Sprouts

 As the seeds started sprouting out of the soil, I cut away the cover to give them some sunlight.  In this photo from early August, the beans and Malabar spinach are sprouting out at the bottom, and mustard greens are doing their sun salute in the top row.

Earthboxes installed on the roof of HWC

Eleven Earthbox planters were installed on the roof of Harold Washington College on July 20, 2011, as seen in the photograph.  The planters were generously donated by Ken Waagner of E.A.T.  Here is a list of the vegetable seeds planted on that day:

Plum Purple Radish
Mustard Greens
Collard Greens
Golden Sweet Pea
Mr. K's Bean
Clemson Spineless Okra
5-Color Silverbeet Chard
Parsley
Malabar Spinach
Yellow Turnip