Food-Op program constructs
‘cloche’ on a pea-sized budget
By Tony Hazarian
Of the Emerald
A greenhouse is a practical
method of growing crops during
unseasonal weather, yet many
urban farmers shun the struc
ture because it can be both
costly and time-consuming to
build.
That doesn't always have to
be the case, as the Food-Op
Outreach program showed
Thursday afternoon by con
structing a 5x20 foot green
house for a mere $23 behind the
Food-Op building, located near
the corner of 15th Avenue and
Agate Street.
Winter crops, such as lettuce,
chard, beans and peas will be
grown in the PVC (plastic pipe)
framed bell-shaped structure
and sold at the Food-Op, said
Pat McGurk, director of the
Food-Op Outreach program
"It was the cheapest, most
efficient way to farm during the
winter,” McGurk said And
we'll be able to sell the food
extremely cheap, which defini
tely helps students. "
The small size of the green
house, referred to as a cloche
by McGurk, makes it an imprac
tical way to grow large quanti
ties of produce, he said But
beyond the savings to students,
the greenhouse will exist for
another, more important rea
son, he said
Photo by Bob Baker
Food-Op patrons can expect fresh produce next year, courtesy of
Pat McGurk (at left) and Mark Espinosa
it will help in the education
aspect, and that's our expecta
tion,' McGurk said A sign and a
step-by-step instruction board
will be placed by the structure
The Food-Op s cloche con
sists of a plastic pipe and wood
frame covered by polyurethane
The sides can be lifted to water,
weed and harvest the crops,
and the ends can be opened
decided to construct the ciocne
a few weeks ago after hearing of
the success of winter-growing
in Findhorn, Switzerland, where
record-size crops have been
grown in similiar structures
McGurk isn't concerned that
the Eugene winter weather will
destroy the cloche, even though
it's anchored in soft dirt
"It's fantastic and it will
work,' McGurk said.
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