The Student Farm does not grow crops just for fun. The vegetables and fruits they produce are sold just like the ones you buy in the supermarket.
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When a crop is ripe, or ready to eat student farmers harvest it. |
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Here are cherry tomatoes just picked by one of the student farmers. |
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Here a student farmer picks carrots. |
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The harvested crops are loaded onto a truck and brought to the green house where they are divided into baskets for sale. |
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Here a student farmer places cherry tomatoes into the baskets. Each week The Student Farm sells 25 baskets of fresh vegetables and fruit. |
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This basket is ready to be sold. |
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The baskets are loaded onto the truck. |
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The baskets are placed in the shade and are ready to be picked up. |
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