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Farm Happenings at Dickinson College Farm
Farm Happenings for October 4, 2024
Hey all,
Sorry for the late delivery set up.
We a plugging away out in the rain. The crew and I are eyeing sunny days in the forecast. While some of our veggies are as happy as can be (carrots, lettuces, kales) others are taking a hit (tomatoes and broccoli).
Pictured: Despite the weath1 read more »
Farm Happenings for October 1, 2024
Happy Friday all,
We have been doing plenty of harvesting on this rainy week; but today, much of our attention turns to one of our signature events: Harvest Fest. We are looking forward to bringing students out by the busload for dancing, farm snacks, and a bonfire. Hopeful the rain holds off1 read more »
Farm Happenings for September 27, 2024
Happy astronomical fall,
As of 08:22 yesterday it is officially fall. While we will still have lots of important growing weather over the next 6 weeks, but the balance of the work continues to shift more and more towards harvests, cover cropping, and non-production fall projects.
Late last week we1 read more »
Farm Happenings for September 24, 2024
Happy Friday all,
We are still in high tomato season here on the farm, but our fall crops are starting to come in as well. With the equinox occurring on Sunday morning, the transition of the seasons is front of mind. We are gearing up for our fall projects, composting more, and continuing to put fi1 read more »
Farm Happenings for September 20, 2024
Happy Monday all,
Farming this time of year is a treat. It's a lot of work, but it is very satisfying to harvest from all of the hard work we put in earlier in the season. The weather is great too. And lastly, my favorite part: as I chug along on the tractor prepping our fields for fall I dre1 read more »
Farm Happenings for September 17, 2024
Happy Friday CSA customers!
It's been another productive week here at the farm. We are still harvesting many of the summer favorites, but fall is on the horizon. As hard as it is to believe, we put the first few fields to "bed" for the offseason this week. That means terminating the cash crops or s1 read more »
Farm Happenings for September 13, 2024
Happy Monday all,
It was a chilly morning to harvest but we got it done. Our apprentice team, and our crew leader Kelsey, have really stepped up the past two weeks with student workers back to class. We are settling into the new rhythm.
The CSA menu is still all summer though. All of the pepper and1 read more »
Farm Happenings for September 10, 2024
Hello all,
What a week it has been here on the farm. The first week back to school is always our busiest week. We are harvesting everything, the student schedule isn't set yet, and there is a lot of new activity on campus. Still, our core crew harvested tons and tons of beautiful produce and plante1 read more »
Farm Happenings for September 6, 2024
Hey All,
My apologies for the late email.
Thanks to all those that came out to celebrate the season with us! We had a blast!
While it's not fall for a few more weeks - it sure feels like. The students are back in class. This week, it is mostly just full time farm staff and the apprentices. It looks1 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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