultivating new restaurant clients, various sales and marketing tasks like research and web page development, and learning the ins and outs of a company that helps individuals, businesses, and schools grow their own food. However, every GCG intern is given the opportunity to do some "field" work with the farmers.
Myths abound about our clucky friends, like If you were born lucky, even your rooster will lay eggs. We address and BUST the most common misconceptions about keeping chickens; from how noisy they are (not very), to how great they are at natural pest control for gardens, revealing why urban chicken coops are the next big thing in urban agriculture.
As a GCG marketing intern, one of the many perks of the job is getting to experience the various tasks of Green City Growers Employees. Last month I had the great fortune of getting to tag along with Laura, GCG’s Director of Horticulture and Lead Farmer. On that particular day, she was driving up to Lynnfield, MA with GCG’s farming intern to work on the rooftop farm at Whole Foods.
