4C THE DA ILY ASTOR IAN • FR IDAY , JULY 24 , 2015 PART ING SHOT A w e e k ffl y s n a p s h o t ff r om T h e D a i ffl y A s t o r i a n a n d C h i n o o k O b s e r v e r p h o t o g r a p h e r s The sun se ts ove r the Co fflumb ia R ive r fflas t F r iday . Joshua Bessex /The Da i ffly As to r ian ODD ITY F a rm - t o - F e nw a y ? Roo ff top g a rd en o ff ff e r s ff an s mo r e th an p e anu t s and C r a ck e r J a ck By RODR IQUE NGOW I A s so c ia t ed P r e s s BOSTON — The re ’ s mo re g reen a t Fenway Pa rk than the in ff ie ffld o r the mon - s te r wa ffl ffl . The Red Sox a re g row ing vege tab ffle s and he rb s in a roo ff top ga rden . The p roduce i s u sed in ffood and cock ta i ffl s so ffld a t the conce s s ion s , a t nea rby re s tau ran t s and in the team ’ s ff fflag sh ip re s tau - ran t tha t p repa re s mea ffl s ffo r abou t 40 ,000 peop ffle du r ing home game s . The 5 ,000 - squa re - ffoo t ga rden on the th i rd -ba se s ide o ff Fenway ha s tu rned a p rev iou s ffly unu sed pa r t o ff the h i s to r ic s tad ium in to the ffla rge s t o ff a hand ffu ffl o ff ffa rm s tha t have sp rou ted up in Ma jo r League Ba seba ffl ffl s tad ium s , sa id Ch r i s Kn igh t , manage r o ff ffac i ffl i t ie s se r - v ice s and p fflann ing ffo r the Red Sox . Don ’ t wan t a ho t dog? The s igh t o ff a fflu sh , g reen ga rden on the th i rd ffleve ffl o ff the s tad ium exc i ted Sox ffan John Bunke r , who recen t ffly t rave ffled ff rom h i s home in Pa ffle rmo , Ma ine , to see the team in ac t ion and make a pi fflg r image to the roo ff top ffa rm . “Th i s i s g rea t becau se a ffl - though a fflo t o ff peop ffle fflove to come to Fenway and ea t a ho t dog , some peop ffle don ’ t wan t to ea t a ho t dog , they wan t to ea t some th ing e ffl se E E R F Y A D I R F T S R I F E H T D E H S I L B U P H T N O H M C A E F O y 2015 r a anu J maybe a sa fflad o r a w rap w i th vege tab ffle s in i t ,” Bun - ke r sa id . The ga rden i s un ique be - cau se the c rop s a re g rown in m i fflk c ra te s , wh ich make i t po s s ib ffle to move the ffa rm i ff needed , sa id Je s s ie Banhaz ffl , who se company , G reen C i ty G rowe r s , i s re spon s ib ffle ffo r p fflan t ing and ma in ta in ing the ga rden . G rowe r s u se in ten s ive me thod s , inc fflud ing d r ip i r - r iga t ion and p fflan t ing ff re sh c rop s r igh t a ff te r o the r s a re ha rve s ted . Tha t ’ s enab ffled the ga rden to y ie ffld mo re than 2 ,000 pound s o ff toma - toe s , cucumbe r , eggp fflan t s , a ffl ffl so r t s o ff peppe r s , ro se - ma ry , ba s i ffl , d i ffl ffl , pa r s ffley , ta r ragon and ka ffle in the ff i r s t th ree mon th s , Banhaz ffl sa id . “So we ’ re g row ing a ffl i t t ffle b i t o ff eve ry th ing ,” she sa id . “ I t ’ s ou r ff i r s t yea r do ing the ffa rm and so we though t we ’d t ry ou t a bunch o ff d i ff - ffe ren t va r ie t ie s to see wha t the k i tchen s we re u s ing , and a ffl so to ju s t k ind o ff ex - pe r imen t w i th wha t peop ffle ffl iked .” Some th ing hea ffl thy S ta r t ing a ffa rm a t the icon ic ba ffl fflpa rk requ i red check ing the s t ruc tu ra ffl in - teg r i ty o ff the roo ff and u s