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Farm Happenings at Dickinson College Farm
Farm Happenings for August 8, 2023
Hello CSA members,
Sweet corn is back! And cherry tomatoes too - a true summer harvest! I'm hopeful we will add melons to the mix next week. We are also excited to offer green bell peppers and jalapeños. More hot and sweet peppers will arrive in the coming weeks.
I know it can be tough to st1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 4, 2023
Greeting everybody,
It's hard to believe it's already the end of July. August and September mark the busiest months for vegetable farmers. We are still planting, still weeding, but as August progresses we will be harvesting just about everything. It's particularly busy for our farm because much of1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 1, 2023
Howdy everyone,
This week has been busy with the standard July fare: knocking back weeds, irrigating, and harvesting. Irrigating in particular takes up a lot of my focus when its hot and sunny like it has been. We meet our irrigation needs here on the farm with the big pond out front of the y1 read more »
Farm Happenings for July 28, 2023
Hello all,
The summer harvest continues: beans, fresh garlic, fresh onions, and okra comin' in hot! Tomatoes and peppers will be here before we know it. Melons and cantaloupes are growing beautifully as well.
Last week, our crew worked hard to bunch and hang our signature garlic in our upper1 read more »
Farm Happenings for July 25, 2023
Hey All,
The summer harvest continues: beans, fresh garlic, fresh onions comin' in hot! Tomatoes and peppers will be here before we know it.
Pictured: the crew worked hard last week to pull in the garlic harvest. It was ready a bit earlier than normal due to the dry spring but that didn1 read more »
Farm Happenings for July 21, 2023
Hello Members,
Welcome to week 9 of the CSA. It feels like summer is whizzing by. We are deep in the rhythm of plant, harvest, pull weeds, repeat.
A new addition to the CSA: Celery! We have lots of celery so we are starting to harvest is pretty young. It's not like the blanched, tasteless stu1 read more »
Farm Happenings for July 18, 2023
Hello Members,
Welcome to week 9 of the CSA. It feels like summer is whizzing by. We are deep in the rhythm of plant, harvest, pull weeds, repeat. With the big rains of last weekend and the rain coming this weekend, we have been busy clearing away a healthy flush of weeds and getting plants in the1 read more »
Farm Happenings for July 11, 2023
Hello CSA Members,
I hope everyone had a great holiday. Our farm crew celebrated on the afternoon of the Fourth with a potluck in the barnyard. Good tunes, good food, football, soccer, frisbee, and tug-o-war. It was a hoot.
This week, I’d like to highlight our meat products. Our1 read more »
Farm Happenings for July 7, 2023
Hello and Happy Independence Day!
I hope yall are celebrating in your favorite ways.
The farm continues to transform by leaps and bounds each week. Last week we planted the last of the summer crops and the first of the fall crops. Our fields are starting to get full but some of the earliest ones ar1 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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