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Farm Happenings at Dickinson College Farm
Farm Happenings for October 24, 2023
Hey all,
With a few light frosts, we are fully into the fall season. We cleaned out the last few tomatoes and peppers this week. But, the good news is that our fall crops are humming along. The leafy greens are looking great, broccoli, cabbage, napa cabbage are all strong and healthy.
Our fresh veg1 read more »
Farm Happenings for October 20, 2023
Happy Monday!
Another beautiful fall morning to harvest organic vegetables. Now that we are using lots of bulk harvested items from storage, more of our time is spent doing other important projects around the farm. Today we are shuffling all of the sweet potatoes into their final storage place for1 read more »
Farm Happenings for October 17, 2023
Hey All,
Sorry for the late email. I got wrapped up in prepping the garlic ground this morning. As I type, the whole team is out there planting next years garlic (pictured).
Unfortunately, today is the day we say "see ya next year" to our tomatoes. The cool nights are the perfect environment for th1 read more »
Farm Happenings for October 13, 2023
Hello CSA Members,
Time to bust out your flannels, warm hats, and scarves. Fall is here! We even had a light frost on a few areas of the farm today. That's a little early but nothing extraordinary.
The CSA menu grew again this week. A few more summer crops fell off but lots of fall crops rolling in1 read more »
Farm Happenings for October 10, 2023
Happy Friday Yall!
What a sunny week we have had here on the farm. All of the fall crops grew happily after the rains of the week before.
This time of year, most of our time is taken up with harvesting crops, and putting fields to bed for winter. Each "window" of dry soil we get, we hustle to clean1 read more »
Farm Happenings for October 6, 2023
Happy October CSA members!
August and September are the hardest months for vegetable farmers. All the crops are rolling in, we still have weeds to contend with, the irrigation needs are usually high, we are tired from a long summer, on and on. Getting into October always feels good.
We are up to mo1 read more »
Farm Happenings for October 3, 2023
Hey CSA Members,
What a muddy week it has been. We are grateful for the rain to recharge our soils and give the all the farm plants a good drink.
This week, we harvested most of the winter squash: a nice mix of butternut, honeynut, spaghetti, and a few other trial squash. They will cure1 read more »
Farm Happenings for September 29, 2023
Hey all,
Wowee we are grateful for a good rain to kick off autumn. The farm has been parched all summer. The pastures, cover crop, and bare ground field crops are all happy with the 2+" of rain.
Last Friday we had one of our signature events: Harvest Fest. A record number of students came out1 read more »
Farm Happenings for September 26, 2023
Hey all,
It's been another busy week of harvesting here on the farm. September can be hard but it always feels rewarding to bring in beautiful crops after a hard summer of work.
Some of the fall vegetables have thrived in the cool nights this week. Spinach, radishes, turnips, and more are growing n1 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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