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Farm Happenings at Dickinson College Farm
Farm Happenings for September 4, 2020
*PLEASE REMEMBER TO RETURN YOUR CSA BAGS EACH WEEK. THANK YOU!*
A running joke on the farm: 2 weeks ago, one of our apprentices bravely claimed the weather wouldn’t reach over 90 again this summer— boy, was she wrong! Indeed it was another hot week on the farm, but our entire farm1 read more »
Farm Happenings for September 2, 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 September 1, 2020
*PLEASE REMEMBER TO RETURN YOUR CSA BAGS EACH WEEK. THANK YOU!*
A running joke on the farm: 2 weeks ago, one of our apprentices bravely claimed the weather wouldn’t reach over 90 again this summer— boy, was she wrong! Indeed it was another hot week on the farm, but our entire farm1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 28, 2020
*REMEMBER TO RETURN YOUR CSA BAGS EACH WEEK. THANK YOU!*
This week on the farm we parted ways with our summer crew as they return home to start classes for the fall. Our crew size dropped significantly this week and when this happens on the farm, we refer to it as our1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 26, 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 August 25, 2020
*REMEMBER TO RETURN YOUR CSA BAGS EACH WEEK. THANK YOU!*
This is reminder that Tuesday August 25 will be the last curbside pickup and home delivery for the season. We will be transitioning to Tuesday pickups at the farm starting September 1.
This week on the farm we parted ways with our summe1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 21, 2020
*REMEMBER TO RETURN YOUR CSA BAGS EACH WEEK. THANK YOU!*
Field notes: August 10-14
This week the main task was potato harvest. Potato harvest began on Tuesday with the purple variation and ended on Wednesday with the Yukon gold variation. Their was a low yield the first day but many more potatoes t1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 19, 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 August 18, 2020
*REMEMBER TO RETURN YOUR CSA BAGS EACH WEEK. THANK YOU!*
Field notes: August 10-14
This week the main task was potato harvest. Potato harvest began on Tuesday with the purple variation and ended on Wednesday with the Yukon gold variation. Their was a low yield the first day but many more potatoes t1 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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