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Farm Happenings at Dickinson College Farm
Farm Happenings for September 3, 2024
Happy CSA picnic day!
Today is the last for our summer student crew - they head back to class on Monday. This summer, they have developed tons of skills here on the farm that I'm hopeful will serve them well.
It is fitting that our last CSA of the summer crew is packed with all of the summer1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 30, 2024
Hey All,
My apologies for the delayed delivery set up.
Tomatoes are hitting big now - lots of all of the varieties. Few things say "summer" to me as a fat slice of red tomato on a burger fresh off the grill. We've been doing a lot of those at the farmhouse lately. A nice crisp Romaine leaf, cheddar1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 27, 2024
Hey all,
Happy Autumn, I guess? Add unusually cool August nights to the weird weather bingo card of 2024. Our job on the farm is to play the hand we are dealt weather-wise. This weather isn't great for squash, zucchini, and cucumbers. But our greens and fall crops are plenty happy.
In more exc1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 23, 2024
Happy Monday!
Last week was an exciting week of harvests here at the College Farm. We finished hauling in the 2024 potatoes and started harvesting a beautiful and delicious watermelon crop. We have both seeded and seedless melons available - both average around 6.5 lbs per melon. Please take care t1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 20, 2024
Hello all,
It has been an exciting week of harvests here at the College Farm. We We spent much of yesterday and today harvesting a beautiful and delicious watermelon crop. We have both seeded and seedless available - both average around 6.5 lbs per melon. Please take care to select the kind you wan1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 16, 2024
Hello all,
Here on the farm, we were mostly grateful for some nice rainy days last week. We tidied up our indoor spaces, got our data entry up-to-date, and processed lots of veggies for the freezer. Most of the crops were very happy for the rain; but unfortunately, some of our direct seeded crops w1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 13, 2024
Hello CSA members,
Here on the farm, we are mostly grateful for some nice rainy days. The greenhouses are ship-shape, the garlic is being processed, the data entry is up-to-date, we are crushing our frozen product storage goals for the year, and the work shop has been busy. Some of the crops are qu1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 9, 2024
Hey all,
Sorry for the late email - I got wrapped up in farming this morning! We are hustling to get things in ship-shape before the rains this week.
In addition to all of the planting, harvesting, cultivating, and other farm work, this is high composting season for us too. For years, we have aggre1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 6, 2024
Hey all,
Another hot, busy week here on the farm. We hauled in a mega pile of potatoes as well as all of the onions for 2024. The potatoes are neatly organized in the root cellar and the onions are laid out to cure in the barn and one of the greenhouses. The students and apprentices kicked butt thr1 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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