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Seedling Sale at Jubilee Farm

Herbs ~ Flowers ~ Vegetables

Grown from Organic Seeds

Beginning Monday, April 23 we will start selling herbs,  flowers, and vegetables  here at Jubilee Farm. All herbs and flower seeds are organic.

Hours will be Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 pm. (Due to the weather, we have a few late starters! Call to ask if your choices are ready.)

Prices start at $3.75 per pot for herbs and $4.00 for flowers and vegetables.

Here are a few of the seedlings we have available:

Herbs: $3.75 ea
Common Thyme
Garlic Chives
Thai Basil Greek Oregano
Fernleaf Dill
Sweet basil
Lettuce leaf Basil
Lemon Basil
Rosemary
Purple Chives
Purple Opal Basil
Cilantro Culinary Sage

Flowers: $4.00 ea
Nasturtiums (Ladybird climber)
Nasturtiums (Empress of India)
Marigolds (Mariette)
Zinnias (Gift)
Johnny Jump-Ups (Violas)
Cosmos Mix
Calendula (Bright Lites)
Pinwheel Znnias
Tricolor Daisies
Butterfly Bush
Cardinal Climber

Vegetables: $4.00 ea  
Cucumbers
Tomatoes-Italian Heirloom
Tomatoes-Cherry
Orange Bell Peppers
Red Bell Peppers
Green Bush Beans
Yellow Summer Squash
Zucchini

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Visit the Jubilee Farm table in booth number 24 inside the “Upcycling” Protective Tent for the 26th Annual Earth Awareness Fair this Saturday, April 21st between 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.  There will be over fifty points of interest on the grounds of the Old State Capitol Plaza including a petting zoo, folk artist performances, a beer & wine garden food area and many workshops and speakers. Learn about more information in the City of Springfield’s event page or Facebook Page.

 

Starting in November of 2016 Jubilee Farm has been documenting the solar panel system production information. In 2017, its first full year of operation, the solar panels produced 8.24 MWh of energy, saved 13,955 kg of CO₂ emissions, lighted the equivalent of 27,369 light bulbs for a day, and equaled 352 planted trees.

In 2017 the largest recording was in June with 972 kWh and the lowest was January with 289 kWh.  Over the year there was an average of 630 kWh and the yearly megawatt hours totaled 8.24 MWh, or 8,2400 kWh.

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Environmental Benefits

The 13,955 kg of saved CO₂ emissions nearly removes one Illinoisan’s yearly CO₂ emissions.  An Illinoisan produces around 16.5 tons or 16,500 kg CO₂ emissions a year. The CO₂ emissions produced by human activities such as coal, natural gas, and oil production are the largest contributors to carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere causing a greenhouse effect.  The reduction in CO₂ emissions helps with changes in the land like damage to all forms of plant life from the smallest blade of grass to the largest forest. People in Illinois, per person, produce a lot of CO₂ emissions. It goes without saying that the United States as a whole still has a long, long way to go to reduce the damage it is causing the environment, but many of steps have been made since 2008 to reduce CO₂  in green house gases.

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In one October day the Jubilee Farm solar panel system produced enough energy to light a small room with CFL or LED lights for a year. In a one day snapshot the most sun was captured at 12: 45 p.m. producing 4.5 kWh of energy; the system produced 33 kWh for the whole day of October 16, 2017.  If we look at the whole week of October 10-16 the system produced 111 kWh of energy.  To illustrate what that looks like an old 60W light bulb gets about 44 kWh of use per year and newer bulbs use less than 10 kWh a year.

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