Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table

What is the passage mainly about?

• How readers can set up farms where they live

• why readers should plan a trip to a nearby farm

• why Will has traveled the world to talk about farming

• how Will has used farming to make sure people have good food

After buying land in the city, why did Will start composting?

• to make the soil better for growing plants

• to help his friends get rid of their food waste

• to teach the neighborhood kids something new

• to keep his tractor and other machines working well

The passage says that Will imagined a table heaped with food. What does heaped mean?

• made

• grown

• filled

• ready for

Why did Will grow food on shelves and in hanging baskets?

• because he was taller than everyone else

• to make better use of the small space he had

• because that was how he had learned to farm in Belgium

• to make the farm more like the one he grew up on in Maryland

With which statement would Will most likely agree?

• Anyone can learn to become a good farmer

• The best farms can be found in the countryside.

• Being a farmer is easier than being a basketball player.

• There are already enough farms to grow fresh food for everyone.

In Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table, you read about how Will Allen created a garden in the city. He had to be creative with his planning and encountered some problems along the way.

Imagine that your class is planning a garden like the one in Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table. Before your class can start the garden, you need to write a letter to Ms. Jiles, the principal. Your job is to explain how to start, build, and maintain a garden. Think about the types of fruits and vegetables you might grow, and consider the problems you might have. Don’t forget to use all types of sentences and to expand your sentences using question word.