Only 1.5 out of our 8 lambs are still unreserved. If you or a friend would like to order a ½ or whole lamb, please get in touch with us ASAP! Feel free to share this info with your friends and colleagues. Pickup will be the week of December 19^th. Please email farm@dickinson.edu to place your order. We are happy to answer any questions you may have.

Also, we are down to 8 chickens left so please place your order (for pickup at the farm) while supplies last. Email halpinj@dickinson.edu if you'd like chicken and/or bulk items.

Pricing info for pastured meat:

-Lamb: $10/lb (whole lamb = approximately 35-40 pounds, will be custom cut according to the choices you make on our detailed order form)

-Chicken: $4/lb (about 4 lbs each)

Pricing info for remaining bulk items (can be picked up at the farm or at the HUB farm stand on Dickinson's campus on Friday 11am-2pm):

-Butternut squash: $1/lb

-Cabbage: $1/lb

-Garlic: $7/lb

-Dried Beans: Kidney Bean, Canneloni White Bean $3.50/pound
-Adzuki Bean: $4.50/pound

Pricing info for value-added items:
 
-Red Devil Hot Sauce ($7 large bottle, $4 small bottle)

-Pints of pickled beets and pickled zucchini ($4)

Email farm@dickinson.edu to place your order for lamb. Email halpinj@dickinson.edu to place your order for chicken and/or bulk items. As always, thank you for supporting your farm!

-DC Farm Crew

August 25^th: Pest Walk
Guest presenter: Steve Bogash, Regional Horticulture Educator, Penn State Cooperative Extension

Rain or shine!

The farm is thrilled to announce that the popular Penn State Cooperative Extension Educator, Steve Bogash, will be leading our “Pest Walk” through the DC Farm on Saturday, Aug. 25th, from 2pm-4pm! Everyone is welcome, from beginners to advanced pest pioneers.

As undesirable as they may be, pests and diseases are part of our ecosystem, and their presence or absence can offer important messages about our gardens and farms. How do we decode these messages? As holistic gardeners and farmers, what can we add to our toolbox that is both environmentally responsible AND effective when we are faced with a pest problem or disease? What are the latest solutions that are revolutionizing organic vegetable and fruit production?

Don’t miss this chance to take a closer look at some of the issues on the Dickinson Farm and hear an expert’s suggestions for the best holistic materials and techniques to prevent – or get around – each problem.

$5 suggested donation - Register

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More about Steve Bogash, Regional Horticulture Educator, Penn State Cooperative Extension

Steve is currently a Horticulture Educator serving Pennsylvania out of the Franklin County office in Chambersburg. He covers vegetables, small fruit, cut flowers, greenhouse vegetables, and specialty marketing as his primary areas of responsibility. Tomatoes, bell peppers, container vegetable, muskmelons, and other specialty crops are regular items in the trial gardens under Steve’s management.

Since 2008, Steve has been doing extensive trials on container-grown vegetables in addition to his high tunnel and field tomato evaluation program started in 2000. Evaluating more than 300 varieties of tomatoes for flavor, appearance, disease resistance and general usability has made Steve very opinionated when it comes to tomato varieties. Steve lives with his wife, Roberta and son, Joe in Newville, PA and is looking to create a vineyard and greenhouse business as a post-retirement form of entertainment.

For Immediate Release                                             Contact: Media Relations
Aug. 14, 2012                                                       717-245-1289; media@dickinson.edu

Calling Kids For “Dirt, Worms & Dinner” At The Dickinson College Farm

(Carlisle, Pa.) – The Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA) invites children ages 8-12 to “Youth Farm Day: Dirt, Worms & Dinner,” on Saturday, Aug. 18 from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the Dickinson College Farm, 553 Park Drive, Boiling Springs, Pa. Cost is $10 per child and pre-registration is encouraged by Friday, Aug. 17. An organic snack will be provided.

Youth Farm Day provides a fun and safe environment for children to see a sustainable farm firsthand and to learn how nourishing food moves from seed to soil to table.  Six supervised learning stations, each lasting 30 minutes, include an interactive activity, game and lesson.

Children will:

• Identify beneficial bugs and pest insects;
• Discover why the farm is constantly moving its sheep and cows from place to place. Children will design their own grazing plan;
• Discover how long it takes something to decompose and what makes it decay faster
• Learn how garbage can be used for fuel and how biogas is made.
• Learn how to save seeds and use them to grow food
• Go on an interactive scavenger hunt

Parents are welcome to observe, take a self-guided tour of the farm, relax in the shade or take a short drive into beautiful Boiling Springs. At the end of the field day, children are invited to show parents what they’ve learned around the farm.

