2008 Photo Gallery

We hope you enjoy seeing our progress through 2008! This has been an exciting year for us. We added farm animals to our Jefferson Farm & Gardens family. Enjoy!

December 2008
Winter at the farm

October 2008
Meet our Angus calf named Gertie!

August 2008
Our sunflowers are in bloom in the Harry C. Minor Diversity Garden (front) and our no-till field along New Haven Road (back).

July 2008
Many children visited the farm this year for a variety of educational programming. Youth from the Boys & Girls Club are learning about vegetables and healthy food choices.

Anything you can do, I can do better!
Our goats are having fun at Jefferson Farm & Gardens. To the bottom left, Heidi shows off her jumping height. Not to be outdone, Buttercup follows suit.

June 2008
Meet our horses! They are haflingers, a breed that originated in Austria. Haflingers are small draft horses well known for their docile temperament.

Intern Stephanie Gutshall moves posts to build a trellis for table and wine grapes. Behind her, the wildflower meadow's lanceleaf coreposis is in bloom.

March 2008
The exterior of the MFA Children's Barn is almost complete! We plan to have our farm animals arriving in June 2008.

January 2008
The MFA Children's Barn is currently under construction and is expected to be completed by April 2008.

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