Plants and sunshine abound on the farm these days. Elementary schoolers have started to trek down to the farm in pairs on a weekly basis to help with our seeding this spring. Here’s what’s in store for the next two months: Date Seed, DIrect Seed, or Transplant? Crop Variety name 3-Apr DS Peas Sugar …
Many of the great things that Chewonki has to offer stem from its outstanding farm and food systems. Although many of these things normally relate to food production, there are some experiences that one can get that will have an impact for the rest of our lives. Every night, there is a volunteer chore called barn …
In the spring of 2017, one of our milk cows (Greta) gave birth to a calf (Gilbert). Assistant Farm Manager Hilary Crowell was on hand to record the birth, while Farm Manager Megan Phillips leaned in to give the calf a few helpful tugs:
Every year about this time, I start to watch the pasture closely, paying particular attention to the clover. When each clover leaf is the size of a dime, we know from historical experience that the pasture is just about ready for cows and sheep to start grazing. At that time, the extra-verdant spring grass will …
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