In the morning, we visited City Farm. Here are some pictures of our work there.
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Sarah, Carrie-Anne, Maggie, and Liz
arriving at City Farm |
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You can see that City Farm really
is right in the middle of the city |
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| Crops and hoop houses at City Farm |
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| Dave gives us a tour of City Farm |
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City Farm uses every bit of available
space to plant a variety of vegetables |
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| Sarah hard at work weeding |
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Alyssa, Sofia, and Gabbie take a break
from weeding to smile for the camera |
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| Dirty gloves! |
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| Our carrot rows after weeding |
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| Proud of all our hard work |
In the afternoon, Josephinum teacher Steve introduced us to the school's garden, where we planted some seeds, transplanted tomatoes, and picked vegetables for dinner.
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| Getting to know the Jo's school garden |
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| Alyssa transplants a tomato plant |
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Carrie-Anne and Liz watch lettuce
for dinner |
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| Courtney untangles bean vines |
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| Emmy prepares the soil for planting |
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| Maggie and Liz harvest lettuce |
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| Maggie plants garlic chive seeds |
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| Sarah pauses in her planting |
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| Sofia and Gabbie untangle bean vines |
After dinner, we took the L downtown, where we visited Grant Park, Millennium Park, and the Navy Pier.
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| Waiting for the L |
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| At Buckingham Fountain in Grant Park |
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| Approaching the Bean |
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| Cool view from under the Bean |
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| Walking along the Navy Pier |
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| The Ferris Wheel |
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| Under the Ferris wheel |
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| View from the Ferris wheel |
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| Another view from the Ferris wheel |
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| Alyssa waits for the fireworks to start |
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| The fireworks with the Chicago skyline in the background |
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| Watching the fireworks |
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