Harvesting and Shucking

Today we completed our second Gardening Workshop with folks from Scott Towers in downtown Greenville. During the last session we worked in the harvest house on shucking soy beans and yard long beans as well as saving seeds for the next growing season. The older adults shared in fellowship as they shared stories and memories while working. Following our time in the harvest house we worked in the garden, harvesting food for folks to take home with them. They picked all kinds of fresh tomatoes, basil, watermelon, and cantaloupe. Although it was their last session during the workshop, many wished to continue and come back to visit the Farm. They seemed to really enjoy learning from Tori and Bruce, the Furman Farm managers. We hope to hold another garden workshop for community members of Scott Towers in the fall.

Completion of first Garden Workshop

Today marked the inaugural graduation of our first Garden Workshop participants. The folks from the Greenville community learned about all types of helpful gardening tips. The two week series included information on watering, composting, soil composition, crop rotation, pruning, weeding, helpful resources, harvesting, worm-compost, planning, planting, and much much more. Everyone was able to get some hands on experience in the Furman Farm and see how things like composting function at the farm. They also helped volunteer with Tori Hedden, the assistant farm manager, in the garden. We hope that the participants left educated and inspired to work in their own gardens at home. Our second round of Gardening Workshops has already begun with community members from Scott Towers in Downtown Greenville. Their first session concluded with many participants picking flowers and vegetables to take home with them.

Some of the community members of Scott Towers


Bruce Adams completing round one of our Garden Workshops

Garden Workshop Begins

The first session of our Garden Workshop has begun for six Greenville community members. The no-cost workshop consists of four sessions over the span of two weeks. Community members are given time inside the Shi Center for Sustainability to learn more about gardening followed by time in the Furman Farm. The time in the Furman Farm allows community members to learn hands on how an organic garden is managed. Bruce Adams, the Furman Farm Manager, led the first class on planting tips for home gardeners. He covered a wide array of topics, such as soil composition, pesticides, and crop rotation. Many community members were engaged and active in asking questions about applying this useful information to their own personal gardens. Are you interested in getting plugged into our next Organic Gardening Workshop? Contact Rebecca Hurley at Rebecca.Hurley@furman.edu.


First workshop session being taught by our farm manager

Walking introductory tour of Furman Farm