Scattergood School Farm

West Branch, Iowa. Miles to market: 15

Heirloom Tomatoes; Cilantro; Red, Green, and Savoy Cabbage; Fennel

Mark Quee doesn’t just manage Scattergood Farm—he also tends growing young minds by teaching courses in humanities and religion at Scattergood Friends School. Farming in a school environment is liberating, Mark says, “because our focus is educational, so we’re always concerned about the experience for the students.” A failed crop is still a learning opportunity, and as Mark points out, “when things go wrong the students stand to learn even more than when things go well.” Here, Mark checks the progress of a bumper crop of garlic bulbs hung to dry on the barn wall.

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