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Farm Happenings at Hawkins Family Farm
Farm Happenings for June 4, 2022
Cottonwood fluff is beginning to fill the air, and on our farm that can only mean one thing: Pizza Fridays are about to start! We look forward to welcoming our community out to enjoy Friday nights on the farm for another season. We have a great team of volunteers who will be stretching dough, sprin1 read more »
Farm Happenings for May 28, 2022
We have piglets! These pigs are a Red Wattle crossbreed, hence their red color. This litter is a couple of months old. They arrived on the farm on Sunday and are adapting to life here. They’re still a bit skittish and are quick to run away from you, but then just as quickly the fear turns to1 read more »
Farm Happenings for May 21, 2022
We got our cherry tomato plants in the ground this week! We interplanted the tomatoes with sweet alyssum, a low-growing plant that will produce small, white flowers all season and attract beneficial insects, including braconid wasps. These tiny parasitic wasps help us manage our biggest tomato pest1 read more »
Farm Happenings for May 14, 2022
The sun has been shining on the farm all week--a welcome change from the cold, wet weather that seemed like it would never end. During this busy planting season it's easy to get wrapped up in the to-do list and not take time to appreciate the thousands of plants going into the ground right now. Tak1 read more »
Farm Happenings for October 21, 2021
Thanksgiving turkeys can now be ordered at www.hawkinsfamilyfarm.com read more »
Farm Happenings for October 7, 2021
Turkeys are happily grazing the pasture at Hawkins Family Farm. Being social creatures, they eagerly run toward me as I approach them for feeding chores each day, gobbling cheerfully in a manner that I can only interpret as "Choose me! Choose me!" You can choose your own turkey by selecting t1 read more »
Farm Happenings for September 30, 2021
Our laying hens enjoy fresh pasture! Taste the difference tender grass and clover, tasty grasshoppers and crickets, fresh air and sunshine and exercise make when you eat Hawkins Farm eggs! read more »
Invitations
Yesterday Zach said to me, "I'm becoming convinced that the answer to most of the challenges and difficulties we face on the farm is to invite more life." With this conviction he identifies a fundamental way that the mindset and approach of Hawkins Farm is different than conventional farms. We cent1 read more »
Field Notes: Cover Crops
Take a peek at some of our cover crop strategies to build healthy soil--check out our latest Field Notes video!
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About the farm
Hawkins Family Farm is a fourth-generation farm in Wabash County, Indiana. We raise grains, livestock, and vegetables in rotation, using the health and wholeness of soils, waters, plants, animals, and people as our standard—whole farm agriculture at the confluence of nature and culture.
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