Site
In Carbondale, off of Pleasant Hill rd. at the Vermi-composting facility is a small plot of land approximately one-third acre in area that is the site for the student organic garden. The site itself is a quadrangle in which crops will take up an 80sq feet section in the front of the Vermi-composting facility. There will be four raised beds that are 1/2ft. tall, 4x20 feet in area. This land shares the same bountiful soil and moderate climate the makes southern Illinois so productive and lush. This land has been fallow for years, serving only as a “front lawn” for the Vermi-composting facility. The plot has had soil testing done and shows potential because it is nutrient rich, which is expected from this area.
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