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Farm Happenings at House in the Woods Farm
Farm Happenings for September 15, 2022
Red Peppers! The bell peppers ripen to red more REDily in the fall. So many red peppers! The flat ones are pimento peppers. They are great raw or cooked. We add red peppers in everything. This is a good week to double up on peppers.
WHAT'S GROWING ON in the U-PICK
September brings slim1 read more »
Farm Happenings for September 8, 2022
Butternut lasts forever and is probably what we will eat during the zombie apocalypse. read more »
Farm Happenings for September 1, 2022
Woah September already?? The garden knows...it draws our attention forward. We are harvesting more lettuce this week, despite the heat, thanks to Phil's determination to plant lettuce all summer. How did you like sweet potato greens? A welcome dark leafy in late summer. I want to call them sweet po1 read more »
Farm Happening for August 22, 2022
Petition in support of The Sugarloaf Treasured Landscape Management Plan
To receive announcements about important council meetings discussing the Sugarloaf plan, contact Sue Trainor at sue.trainor.music@gmail.com. read more »
Farm Happenings for August 18, 2022
WHAT'S GROWING ON
I've been saying for about five years now, that August is the new September. Notice a transition of crops about now, as we look toward the fall season. A lesson in eating seasonally, you will see the summer crops ending but the fall greens and sweet potatoes and squashes not quite1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 11, 2022
Jo is our summer intern from Hood College. Jo is studying Environmental Science and has spent the summer getting some hands-on farm experience at our farm. Be sure to meet Jo if you see her on Friday mornings!
Potato Dig--Friday August 12 at 10am
We will be digging some potatoes at 10am on Friday,1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 4, 2022
What's Growing On:
We have lettuce in August! This is a tricky thing to accomplish. Phil has spent years selecting the right lettuce varieties and planting techniques in order to beat the heat and bugs of the hot season. Eggplant are on the menu! See the recipe for Baba Ganouj, a baked eggplant spr1 read more »
Farm Happenings for July 28, 2022
ZUCCHINI IDEAS
It's that time of year when the zucchini flourishes. Zucchini grow so fast you can set up a lounge chair and watch em grow. More likely, you are busy and don't harvest often enough, no matter how you try. Some of them end up as huge bats. Not great for a sautee, but still good for ba1 read more »
Farm Happenings for July 21, 2022
Wow! Tomatoes are here! Finally! read more »
About the farm
House in the Woods Farm is a certified organic, national award-winning farm in Adamstown, Maryland, celebrating 20 years in production with a mission to connect you to the food, the land and the community. Our farm share program offers member-only U-Pick rows and a 20-week growing season of organic produce, all grown on the farm featuring heirloom varieties. Extended season produce available. Phil and Ilene have a passion for education, inspiring families to explore the farm through our U-Pick rows, kid-friendly farm-to-table experiences and harvest events. Lend a hand to plant and harvest produce throughout the season and experience the delight of eating what you grow.
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