Academic Year Schedule
Weekly Activities –
Monday, 5:30-7:00 pm – Urban GEMS Youth Work internship program @ the Urban GEMS farms -1854 Parsons Avenue 8-week sessions. Complete the online interest form here. Youth learn about aeropoonic food production, entrepreneurship, food justice advocacy, nutritious eating and cooking habits, and community leadership.
Tuesday, 2:30-3:30 pm -Urban GEMS food preparation and nutritional education implementation at Millennium Community Schools AY 17-18 and beyond (all 8th graders).
Wednesday, 4:30-5:30pm – Urban GEMS program implementation at the Reaching Higher Heights 4-Life Community Care Center, 996 Oakwood Avenue Columbus, Ohio. (ages 10-18 welcome). Call or Email Tiffany Groce at groce.32@osu.edu or (614) 940-5435 for an enrollment application or more information.
Thursday, 5:30-7:00 pm – Urban GEMS Youth Work internship program @ the Urban GEMS farms -1854 Parsons Avenue . 8-week sessions. Complete the online interest form here.
Friday, 2:30-3:30 pm – Urban GEMS gardening and entrepreneurship focused education at Millennium Community Schools AY 17-18 and beyond. (8th grade girls class)
Summer Schedule
Summer Weekly Activities -Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:00–2:30 Reaching Higher Heights 4-Life Summer Camp.
June 12-September 6, 2017 – Wednesdays 3:30-6:30pm selling produce at the Franklin Park Conservatory Farmer’s Market, 1777 E. Broad Street. as crops are ready.
Quarterly – – Advisory Board meetings, February 16, 2019, June 22, 2019 & October 19, 2019 – 5:30-7:00 pm. Location to rotate among farms and implementations sites.
Indoor Tower Garden planting cycle:
Leafy greens, lettuces -seed to harvest in about 4 weeks, multiple harvests for 5-14 weeks
Leafy greens, kale -seed to harvest in about 4 weeks, multiple harvests for 5-20 weeks
Leafy greens, collards -seed to harvest in about 4 weeks, multiple harvests for 5-20 weeks
Leafy greens, spinach -seed to harvest in about 4 weeks, multiple harvests for 5-10 weeks
Leafy greens, swiss chard -seed to harvest in about 4 weeks, multiple harvests for 8-14 weeks
Green beans -seed to harvest in 5-6 weeks, 1 crop, replant
Sweet peas – seed to harvest in 5-6 weeks, 1 crop, replant
Basil, dill, cilantro, sage, thyme, chives – seed to harvest in about 6 weeks, multiple harvests for 6-20 weeks
Bell Peppers – seed to harvest 10-12 weeks, multiple harvest for up to 8 months
Jalopeno Peppers – seed to harvest 10-12 weeks, multiple harvest for up to 8 months
Outdoor Garden Planting Calendar
