Our summer student helpers and 2020 apprentices are trickling in. By the start of June, we will be fully staffed-perfect timing for when the season will truly start to ramp up. Our newest farm recruits spent much of this week transplanting crops - everything from lettuce and scallions to sweet potatoes. We look forward to sharing the harvests with you in the coming weeks and months!
Despite the autumnal weather this week the strawberries are starting, slowly but surely to ripen. Like many of you, I can't wait for strawberry season! Other springtime favorites include our salad turnips. These little white orbs are so incredibly delicious! If you have not already, I encourage you to give them a try.
Recognizing the many kinks that we are ironing out this season, we are grateful for your patience and understanding as we learn to streamline the CSA curbside pick up and home deliveries. If you have feedback or suggestions, even praise we welcome your input. Likewise, if you are having difficulty navigating Harvie and your weekly option to customize your CSA share, please let us know! A quick email inquiry to farm@dickinson.edu is time worth spent!
We look forward to providing you with freshly harvested crops from our fields, as well as sharing updates from the farm each week. 2020 has proven an epic year so far and here's to an even more epic CSA season!
Wishing you and yours all the very best,
jenn
FOR HELPFUL GUIDANCE ON HOW TO NAVIGATE OUR CURBSIDE PICKUP, PLEASE REFER TO THE INFORMATION BELOW:
CARLISLE PICKUP AT FACILITIES MANAGEMENT:
If you are signed up for the curbside pickup in Carlisle on Tuesday, please follow the directions listed below to navigate your way to our CSA location at Dickinson College's Facilities Management. The map provides a visual for where we will be located.
From North Orange Street, turn into the Dickinson College Facilities Management, Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet (CPYB), and Project SHARE parking lot. Proceed straight toward the far end of the parking lot where Project SHARE is located. Continue past the entrance to Project SHARE and slowly drive around the back of the building (this is a one way alley). Look for signage to guide your way!
Proceed past the back of Project SHARE and CPYB, heading back toward Orange Street. You will see a BIG SIGN notifying you of the CSA Curbside Pickup Location. Please stop here and a farm staff member will greet you and deliver your CSA share.
If you have any problems or get turned around, please call Jenn Halpin at 717-713-0275 and she will guide you in.
BOILING SPRINGS PICK UP AT COLLEGE FARM
If you are signed up for the curbside pickup in Boiling Springs on Tuesday, please follow the directions listed below to navigate your way to our CSA location at Dickinson College Farm.
Members should enter the college farm property using the private driveway located on the WEST side of the small red barn (corn crib). Please bear right around the NORTH side of the corn crib, following the lane to exit the farm back on to Park Drive. Please follow the signage that we will have posted.
Please pull your vehicle alongside the WEST edge of the barn, close to the CSA room entrance where Jenn Wolf will greet you and deliver your CSA share.
If you have trouble navigating our directions, please call Jenn Wolf at 717-385-1848 and she will guide you in.
