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Eku’S Red Barn Garden And Orchard – A Hands-On Learning Laboratory For Horticulture Students, Mary Mckinney
Eku’S Red Barn Garden And Orchard – A Hands-On Learning Laboratory For Horticulture Students, Mary Mckinney
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The Red Barn Garden and Orchard (RBGO) is a five-acre fruit and vegetable garden on the campus of Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, Kentucky. RBGO began as a venue for students to apply classroom knowledge gained in the fruit and vegetable courses taught as part of the horticulture program. During the start-up year a kitchen garden, gourd tunnel and one acre of tomatoes, pumpkins, beans, peppers, zucchini, cucumbers, onions, corn, and several cole crops were established. By the end of the second year an additional two acres were planted including a small fruit orchard consisting of apples, pears, peaches, plums, …