ing ffl igh twe igh t so i ffl , Banhaz ffl sa id . G row ing c rop s a top a s tad ium packed w i th sc ream ing ffan s can be d i s - ion eg c R i ff i c a -P a i fflumb e Co in th s s e in s ff Bu y o e Jo ing th ffl c i ron Ch E ffl ise Amendo ffla /AP Pho to Bos ton Red Sox ffans fflook ove r a ra i ffl ing a t a roo ff top ga rden on the th i rd -base s ide o ff Fenway Pa rk p rio r to a June baseba ffl ffl game in Bos ton . P roduce g rown in the 5 ,000 -squa re - ffoo t ga rden is used in ffood and cock ta i ffls so ffld a t the concess ions , a t nea rby res tau ran ts and in the team ’ s ff fflagsh ip res tau ran t tha t p repa res mea ffls ffo r abou t 40 ,000 peop ffle du r ing home games . t rac t ing . Some , su rp r i sed to see a ga rden on the roo ff , wande r ove r to a sk que s - t ion s . “Bu t we ac tua ffl ffly rea ffl ffly en joy tha t pa r t o ff i t . Be - ing ab ffle to engage w i th the pub ffl ic i s a huge rea son why we do wha t we do ,” she sa id . De te rm in ing wha t ’ s g rown invo fflve s con su ffl ta - t ion s w i th che ff s a t the Red Sox ff fflag sh ip EMC C fflub re s tau ran t . “ I ’ve been he re s ince 2006 and a fflong w i th tha t came tha t ffa rm - to - tab ffle men ta ffl i ty ,” sa id Ron Abe ffl ffl , sen io r execu t ive che ff a t Fenway conce s s iona i re A r - ama rk , who ove r see s ffood p repa ra t ion s a t the re s tau - ran t . Fenway Pa rk execu t ive che ff Ron Abe ffl ffl ta fflks abou t the p roduce g row ing in a roo ff top ga rden on the th i rd -base s ide o ff Fenway Pa rk in Bos ton . ffl a n r u o j s s e n i s u b r e v i r t s a o c / om c . k o o b e c a ff • om c . ffl a n r u o j z i b r c e 1 su s • I e 10 fflum Vo i ffl t y spo r t s ndu s e eng ffl ffl a : I S e th ch d i i s n s w I e rm cop a ff s i ff h ffl ffl e s h ion t i an cond e c : t gh ing o ang e ch t i sp e c d i t s i im t s op in a em r r fflo y a T S y makes a spfflash EW N t Coun c I ff i c a P e 10 ag z p i t b e po th in “Fo r yea r s we ’ve been u s ing a ffl ffl the ffloca ffl ffa rme r s you know , k ind o ff c rea t ing ou r d i she s w i th wha t ’ s in sea son and mak ing su re tha t ffood doe sn ’ t t rave ffl too ffa r to ge t to u s ,” he sa id . “W e ffl ffl , i t ’ s r id icu fflou s how c fflo se i t i s now becau se ffl i te ra ffl ffly i t ’ s abou t 150 ffee t ff rom u s .” “A fflo t o ff ffo fflk s come to Fenway Pa rk and maybe i t ’ s a day they ’ re ea t ing ou r de ffl ic iou s ho t dog s and sau - sage s and p izza and ch icken tende r s ,” Abe ffl ffl sa id . “Bu t the re a re s t i ffl ffl thou sand s o ff peop ffle fflook ing ffo r some - th ing hea ffl thy , and i t ’ s ju s t g rea t to be ab ffle to g ive them tha t oppo r tun i ty to go ea t hea ffl thy a t the ba ffl fflpa rk i ff tha t ’ s wha t they wan t to do .” E ffl ise Amendo ffla /AP Pho to N o w i n s e r t e d i n t o T h e D a i ffl y A s t o r i a n a n d C h i n o o k O b s e r v e r F o r m o r e i n ff o r m a t i o n c a ffl ffl 5 0 3 - 3 2 5 - 3 2 1 1 S nd Off-Road EW N r a e uffl e M id s a e S e 21 ag p ion t a t epu r s t i s up v e r H T N O E M H T F T O A O B , end th B ff Sou t o e ou i d a e S h T e 24 ag . p sh a W c r b i z j o u r n a ffl . c o m