May 18, 2013

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High school students are spending their Saturday mornings in Marana learning how to farm

Growing experiences

Growing experiences

Randy Metcalf/The Explorer, Debbie Weingarten, who runs the farm's program with youth apprenticeship coordinator Shanti Sellz, places an irrigation line for a crop the apprentices planted later in the day.

Growing experiences

Growing experiences

Randy Metcalf/The Explorer, Sixteen-year-old Chris Martin, who will be a junior at Ironwood Ridge High School, brings a wheelbarrow full of compost for the next round of crops to be grown at the community farm in Marana.

Growing experiences

Growing experiences

Randy Metcalf/The Explorer, Chris Martin, 16, and Debbie Weingarten remove a patch of Bermuda grass from the north end of the community farm in Marana. From 7 to 11 a.m., each Saturday, the apprentices on the farm work alongside Weingarten and Shanti Sellz, youth apprenticeship coordinator.

Growing experiences

Growing experiences

Randy Metcalf/The Explorer, Robin Soliz, a 17-year-old who will be a senior at Tucson High Magnet School, trims away fresh leaves of basil with Claudia Burrola, 16, at the community farm in Marana. For eight weeks, six high school students are spending their Saturday mornings on the farm as apprentices, learning what goes into growing and caring for crops.

Growing experiences

Growing experiences

Randy Metcalf/The Explorer, Ironwood Ridge High School junior Chris Martin spends some time watering seedlings in a greenhouse at the community farm in Marana.

Growing experiences

Growing experiences

Randy Metcalf/The Explorer, Corn, that was recently planted, sprouts through the soil at the community farm in Marana.

Growing experiences

Growing experiences

Randy Metcalf/The Explorer, Coordinator Shanti Sellz, right, scoops compost out of Alex Provine’s wheelbarrow as Lauren Sheller dumps piles in the next channel.

Growing experiences

Growing experiences

Randy Metcalf/The Explorer, Compost is placed into channels for seeding at the community farm in Marana.

Growing experiences

Growing experiences

Randy Metcalf/The Explorer, Debbie Weingarten, youth farm project coordinator, steps back from her hands-on teaching at the community farm in Marana

Growing experiences

Growing experiences

Randy Metcalf/The Explorer, During the 8-week apprenticeship program on the community farm in Marana, students get an overview of all aspects of working on a farm.

Growing experiences

Growing experiences

Randy Metcalf/The Explorer, Chris Martin, left, Alex Provine and Lauren Sheller churn, wet and compact compost piles on the farm.

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