Perennial Food Crops (2011 Strategic Plan)

Annual agriculture is petroleum-based and energy-intensive, even with application of the best sustainable practices. In contrast, a nursery composed of fruit and nut crops requires low input and low maintenance, and can be a valuable asset to the College. The College will create a small-scale nursery that will be a site for student learning, research, food production, and a new revenue stream for the Farm Center.

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 * Wonderful idea. Possible collaboration with UMass? They do some good work on this kind of thing. Ellen Green
 * This sounds like a neat idea. It could potentially involve collaboration with the Greenwich Forest Garden, the Enfield Solar Greenhouse, etc.  Rebecca Thomas, F'07