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Farm Happenings at Hawkins Family Farm
Farm Happenings for July 16, 2022
As summer favorites like tomatoes, cucumbers, and blackberries fill up farm shares, here's a friendly reminder not to forget about your greens! We started these kale plants as seeds back in February, planted them out in April, and they're still going strong. In fact, they'll provide us with kale fo1 read more »
Farm Happenings for July 2, 2022
The garlic harvest is on! We’re growing five different varieties this season. One of them, Kindy Garlic, came from our farmhand Erin’s family. If you follow us on social media, Erin was the staff member we featured this past week. Her parents founded Joyfield Farm nearly four decades ag1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 25, 2022
Gathering eggs used to be a twice-a-day task at Hawkins Farm--that was the way Jeff’s grandmother did it, and that was the way he used to do it, too--but as Jeff will tell you, he is never one to shy away from learning something new. Since the daily to-do list is long, especially at this time1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 18, 2022
As far as the weather is concerned, this week has been a doozy! Between the derecho that wreaked havoc on the region Monday night, and the stretch of near record-breaking heat that followed, we have been on alert every day. Thankfully, the brunt of the intense storms missed the farm. As for the hea1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 11, 2022
It’s garlic scape season! Garlic scapes are the stem and flower bud of hardneck garlic plants. Each plant produces only one scape, which means these tasty garden treats won’t be around for long. Tracy and Michael spent some time yesterday in the garlic beds making the first of several p1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 4, 2022
Cottonwood fluff is beginning to fill the air, and on our farm that can only mean one thing: Pizza Fridays are about to start! We look forward to welcoming our community out to enjoy Friday nights on the farm for another season. We have a great team of volunteers who will be stretching dough, sprin1 read more »
Farm Happenings for May 28, 2022
We have piglets! These pigs are a Red Wattle crossbreed, hence their red color. This litter is a couple of months old. They arrived on the farm on Sunday and are adapting to life here. They’re still a bit skittish and are quick to run away from you, but then just as quickly the fear turns to1 read more »
Farm Happenings for May 21, 2022
We got our cherry tomato plants in the ground this week! We interplanted the tomatoes with sweet alyssum, a low-growing plant that will produce small, white flowers all season and attract beneficial insects, including braconid wasps. These tiny parasitic wasps help us manage our biggest tomato pest1 read more »
Farm Happenings for May 14, 2022
The sun has been shining on the farm all week--a welcome change from the cold, wet weather that seemed like it would never end. During this busy planting season it's easy to get wrapped up in the to-do list and not take time to appreciate the thousands of plants going into the ground right now. Tak1 read more »
About the farm
Hawkins Family Farm is a fourth-generation farm in Wabash County, Indiana. We raise grains, livestock, and vegetables in rotation, using the health and wholeness of soils, waters, plants, animals, and people as our standard—whole farm agriculture at the confluence of nature and culture.
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