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Farm Happenings at Dickinson College Farm
Farm Happenings for October 18, 2024
Happy Monday all,
We have another busy week ahead here at the farm. It's garlic planting week. Over the past few months, we have carefully processed all of the garlic harvested back in July. We isolated the biggest, best bulbs and cracked them down to cloves. Those cloves are the seed for our next1 read more »
Farm Happenings for October 15, 2024
Happy first frost day,
It wasn't an expansive one and didn't hit any crop; but it was all over the marginal ground on the farm. Not much changes for us but it is still a waypoint of the year.
A lot of our staff has been out sick this week. It has been a very busy week for us to harvest and pa1 read more »
Farm Happenings for October 11, 2024
Good morning all,
This past weekend the farm played host to "Life Waste: A Biogas Musical." Our farmer Matt starred in the show featuring catchy tunes about methane capture, sustainability, and an homage to Farm Legend "Biogas Bob." A number of student farmers and other Dickinson Colleg1 read more »
Farm Happenings for October 8, 2024
Happy Friday!
The glorious sun! I think that may be the longest I have ever gone without seeing the sunshine. It was incredible yesterday as the clouds broke. The team was harvesting spinach for today's CSA delivery and I could see the smiles that only a long lost sun could inspire. It was a good d1 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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