The CCCC student farm provides real-world chain saw training, last week in the agriculture mechanization class a tree was felled and we were able to safely practice on a few logs. afterward, we stacked them neatly for future use for the pizza oven. This tree was particularly problematic since it was blocking much of the light for our crops towards the west side of the farm. In our permaculture class, we planted three fig trees last week. along the perimeter of their beds, we planted comfrey to block weed pressure, and onions to deter pests. The mulch protects their roots during frost and also helps with weed pressure. They don’t look like much now, but in the spring they will really shoot up. In a few years, we should have plenty of delicious figs as well as more habitat for beneficial incects.
The Student Farm at CCCC 