I shared this presentation at the Environmentally Concerned Citizens meeting in Macomb IL on 4/7/2011

1. WIU/Allison Organic Research Farm in Roseville, IL
We mostly investigate management strategies for highly
mechanized “organic” row crop systems that produce low-
value grains for sale by the semi-load to grain merchants
but we are also starting to explore higher value crops

3. “pepperonis” are
slices of purple
fleshed sweet potato
We are dabbling in a few other purple and gold crops!

4. Distributing transplants during the Heritage Day parade

5. Container gardening at WIU and housing projects

6. Container gardening at Lincoln elementary school

7. Growing Power garden in Chicago

8. The beginning – June 2009

9. Different mixtures of sand and compost
(I now use straight compost)

14. Watermelon root system exhumed from a pool

23. Unhappy carrots after a hard frost

27. These carrots recovered after being ravaged by groundhogs!

28. Spring 2010

33. Fitch Manor housing project

35. Just 2.5
weeks
later

39. Eisenhower Towers housing project

44. Back at my house

51. Our cat was
curious about the
pools but never
used them as a
litter box

55. I have had success with many sizes and shapes of containers.
Feel free to contact me with questions:
j-gruver@wiu.edu