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Farm Happenings at Dickinson College Farm
Farm Happenings for December 3, 2021
This past week we said goodbye to our apprentices and thanked them for a wonderful season. Their departure is a indicator that the season is near its end. It's a time for reflection and to reminisce on all the fun and challenging times this year. I am thankful to have had the opportunity to work wi1 read more »
Farm Happenings for November 29, 2021
This past week we said goodbye to our apprentices and thanked them for a wonderful season. Their departure is a indicator that the season is near its end. It's a time for reflection and to reminisce on all the fun and challenging times this year. I am thankful to have had the opportunity to work wi1 read more »
Farm Happenings for November 23, 2021
Announcement: This is a reminder that there will NOT be a Friday pickup on November 26th because of the Thanksgiving holiday. If you are a Tuesday member please pick up you share at the farm as usual. If you are a Friday member, please pick up your share on Tuesday November 23rd at P1 read more »
Farm Happenings for November 19, 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 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 »
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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