Urban Plots – Chicago
Farm interns share stories of dirt, bugs, and trips to Starbucks.
By Carrie Golus
Photography by Dan Dry
The Core, College Magazine of the University of Chicago
Winter 2010
To her family in North Carolina, “a farm in a city doesn’t make any sense,” says third-year Emily Howe. “Even my friends here don’t understand. They think I work indoors or on a rooftop.”
“I’ve worked on a big pumpkin farm before,” says fourth-year Elspeth McGarvey, who grew up in Arcola, Illinois, population 2,700. “The weirdest part for me isn’t the dirt, or the grossness. It’s being right next to Western Avenue.”
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