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Farm Happenings at Dickinson College Farm
Farm Happenings for November 3, 2023
Hey all,
It's hard to believe we are already at the last regular CSA delivery! I hope you have enjoyed the fresh, organic, local produce grown by Dickinson Students and Apprentices. We are grateful for the opportunity to feed yall. For those continuing on for the next six weeks, we are excited to k1 read more »
Farm Happenings for October 31, 2023
Hey All,
It's hard to believe we are already at the last regular CSA delivery! I hope you have enjoyed the fresh, organic, local produce grown by Dickinson Students and Apprentices. We are grateful for the opportunity to feed yall.
Today is the last big push to get cover crop planted. This afternoo1 read more »
Farm Happenings for October 27, 2023
Hey all,
The fall colors are in full glory here on the farm and frosty mornings have begun. This is a spectacular time to eat locally though! Our greens are at their peak, and the storage crops are fresh and full of flavor ready for your kitchen.
Today, with a chance of widespread frost tonight, we1 read more »
Farm Happenings for October 24, 2023
Hey all,
With a few light frosts, we are fully into the fall season. We cleaned out the last few tomatoes and peppers this week. But, the good news is that our fall crops are humming along. The leafy greens are looking great, broccoli, cabbage, napa cabbage are all strong and healthy.
Our fresh veg1 read more »
Farm Happenings for October 20, 2023
Happy Monday!
Another beautiful fall morning to harvest organic vegetables. Now that we are using lots of bulk harvested items from storage, more of our time is spent doing other important projects around the farm. Today we are shuffling all of the sweet potatoes into their final storage place for1 read more »
Farm Happenings for October 17, 2023
Hey All,
Sorry for the late email. I got wrapped up in prepping the garlic ground this morning. As I type, the whole team is out there planting next years garlic (pictured).
Unfortunately, today is the day we say "see ya next year" to our tomatoes. The cool nights are the perfect environment for th1 read more »
Farm Happenings for October 13, 2023
Hello CSA Members,
Time to bust out your flannels, warm hats, and scarves. Fall is here! We even had a light frost on a few areas of the farm today. That's a little early but nothing extraordinary.
The CSA menu grew again this week. A few more summer crops fell off but lots of fall crops rolling in1 read more »
Farm Happenings for October 10, 2023
Happy Friday Yall!
What a sunny week we have had here on the farm. All of the fall crops grew happily after the rains of the week before.
This time of year, most of our time is taken up with harvesting crops, and putting fields to bed for winter. Each "window" of dry soil we get, we hustle to clean1 read more »
Farm Happenings for October 6, 2023
Happy October CSA members!
August and September are the hardest months for vegetable farmers. All the crops are rolling in, we still have weeds to contend with, the irrigation needs are usually high, we are tired from a long summer, on and on. Getting into October always feels good.
We are up to mo1 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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