Month: January 2018

This afternoon, the Chewonki seventh graders gathered in the Gatehouse (the house on the farm) to explore archival materials, many over a century old. We started in the barn together, looking up, down, and around as we walked silently through that 156-year-old space, into the farm workshop and then the house, observing and experiencing the …

The Seventh Graders Take a 100-Year View: Observations and Inferences Read More »

Connecting Chewonki’s Future with Millennia of Land Use When returning students and campers arrive at Chewonki this year, they may notice a dramatic break in the trees on the east side of the entry road. Last month, we began the first phase of a 3-year project to restore approximately 11 acres of forest back to …

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As the snow falls on Chewonki Neck, it’s hard to imagine that soon – mere months from now – seedlings will be ready for transplanting into gardens, baby animals not yet born will be heading out to pasture, and Chewonki alumni will be heading back to campus to work alongside our year-round farm crew as …

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Chewonki has lost a legend: Byron, a barred owl (Strix varia) whose dignity, serenity, and beauty held the attention of approximately 80,000 Traveling Natural History Program participants over the course of her lifetime, died on January 6. A long life for a barred owl in captivity is generally about 23 years; Byron was 27. In …

Farewell to an Extraordinary Owl: Byron (1990-2018) Read More »

One of my favorite things about cooking at Chewonki is the anticipation of farmers coming in the kitchen door laden with harvest. In the spring those beautiful first deliveries of spinach or mustard greens awaken taste buds and cooks notions.  Soon the summer workers arrive and the influx becomes steady. “What do you have today?” …

A Cook’s Note Read More »