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Farm Happenings at Dickinson College Farm
Friday CSA: Dickinson College Farm Field Notes for Week of July 8th
Gentle Reminder to our Friday CSA Members:
CSA pick up will return to its normal day and times this week, Friday from noon until 6:30pm.
Team Effort Wins the Day!
This week summer weather really set in on the farm. We’ve finally reached that point in the season where the heat and humidity of1 read more »
Tuesday CSA: Dickinson College Farm Field Notes for Week of July 8th
This week's veggie list PLUS bulk items for sale below. But first....
Team Effort Wins the Day!
This week summer weather really set in on the farm. We’ve finally reached that point in the season where the heat and humidity of south-central PA are a force to be reckoned with. Irrigation has be1 read more »
Friday CSA: Dickinson College Farm Field Notes for Week of July 1st
Hello Friday CSA Members!
Please be sure to customize your share for the upcoming week by Sunday night.
Next week's pick-up will be on WEDNESDAY, JULY 3rd at Project SHARE (noon to 6:30pm)
If you do not personally customize your share each week, Harvie will instruct farm staff to build yo1 read more »
Tuesday CSA: Dickinson College Farm Field Notes for Week of July 1st!
This week brought hot temperatures and lots of sunshine to the farm (thank goodness!). With these conditions the crew was able to accomplish a lot, such as transplanting in the fields, trellising tomatoes, and the daily harvest of zucchini, summer squash and cucumbers. The crew took their first1 read more »
Friday CSA: Dickinson College Farm Field Notes for Week of June 24th
GENTLE REMINDER FOR FRIDAY MEMBERS:
YOUR CSA PICK UP FOR THE WEEK OF JULY 4TH WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 3RD AT PROJECT SHARE FROM NOON UNTIL 6:30PM.
IF YOU DO NOT INTEND TO PICK UP YOUR SHARE ON THE WEEK OF JULY 4TH PLEASE BE SURE TO INDICATE THIS ON HARVIE OR BY EMAILING JENN HALPIN (halpinj@dic1 read more »
Tuesday CSA: Dickinson College Farm Field Notes for Week of June 24th
This is the sixth week (depending on when students started) of the summer farm crew and we are all still going strong! Although we were promised heavy rain and thunderstorms, we somehow managed to avoid the predicted bad weather (for the most part) throughout the week. On Monday a new crew member (1 read more »
Friday CSA: Dickinson College Farm Field Notes for Week of June 17th
Special Notes for Friday Members:
CSA Pick Up: Week of July 4th
We are hopeful that you received our email a few weeks ago detailing how the Friday CSA pick up will be structured for the week of July 4th. Given that the college is closed on both the 4th and 5th, we have arranged with Project1 read more »
Tuesday CSA: Dickinson College Farm Field Notes for Week of June 17th
After rain comes sun, and after sun comes more rain. Luckily this week, we had a mix of both to keep our feet muddy and our plants happy. We’ve been in the fields on sunny days, had a beautiful Wednesday at the Farmers Market, and have been able to organize and prepare the barns in the rainy1 read more »
Friday CSA: Dickinson College Farm Field Notes for Week of June 10th
The official start of summer may be two weeks away, but don't tell the leafy greens here at Dickinson Farm that - they are stretching their big leafy hands straight up into the sunshine these days and giving the asparagus a run for its money. This week we moved much of our harvesting out of the gre1 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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