Products

Filet beans, beets, corn, cucumbers, eggplant,garlic, green beans, herbs, Burgandy okra, onions, peppers, shallots, squash, chard, tomatillos, heirloom tomatoes, watermelon, zinnias, zuchini.

Contact

c/o Indian Springs School 190 Woodward Drive Pelham, Alabama 35124

www.indiansprings.org

Email: bpollard@indiansprings.org

Fertile Minds Garden at Indian Springs School

Farmland

1 acre in Pelham, Alabama, on the campus of Indian Springs School, a co-educational day and boarding school in Shelby County, about 20 miles from Pepper Place Saturday Market.

People

Instructor Bob Pollard along with 4 to 5 students.

Certification

Organic growing practices are followed.

Farm history

Fertile Minds began in 2004 at Indian Springs School to teach students sustainable agricultural practices. The food grown is also served in the student lunchroom.

pest Management

Compost on site, supplemented with compost tea, commercial organic fertilizers, too.

Water Use

Well water irrigation.

Weed Control

Weed by hand.