Plant
Families
Families
Farm
Stand
Stand
Planting
Specifics
Specifics
Wild
Card!!
Card!!
100
Cucurbit is the family name for the crop we grow up a trellis, with fuzzy leaves, and is green and crunchy.
Cucumber
100
The common food (or foods) that our Kitchen Crew cooked on Special Farm Stand days last season.
Any: Tostones, fried cheese, fried salami.
100
To plant a seed into the ground.
Direct sow
100
NSNP plans to install one of these at Raices, to help us expand our food distribution. We heard that neighbors are happy that more people will have access to fresh food.
A community fridge.
200
Collards and kale are in this plant family.
Brassica
200
The 3 locations that Raices de Cambio grows food for Farm Stand.
El Batey, Hoop House, Raices.
200
Seedlings in the solanum family are planted in this way, because their expansive root systems allow roots to grow back when they are disturbed.
They are transplanted.
200
Aphids beware! This companion plant pair will keep our solanums safe.
Marigolds
300
Potatoes are surprisingly in this plant family.
Nightshade or Solanum
300
When we do wash-pack, not everything gets washed. Name 1 crop we always wash.
Any leaves (lettuce, cabbage, kale, etc)
Any roots (carrots, beets, radishes, potatoes)
300
"Red creole" is this unique name for a type of onion.
Variety (or crop/plant variety)
300
Plants need these five things in order to grow and flourish.
Water, air, sun, space, and nutrients.
400
Crops in the same family tend to be vulnerable to the same issues, such as this.
Common diseases or common pests.
400
The vouchers that community members use to purchase food at farm stand.
FMNP vouchers.
400
Based on this chart, when should you transplant onions into the ground in Philly?
June or July
400
Tomatoes original name is "tomatl" in Nahuatl, the original language of Mexico, spoken by this indigenous/native group.
The Aztec or Mexica.
500
Allium is the family name for these 3 crops.
At least 3: Garlic, onion, scallion, leeks, chives.
500
A customer comes up to you and has a lot of questions, they ask: "When are your farm stands? Are you here all year long? Are there any special days I should know about?"
You take a deep breath and answer...
1. Saturdays, 10:30 - 1:30
2. Farm stand season is July - November
3. 4th Saturdays are Special Farm Stands
500
Crops like the aji dulce have many days to maturity because they evolved to expect many days of this and this, compared to Philly which is commonly cold and cloudy.
Warmth and light.
500
The main difference between a forest and a garden is that forests grow according to nature, while gardens are maintained by humans, also known as this.
Cultivated.