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Farm Happenings at Dickinson College Farm
Farm Happenings for July 3, 2020
As the solstice marked the official beginning of summer, the farm is transitioning to focus mainly on our outdoor crops. This week we’ve been cleaning up the greenhouses (pulling out finished crops, prepping soil, and lots of weeding) to prepare them for the summer cover crop. In summertime,1 read more »
Farm Happenings for July 1, 2020
Pre-Order Option Now Available with the College Farm at Farmers on the Square!Thank you for your interest in placing an order with the Dickinson College Farm! Our farm staff will process orders for pick up at Farmers on the Square (FOTS) each week. Please be sure to submit your order and payment by1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 30, 2020
As the solstice marked the official beginning of summer, the farm is transitioning to focus mainly on our outdoor crops. This week we’ve been cleaning up the greenhouses (pulling out finished crops, prepping soil, and lots of weeding) to prepare them for the summer cover crop. In summertime,1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 26, 2020
This week on the farm was a big one for the livestock team. While the rest of the crew was trellising tomatoes and working hard to weed the fields, livestock crew packed the sheep into a trailer and drove them out to the solar field by campus, where they're working hard to keep the vegetation from1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 24, 2020
Pre-Order Option Now Available with the College Farm at Farmers on the Square!Thank you for your interest in placing an order with the Dickinson College Farm! Our farm staff will process orders for pick up at Farmers on the Square (FOTS) each week. Please be sure to submit your order and payment b1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 23, 2020
This week on the farm was a big one for the livestock team. While the rest of the crew was trellising tomatoes and working hard to weed the fields, livestock crew packed the sheep into a trailer and drove them out to the solar field by campus, where they're working hard to keep the vegetation from1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 19, 2020
This week in the farm was a hot one! We are starting to transition out of the greenhouses and are doing a lot more harvesting in the fields. We harvested our first round of garlic scapes this week! I always enjoy garlic scape harvest; the smell of fresh garlic is always pleasant. We also had our la1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 16, 2020
This week in the farm was a hot one! We are starting to transition out of the greenhouses and are doing a lot more harvesting in the fields. We harvested our first round of garlic scapes this week! I always enjoy garlic scape harvest; the smell of fresh garlic is always pleasant. We also had our la1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 17, 2020
Pre-Order Option Now Available with the College Farm at Farmers on the Square!Thank you for your interest in placing an order with the Dickinson College Farm! Our farm staff will process orders for pick up at Farmers on the Square (FOTS) each week. Please be sure to submit your order and payment b1 read more »
About the farm
The Dickinson College Farm is an eighty-acre, USDA-certified organic farm and a living laboratory where students can gain distinctive, hands-on learning experiences. Student employees, graduate apprentices and volunteers are involved in all aspects of food production and research. The farm serves as a venue for the Dickinson community and its neighbors to experience a holistic approach to land stewardship rooted in management practices that work to sustain the natural environment.
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