The Dickinson College Farm, a PASA member, is a 50-acre living laboratory that is USDA Certified Organic and Food Alliance Certified. Located just six miles from campus, the farm has more than 15 acres of vegetable production ground and 18 acres of animal pasture. The harvest is delivered to the campus dining hall, sold at the Carlisle Farmers on the Square, donated to local food bank Project S.H.A.R.E. and distributed via a Campus Supported Agriculture program that feeds more than 130 families. Students assist with all aspects of food production and the farm supports the academic interests of students and faculty, promotes renewable energy through solar applications and builds a greater awareness among the college community about how food is generated using techniques that help sustain natural ecosystems.

With nearly 6,000 members, PASA is one of the largest and most active sustainable agriculture organizations in the U.S. Through business support and regional marketing assistance for farmers, advocacy, and public education, PASA seeks to promote profitable farms that produce healthy food for all people while respecting the natural environment.  PASA’s hallmark event, the Farming for the Future conference, draws thousands of participants from more than 30 states and six countries each February.  For more information, visit www.pasafarming.org.

For more information, directions or to pre-register, visit http://blogs.dickinson.edu/farm/directions/, call 717-245-1969 or email farm at dickinson.edu.

July 28^th: Ins and Outs of Renewable Energy Options for Home Owners
2:00-4:00pm
$5 suggested donation
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Dickinson College Farm’s Renewable Energy Specialist Matt Steiman will lead participants on a solar tour of the farm and hands-on workshop. The tour will cover both solar hot water and solar electric projects, and will include options for remote power (battery systems) as well as utility interactive installations. The hands-on section of the course will involve working with solar electric modules to understand the basics of their function and integration into a larger system.  Matt will also show the farm’s new biogas generator, which makes burnable gas from food waste and animal manures.

About renewable energy at Dickinson College Farm

The farm seeks to use, develop, and demonstrate sustainable energy technologies wherever possible. We consider it our responsibility both to reduce the environmental footprint of the food that we produce and to educate our students and our community on the possibilities for decreased consumption of non-renewable energy.

More about Matt Steiman

Matt has been farming organic vegetables since 1993, working on farms in Colorado, California and Minnesota before settling in the Cumberland Valley. For five seasons, Matt managed Fulton Farm at Wilson College where he learned the ropes of running an educational CSA program, and also developed initial experience with renewable energy systems. Matt and Jenn Halpin then ran their own farm on rented ground for two seasons before signing on as the full-time farmers at Dickinson College in 2007. In addition to regular farm duties at the Dickinson Farm, Matt supervises equipment maintenance, irrigation, sheep and cattle, and also works extensively with solar energy projects,biogas, and biodiesel fuel applications for the college.

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Saturday, June 30th

Foraging for Medicinals in Your Backyard

2-4pm

Dickinson College Farm, 553 Park Dr., Boiling Springs, PA

$5 suggested donation (or any lesser amount that you can afford)

Kids under age 16 are free! 

Register

Workshop Description: Many of the plants underfoot have nutritional and medicinal qualities that may surprise you! Take a walk around the Dickinson College Farm with local herb enthusiast Dawn Toutkaldjian and Jenn Halpin and learn how to identify weeds and herbs with unique properties. Participants will learn how best to use medicinal plants, from salves and tinctures to delicious green drinks and edible treats!

Full list of workshops & descriptions: http://blogs.dickinson.edu/farm/sustainability-series

The Dickinson College Farm is one of several Pennsylvania locations hosting the workshops through PASA’s Sustainability Schools program, which centers on homesteading, homemaking and backyard conservation workshops for consumers interested in living more sustainably.

Saturday, May 26th: Landscaping for the Birds and the Bees
2-4pm
Dickinson College Farm, 553 Park Dr., Boiling Springs, PA
$5 suggested donation (or any lesser amount that you can afford)
Kids under age 16 are free!
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Jenn Halpin, Dickinson Farm Manager, and Scott Hoffman, student researcher and 2012 farm apprentice will be leading this in-depth workshop. Jenn and Scott will impart their wisdom on simple ways that gardeners can integrate habitat in their gardens that support native pollinators and other beneficial organisms. Workshop participants will have the opportunity to see and learn about “proven” habitats, as well as experimental landscaping that serve as hubs for beneficial critters like native bees, toads, and predatory insects. The Dickinson College Farm has implemented unique Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategies on the farm over the years. In addition to learning about establishing habitat for IPM, participants will also learn how to assess farm and garden insect inventories through scouting techniques.

Eco Art Walk Around the College Farm!
Saturday, May 5th
2pm to 4pm

Eco Artists from Professor Wolking's class will be providing guided tours of student art installations around the farm.

Come and see how well nature and art get along!

Location: Dickinson College Farm, 553 Park Dr., Boiling Springs, PA

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