Por Sarah Smith, ex empleada
Nombre granja: Pekarek’s Produce
Dirección : 2447 Road O Dwight, NE 68635
Tipo de finca: (i.e. produce, beef, orchard) Vegetable Production. Pekarek’s Produce raises over 50 varieties of crops on approximately 13 acres. The harvest season begins in April or early May with radishes, green onions, lettuce, and spinach. During the summer, the main crops are cole crops; several types of peas, bulb onions, carrots, green and wax beans, zucchini, summer squash, beets, potatoes and cucumbers. By the fall, the main crops harvested are tomatoes, muskmelons, watermelons, sweet corn, winter squash, gourds and pumpkins.
Superficie + cualquier túnel alto, túnel bajo, invernadero u otra extensión de temporada utilizada:
13 acres, High Tunnel use
¿Quién trabaja en tu granja? Farm crew and family
Escuelas a las que les vende: East Butler, Lincoln Public Schools, Omaha Public Schools
Have sold to St. Mary’s, David City Schools in the past, but there was an administrative or staff change.
Artículos/alimentos que se venden regularmente a las escuelas.:
Brócoli
Coliflor
Zucchini
Calabaza amarilla
Melón
Tomates
Rábanos
Nabos
Lechuga
Watermelon
Comparte tu mayor éxito en el programa "De la granja a la escuela".: Being able to provide produce for the 2 largest school districts in Nebraska, Lincoln Public Schools and Omaha Public Schools
Comparte tu mayor desafío de la granja a la escuela.: Being able to provide schools with the vegetables that kids really want to eat
Comparte tu mejor consejo o recomendación para la adquisición, procesamiento y/o almacenamiento de alimentos frescos.:
I suggest working together with the schools to meet budget concerns.
¿Dónde cuenta su historia su granja? En nuestro Pekarek's Produce website and on Facebook- Pekarek's Produce Facebook Page
