Love is Love Farm & Farmers Market at Grant Park

Students headed to ''Love is Love'' farms where Farmer Erin gave us a tour of the garden. Students who were apart of the institute last year got to see how things have changed while new students to the program were able to learn that different crops grown every 12 years! Children got to work and understand first hand what an organic farm is and how to properly work and operate in one.

I asked a first time participant about her work in the green house cutting dead leaves off of garlic. Here's what she had to say:

Have you ever eaten organically grown foods before?

"Yes I have we eat apples and carrots and go to the farmers market to get food which is about all we eat in my house."-Caitlee Greene

How did you feel about the gardening at Love is Love farms?

"I actually really enjoyed seeing that cause it kinda gives me an idea about what I can do in my own back yard."-Caitlee Greene

Do you think you could run a organic farm such as this one?

"Absouletly I would actually love to participate in that activity. "-Caitlee Greene

Later we were able to travel with Mr. Robby Astrove to Grant Park and everyone was allowed to see the product portion of the organic foods sold to the public. I myself managed to get my hands on a few delectable  treats most notably Creamed Honey from 'Pure Honey', Greek Yogurt from 'Atlanta Fresh Artisan Creamery', and I saw one student eat a very strange meal that looked every well cooked but he was so flustered by the deliciousness of what he was eating I HAD to ask where he got it from so I interviewed them on their work:

After a day at the farmers market students filled their bellies with organic food from Home Grown on Memorial Drive. They later found out that the same food they ate came not from a farmers market but the very garden in the back of the restaurant itself! All in all each student was satisfied beyond words from the delicious foods! 

I talked to one student, Messiah Johnson, who had the pleasure of eating a second time around. Here's what he had to say:

How did you feel about eating at Home Grown again?

"it was definitely a good experience the food was great. It made me think about what I eat on a daily basis and alter that to something healthy even if its not organic, something that isn't so greasy like Mac'Donalds or fast food and with more vegetable and like 'real' food. "-Messiah Johnson

Was there anything different about the food that you didn't like?

"Well i don't really eat pork so i didn't have any of the pot roast but everything else was really good. "-Messiah Johnson

Finally students went to Wheat Street Gardens to learn even more about organic foods and how they tie in with historical aspects and what they do for the community today!

I managed to snap some photos of some of the things they managed to start growing and put them in a slide show for display.