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SPF Spotlight: The Macdonald Campus Orchards
Published: 27 August 2018
McGill鈥檚 Very Own Circular Micro-Economy
It was 35潞 C and cloudless at the Macdonald Campus Farm. Though Horticulture Specialist Michael Bleho greeted me at 11 AM, he and his staff had been on the farm since 6 AM. 鈥淭he weather is tough on our staff,鈥� Bleho said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 difficult to work productively in that kind of heat, so we鈥檝e been starting early and ending around 1 PM.鈥�
It is this kind of dedication that has allowed Bleho and his team to create a productive and ecologically-friendly farm that fosters a circular economic model. With funding from the SPF, the Macdonald Orchards will continue to employ and train students, and feed our campus community, especially the delicious, locally-grown apples, for years to come.