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Farm Happenings at Dickinson College Farm
Farm Happenings for November 16, 2021
Fallen leaves, empty fields, slowing production. All these little farm endings are quiet but ever present reminders of the ending of mine and my fellow apprentices’ tenures at the farm. So much learned, so much gained and appreciated, so many relationships forged, and so many memories to be f1 read more »
Farm Happenings for November 12, 2021
Announcement: This is a reminder that there will NOT be a Friday pickup on November 26th because of the Thanksgiving holiday. Instead, please pick up your share on Tuesday November 23rd from 12-5 at Project Share. Thank you.
As we entered November the farm saw the first hard frost of the year1 read more »
Farm Happenings for November 9, 2021
As we entered November the farm saw the first hard frost of the year. We walked outside to frozen crops and fields and it seemed as if everything changed overnight, and it did! The first frost of the year typically marks the transition into the last part of the season. The apprentices only have a f1 read more »
Farm Happenings for November 5, 2021
Finally, it's been feeling like fall this week. The weather has been significantly cooler, and crops are being cycled out of production by our diligent farm crew. After such a mild October, we're all keeping an eye out for the first potential upcoming frost. While vegetable fields are co1 read more »
Farm Happenings for November 2, 2021
Finally, it's been feeling like fall this week. The weather has been significantly cooler, and crops are being cycled out of production by our diligent farm crew. After such a mild October, we're all keeping an eye out for the first potential upcoming frost. While vegetable fields are co1 read more »
Farm Happenings for October 29, 2021
Frost is speckling the grass in the early mornings and winds are bustling through, stripping the trees of fire red and brown leaves. For the first time, this week I felt the bite of cold lettuce during morning harvest - my fingers went a little numb. Thankfully it was a light harvest week because o1 read more »
Farm Happenings for October 26, 2021
Frost is speckling the grass in the early mornings and winds are bustling through, stripping the trees of fire red and brown leaves. For the first time, this week I felt the bite of cold lettuce during morning harvest - my fingers went a little numb. Thankfully it was a light harvest week because o1 read more »
Farm Happenings for October 22, 2021
Despite the gloomy and damp overcast weather that has settled over the valley for the last week and a half, there have been a lot of bright spots at the College Farm. One highlight in particular was hosting Chef Fernando Saralegui to Dickinson College. Chef Saralegui spent most of last1 read more »
Farm Happenings for October 19, 2021
Despite the gloomy and damp overcast weather that has settled over the valley for the last week and a half, there have been a lot of bright spots at the College Farm. One highlight in particular was hosting Chef Fernando Saralegui to Dickinson College. Chef Saralegui spent most of last1 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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