As a new Business Development Intern for Green City Growers, I learned very quickly that I have quite a bit to learn about urban agriculture. During my first day on the job, I evaluated and analyzed questionnaires filled out by third grade students from Beverly, MA after they took a semester-long urban farming education program taught by Green City Growers.
When deciding on which Green City Grower's garden bed is right for your home or business, I think that it would be smart for anyone to seriously think about our adaptive raised-beds. These beds are a perfect fit for anyone who doesn't want the hassle and back pain that comes from leaning over when you are planting or harvesting your garden. Raised-beds are a great way to grow produce in a contained, clean aesthetic on your property.
Raised-beds can be placed on top of any surface, including concrete, rooftops, and gravel. The adaptive raised beds can be set to different heights, and are handicap accessible. So for anyone who has any back pain in the past, I would absolutely reccomend our adaptive raised-beds so your gardening career can go on for years and years without worrying about a bad back.
Last Thursday Tany (Our Education Outreach Coordinator/Maintenance Farmer) and I ( Matt the intern) visited some corporate sites that use Green City Growers services. It was my first time working in the field for Green City Growers and probably the first time I have ever actually done any gardening. It turned out to be a really great experience, and even though I couldn’t tell the difference between a weed and a carrot plant at first, I eventually caught on and was able to help.
We visited two Harvard Pilgrim Health Care sites to not only harvest, water, weed, and make sure everything was growing according to plan, but to also teach the employees how to do all this themselves. It was a great time and was really cool to see the excitement and enthusiasm had by the people who had taken an hour off from work to help garden.
