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Indy Urban Acres Farm
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Gambold High School
Indianapolis, IN
Note: As director of Youth Power
Indiana, I am committed to connecting young people to sustainable
practices. When it comes to visiting local sustainable farmers, Tyler
Gough’s Indy Urban Acres is a natural
destination. I’ve been taking kids
to Indy Urban Acres for quite some
time; this city park grows food to feed
the hungry of Indianapolis. They use
organic practices and are mindful
of how they treat the soil — and all
of earth’s resources. This summer,
Fountain Square area kids took me
to Indy Urban Acres on a city bus.
Thanks to them, I realized pairing
sustainable food education with mass
transit was a perfect fit. Cars are bad
for the environment. So, when Project
Libertas decided they wanted to visit
Mr. Tyler’s farm, I suggested they
navigate their way there on IndyGo.
They seized the challenge; here is
their story… — Jim Poyser
When we got off the bus Mr.
Tyler was waiting for us at the bus stop near
Indy Urban Acres Farm. First he showed us
the nearby community garden. He said that
people who didn’t have room for gardens at
home could come here and plant their own.
Next he took us to a free pick garden where
we tried radishes and tomatoes. When some
people tried the radishes some them started
saying “HOT!!!!HOT!!!!.”
Some of the other kids said “I NEED
WATER!”
Next we went to see the bees and chickens.
Mr. Tyler even let one of my classmates
keep one of the eggs. Then we went to see
the green house and then showed us their
flowers. He told us that since all of their food
goes to food pantries they sell flowers to
support the farm.
We got to plant radishes to take home with
us. We sat at the bus stop until the IndyGo
bus came. We played games and read on
the bus until we came to our stop. We waited
for the next bus. Some of the passengers
were happy that there were kids on the bus,
others were not so happy. When we got to
our bus stop we still had a few blocks to
walk.
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