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Farm Happenings at BMA FARM
Farm Happenings for September 4, 2020
Good morning and Happy Wednesday! It's super rainy out, today. We needed it for our crops, so it's a blessing. I hope all of you are careful in your travels today.
This is the last week for Penn Street Market, so we are super busy harvesting and preparing for that. The market is on 6th and Ch1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 28, 2020
Good morning and Happy Wednesday! It's hard to believe it is the last week of August! Are you ready for pumpkin season?!
We have more sunflowers blooming around the school's campus and we even have some right across the street from our Honor Farm Stand. When you pick up your box, you may take pictu1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 21, 2020
Happy Tuesday! I hope everyone is enjoying the cool breezes coming through after all the heat we've had the pass couple weeks. We are steady harvesting from our farm. Our eggplant, peppers, okra, and tomatoes are really doing wonderful. We also got some watermelons and melons from our local f1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 14, 2020
Happy Wednesday! BMA is back in session! This means we get to have students help us with in the agriculture department. We hope to share the basics of farming and how to do a CSA.
Our sunflowers are blooming! If you get a chance, please stop by and take some pictures or enjoy the view. The fi1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 7, 2020
We've had an unusual week with storms, cancelled markets, and lots of meetings. We hope everyone stays safe. Please remember that the pick up time for boxes is after 2pm. We do try to make sure there are enough items for everyone to have the same choices. Sometimes things happen to interfere. For e1 read more »
Farm Happenings for July 31, 2020
Good Morning!
Thank you for being with us throughout our 2020 Farm season. We are still getting used to the website and the system, plus Harvie has been updating the website to make things simpler. I want to thank you for your patience and sticking with us. At the beginning of our season, Covid-191 read more »
Farm Happenings for July 24, 2020
Happy Wednesday! I hope everyone has been able to stay cool and hydrated throughout our heatwave. We are steady harvesting. We hope to see okra soon on the CSA list so keep eyes on that. We also have blackberries getting ready to turn black. Our raspberries and strawberries have been struggling to1 read more »
Farm Happenings for July 17, 2020
Good afternoon, everyone! Thank you for being supportive of BMA's Agriculture department. Our harvesting season is really doing well. we are happy to see our cucumbers and zucchini looking really good. We also have been busy setting up for the markets in Reading, Pa. On Tuesdays, we set up at the P1 read more »
Farm Happenings for July 10, 2020
Happy Tuesday in July!! I hope everyone had a wonderful and safe Independence day weekend with their family and friends. On the farm, we are saying good-bye to some of our crops and welcoming new ones. We are happy to have many of you in our third month of the season. If you have any questions or c1 read more »
About the farm
Founded in 1955, agriculture was a key component of Blue Mountain Academy school program. BMA operated a farm and dairy through the mid-90’s when it shut its farm down due to financial difficulties. In 2012, the school board voted to return to its roots and restart its agriculture program. Starting with a couple of greenhouses and a small vegetable garden, this program has expanded to include, laying hens, approximately 3 acres of veggie gardens, berries, herbs, orchards, herbs, bees, hay, and grain crops. In 2017 a portion of the farm became certified organic, and in 2019 the remaining fields were certified as well.
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